Telugu conversation

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What to actually say to a person in Telugu: greetings, introductions and the small talk that opens every door.

Greetings

English	Hindi	Telugu	Say it
Hello (formal)	नमस्ते	నమస్కారం	namaskāraṁ
How are you? (formal)	आप कैसे हैं?	మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు?	mīru elā unnāru?
How are you? (familiar)	तुम कैसे हो?	నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు?	nuvvu elā unnāvu?
I'm fine	मैं ठीक हूँ	నేను బాగున్నాను	nēnu bāgunnānu
Thank you	धन्यवाद	ధన్యవాదాలు	dhanyavādālu
Yes / No	हाँ / नहीं	అవును / కాదు	avunu / kādu
Please	कृपया	దయచేసి	dayachēsi
Excuse me / Sorry	माफ़ कीजिए	క్షమించండి	kshamin̄chaṇḍi
Good morning	सुप्रभात	శుభోదయం	śubhōdayaṁ
Good night	शुभ रात्रि	శుభ రాత్రి	śubha rātri
Goodbye (said by the leaver)	चलता हूँ	వస్తాను	vastānu
	Literally 'I'll come (back)' — the stayer answers మళ్ళీ రండి (come again)
See you again	फिर मिलेंगे	మళ్ళీ కలుద్దాం	maḷḷī kaluddāṁ
Welcome	स्वागत है	స్వాగతం	svāgataṁ

Introducing yourself

English	Hindi	Telugu	Say it
What is this called?	इसे क्या कहते हैं?	దీన్ని ఏమంటారు?	dīnni ēmanṭāru?
I am learning Telugu	मैं तेलुगु सीख रहा हूँ	నేను తెలుగు నేర్చుకుంటున్నాను	nēnu telugu nērchukunṭunnānu
Where are you from?	आप कहाँ से हैं?	మీది ఎక్కడ?	mīdi ekkaḍa?
My name is ...	मेरा नाम ... है	నా పేరు ...	nā pēru ...

Full dialogues

Three everyday scenes, with every line in English, Hindi and Telugu side by side, are on the Telugu conversation scenarios page.