Feminine

Telugu Lesson 5 (Feminine and Clothes)

Duration: 30 mins

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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
Boyబాలుడు
Bāluḍu
Girlబాలిక
bālika
Manమనిషి,మగవాడు
maniṣi,magavāḍu
Womanస్త్రీ
strī
Fatherనాన్న
nānna
Motherఅమ్మ
am'ma
Brotherఅన్నయ్య/తమ్ముడు
annayya/tam'muḍu
Sisterఅక్క/చెల్లి
akka/celli
Actorనటుడు
naṭuḍu
Actressకళాకారిణి
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 tallఅతను పొడుగ్గా ఉన్నాడు
atanu poḍuggā unnāḍu
She is tallఆమె పొడుగ్గా ఉంది
āme poḍuggā undi
He is a short manఅతను పొట్టివాడు
atanu poṭṭivāḍu
She is a short womanఆమె పొట్టిది
āme poṭṭidi
He is Germanఅతను ఒక జర్మనీ దేశస్థుడు
atanu oka jarmanī dēśasthuḍu
She is Germanఆమె జర్మనీ దేశస్థురాలు
āme jarmanī dēśasthurālu
Japanese men are friendlyజపనీస్ పురుషులు స్నేహపూర్వకంగా ఉంటారు
japanīs puruṣulu snēhapūrvakaṅgā uṇṭāru
Japanese women are friendlyజపనీస్ స్త్రీలు స్నేహపూర్వకంగా ఉంటారు
japanīs strīlu snēhapūrvakaṅgā uṇṭāru

Questions?

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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.

Clothes List in Telugu

Clothes Telugu Audio
Beltబెల్టు
belṭu
Clothesదుస్తులు,బట్టలు,వస్త్రములు
dustulu,baṭṭalu,vastramulu
Coatకోటు
kōṭu
Dressబట్టలు,డ్రెస్సు
baṭṭalu,ḍres'su
Glassesకళ్ళజోడు
kaḷḷajōḍu
Glovesచేజోళ్ళు
cējōḷḷu
Hatటోపీ
ṭōpī
Jacketకంచుకము
kan̄cukamu
Pants (Trousers)ప్యాంటు
pyāṇṭu
Ringఉంగరము
uṅgaramu
Shirtచొక్కా
cokkā
Shoesజోళ్ళు
jōḷḷu
Socksమేజోళ్ళు
mējōḷḷu
Suitసూటు
sūṭu
Sweaterస్వెటరు
sveṭaru
Tieటై
ṭai
Umbrellaగొడుగు
goḍugu
Underwearచెడ్డీ
ceḍḍī
Walletడబ్బు వుంచు తోలు సంచి
ḍabbu vun̄cu tōlu san̄ci
Watchచేతి గడియారము
cēti gaḍiyāramu

Daily Conversation in Telugu

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 socksనా మేజోళ్ళు పోయినవి
Nā mējōḷḷu pōyinavi
It looks good on youఇది నీ పైన చూసేదానికి బాగుంటుంది
idi nī paina cūsēdāniki bāguṇṭundi
She has a beautiful ringఆమెకు అందమైన ఉంగరము వుంది
āmeku andamaina uṅgaramu vundi
These pants (trousers) are longఈ ప్యాంట్లు పొడవగా ఉన్నాయి.
ī pyāṇṭlu poḍavagā unnāyi.
These shoes are smallఈ జోళ్ళు చిన్నవి
Ī jōḷḷu cinnavi
Where are you from?మీరు ఎక్కడనుంచి వచ్చారు?
mīru ekkaḍanun̄ci vaccāru?
I'm from the U.Sనేను U.S. నుంచి వచ్చాను
Nēnu U.S. Nun̄ci vaccānu
I'm Americanనేను అమెరికా దేశస్థుడిని
nēnu amerikā dēśasthuḍini
Where do you live?మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉంటారు?
mīru ekkaḍa uṇṭāru?
I live in the U.Sనేను U.S.లో ఉంటాను
Nēnu U.S.Lō uṇṭānu
Do you like it here?మీకు ఈ ప్రదేశము నచ్చిందా?
mīku ī pradēśamu naccindā?

Fun Facts

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