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Telugu Plural

Welcome to the fourth Telugu lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

book
book Audio పుస్తకము [Pustakamu]
books
books Audio పుస్తకాలు [Pustakālu]
car
car Audio కారు [Kāru]
cars
cars Audio కార్లు [Kārlu]
tree
tree Audio చెట్టు [Ceṭṭu]
trees
trees Audio చెట్లు [Ceṭlu]
flower
flower Audio పువ్వు [Puvvu]
flowers
flowers Audio పువ్వులు [Puvvulu]

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look when converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Telugu + Pronunciation
I speak one language
[singular form] నేను ఒక భాష మాట్లాడుతారు Audio [Nēnu oka bhāṣa māṭlāḍutāru]
we speak three languages
[plural noun] మేము మూడు భాషలు మాట్లాడుతారు Audio [Mēmu mūḍu bhāṣalu māṭlāḍutāru]
he visits many countries
[adverb + plural noun] అతను అనేక దేశాలు సందర్శనల Audio [Atanu anēka dēśālu sandarśanala]
they are happy now
[plural pronoun] వారు ఇప్పుడు సంతోషంగా ఉన్నారు Audio [Vāru ippuḍu santōṣaṅgā unnāru]
she has five red shoes
[adjective + plural noun] ఆమెకు ఐదు ఎరుపు షూస్ ఉంది Audio [Āmeku aidu erupu ṣūs undi]
I want a sandwich without onions
[preposition + plural noun] నాకు Audio [Nāku]

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman
woman Audio స్త్రీ ఆడది [Strī āḍadi]
women
women Audio మహిళలు [Mahiḷalu]
man
man Audio మనిషి,మగవాడు [Maniṣi, magavāḍu]
men
men Audio మనుషులు,మగవారు [Manuṣulu, magavāru]
house
house Audio ఇల్లు,గృహము [Illu, gr̥hamu]
houses
houses Audio ఇళ్ళు, [Iḷḷu,]
cup
country Audio కప్పు [Kappu]
cups
countries Audio కప్పులు [Kappulu]
cow
cow Audio ఆవు [Āvu]
cows
cows Audio ఆవులు [Āvulu]
horse
horse Audio గుర్రం [Gurraṁ]
horses
horses Audio గుర్రాలు [Gurrālu]

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Telugu by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Telugu - Pronunciation
Help సహాయం [Sahāyaṁ] Audio
Call the ambulance అంబులెన్స్ కాల్ [Ambulens kāl] Audio
I need a doctor నాకు ఒక వైద్యుని అవసరం ఉన్నది [Nāku oka vaidyuni avasaraṁ unnadi] Audio
Where is the closest pharmacy? అతి సమీపంలో మందులదుకాణం ఎక్కడున్నది? [Ati samīpanlō manduladukāṇaṁ ekkaḍunnadi?] Audio
Are you okay? మీరుబాగున్నారా? [Mīrubāgunnārā?] Audio
I am sick నేను అనారోగ్యంతో AM [Nēnu anārōgyantō pōsṭ] Audio
Call the police పోలీసును పిలవండి [Pōlīsunu pilavaṇḍi] Audio

Did you enjoy this lesson about the plural in Telugu? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.


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