The 5th Telugu lesson teaches the use of the gender by creating the feminine from the masculine form. In addition to that, I included a vocabulary list about clothes and finally common phrases about origins. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Telugu Classes.
Feminine
Knowing how to derive the feminine from the masculine form is very useful. It can make it easy to have a conversation about family members, pets, or professions. An example would be: "man", "woman", "Cat (fem.)", "cat (masc.)" etc.
Below is a list of 12 masculine and feminine forms that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Telugu, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Masculine vs. Feminine in Telugu
Feminine
Telugu
Audio
Boy
బాలుడు Bāluḍu
Girl
బాలిక bālika
Man
మనిషి,మగవాడు maniṣi,magavāḍu
Woman
స్త్రీ strī
Father
నాన్న nānna
Mother
అమ్మ am'ma
Brother
అన్నయ్య/తమ్ముడు annayya/tam'muḍu
Sister
అక్క/చెల్లి akka/celli
Actor
నటుడు naṭuḍu
Actress
కళాకారిణి kaḷākāriṇi
Cat (Masc.)
మగపిల్లి magapilli
Cat (Fem.)
ఆడపిల్లి āḍapilli
Now we will try to implement some of the forms above into full Telugu sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Telugu Gender in a Sentence
English
Telugu
Audio
He is tall
అతను పొడుగ్గా ఉన్నాడు atanu poḍuggā unnāḍu
She is tall
ఆమె పొడుగ్గా ఉంది āme poḍuggā undi
He is a short man
అతను పొట్టివాడు atanu poṭṭivāḍu
She is a short woman
ఆమె పొట్టిది āme poṭṭidi
He is German
అతను ఒక జర్మనీ దేశస్థుడు atanu oka jarmanī dēśasthuḍu
She is German
ఆమె జర్మనీ దేశస్థురాలు āme jarmanī dēśasthurālu
Japanese men are friendly
జపనీస్ పురుషులు స్నేహపూర్వకంగా ఉంటారు japanīs puruṣulu snēhapūrvakaṅgā uṇṭāru
Japanese women are friendly
జపనీస్ స్త్రీలు స్నేహపూర్వకంగా ఉంటారు japanīs strīlu snēhapūrvakaṅgā uṇṭāru
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact me using the Telugu contact form on the header above.
Vocabulary List about Clothes
Below is a list of 20 words related to clothes and wearable accessories. Memorizing them by heart can make it easy for you to shop for clothes and maybe get some good bargains.
Finally, these are a couple of phrases used in conversations to express where you are from or where you live etc. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Telugu Phrases page.
Common Expressions in Telugu
Do you like my dress?
నీకు నా బట్టలు నచ్చాయా? nīku nā baṭṭalu naccāyā?
I lost my socks
నా మేజోళ్ళు పోయినవి Nā mējōḷḷu pōyinavi
It looks good on you
ఇది నీ పైన చూసేదానికి బాగుంటుంది idi nī paina cūsēdāniki bāguṇṭundi
She has a beautiful ring
ఆమెకు అందమైన ఉంగరము వుంది āmeku andamaina uṅgaramu vundi
These pants (trousers) are long
ఈ ప్యాంట్లు పొడవగా ఉన్నాయి. ī pyāṇṭlu poḍavagā unnāyi.
These shoes are small
ఈ జోళ్ళు చిన్నవి Ī jōḷḷu cinnavi
Where are you from?
మీరు ఎక్కడనుంచి వచ్చారు? mīru ekkaḍanun̄ci vaccāru?
I'm from the U.S
నేను U.S. నుంచి వచ్చాను Nēnu U.S. Nun̄ci vaccānu
I'm American
నేను అమెరికా దేశస్థుడిని nēnu amerikā dēśasthuḍini
Where do you live?
మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉంటారు? mīru ekkaḍa uṇṭāru?
I live in the U.S
నేను U.S.లో ఉంటాను Nēnu U.S.Lō uṇṭānu
Do you like it here?
మీకు ఈ ప్రదేశము నచ్చిందా? mīku ī pradēśamu naccindā?
Fun Facts
Language Quote: It has been estimated that the number of actively spoken languages in the world today is about 6,000..
Congratulations! You finished your 5th lesson in Telugu about masculine, feminine, and clothes. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Telugu Lesson 6. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Telugu homepage.