Example format (English letters for guninthalu of క – "ka"):
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Vowels are the independent sounds of the language. They dictate the modifications applied to consonants. Telugu Vowel English Transliteration Pronunciation Hint short 'u' in cup long 'a' in car short 'i' in pin long 'ee' in see short 'u' in put long 'oo' in too short 'ru' in rumor prolonged 'roo' sound short 'e' in net long 'ay' in say 'ai' in sail / eye short 'o' in go long 'oh' sound 'ow' in cow 'um' sound 'aha' sound 2. Hallulu (Consonants)
| Consonant | English | Guninthalu (English Letters) | |-----------|---------|------------------------------| | క | ka | kaa, ki, kee, ku, koo, kru, ke, kea, kai, ko, koa, kau, kam | | ఖ | kha | khaa, khi, khee, khu, khoo, khru, khe, khea, khai, kho, khoa, khau, kham | | గ | ga | gaa, gi, gee, gu, goo, gru, ge, gea, gai, go, goa, gau, gam | | ఘ | gha | ghaa, ghi, ghee, ghu, ghoo, ghru, ghe, ghea, ghai, gho, ghoa, ghau, gham | | ఙ | nga | ngaa, ngi, ngee, ngu, ngoo, ngru, nge, ngea, ngai, ngo, ngoa, ngau, ngam | Example format (English letters for guninthalu of క
cha, chaa, chi, chee, chu, choo, chru, che, chae, chai, cho, chō, chau
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| Mistake | Example | Correction | |---------|---------|-------------| | Confusing short/long vowels | ‘ku’ vs ‘koo’ | ‘ku’ is కు (like ‘put’), ‘koo’ is కూ (like ‘pool’) | | Mispronouncing ‘ఋ’ (ru) | Writing ‘ri’ instead | Always ‘ru’ – కృ = kru (as in ‘krishna’) | | Ignoring the nasal ‘అం’ | Writing ‘ka’ for కం | Must write ‘kam’ (as in ‘kamsa’) | | Using ‘e’ for both ఎ and ఏ | ‘ke’ for both | ఎ = ke (short), ఏ = kea (long, like ‘care’) |
Telugu Guninthalu are a set of diacritical marks used in the Telugu language to indicate the nasalization of vowels. In Telugu, there are 36 guninthalu, each corresponding to a specific nasalized vowel sound. These guninthalu are essential in writing and reading Telugu, as they change the pronunciation and meaning of words. These guninthalu are essential in writing and reading
It mirrors how people type Telugu on English keyboards (often called "Telish" or "Romanized Telugu"). Telugu Vowels (Achulu) and Their English Equivalents
To understand Guninthalu, we must first understand our building blocks: the vowels and consonants. The chart below shows the standard Telugu script and its representation in English letters (transliteration), often used in dictionaries and textbooks.