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తెలుగు

Telugu through English

Start with identity without an english copula. This course is for learners building a foundation in Telugu with explanations in English.

Instruction
English
Target language
Telugu
Written structure
25 numbered lessons
Level
Foundations; no certified CEFR level

Listen to short teaching recordings, pause to construct a sentence, then hear the explanation. Written lessons provide a broader recap. Audio is prepared when available and reused; further lessons may need preparation. Text feedback does not assess pronunciation.

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Telugu · opening recording · AI-generated voice

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Welcome! Today, you’ll practise very basic Telugu identity sentences. You’ll learn how to introduce yourself and point out simple objects. We’ll start with "I am Ravi." and then learn to say what something is nearby or farther away.

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Course outline

  1. Identity without an English copula
  2. Questions that keep the sentence shape
  3. People, respect and names
  4. Where people and things are
  5. Absence and not being something
  6. Doing something now
  7. Objects and people receiving the action
  8. Polite requests and negative commands
  9. Habitual actions and future intentions
  10. Saying what you do not do
  11. To a place and in a place
  12. Having something and needing something
  13. Numbers and amounts
  14. Describing things and comparing choices
  15. Completed actions with first-person forms
  16. Past events with other people
  17. Past negatives and unfinished expectations
  18. Ability and permission
  19. Likes, knowledge and experience
  20. With someone and from somewhere
  21. Connecting actions in order
  22. Reasons and simple conditions
  23. At a shop or tea stall
  24. Repairing a conversation and arranging a visit
  25. Cumulative review through a small story