Negation

Telugu Lesson 7 (Negation and Human Body)

Duration: 30 mins

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Lesson number 7 teaches an important aspect in Telugu which is negation. I'm also including a list of vocabulary about the human body, and finally a conversation about getting to know someone. 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.

Negation

Negation is the opposite of an affirmative statement. So basically any negative expression such as "no", "never" "nothing" etc. Knowing how to use the negation form could help you double the number of expressions you could use in a sentence.

Here are some negation expressions 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.

Negation in Telugu

Negation Telugu Audio
Noలేదు / కాదు
lēdu/ kādu
Nothingఏమి లేదు
ēmi lēdu
Not yetఇంకా లేదు
iṅkā lēdu
No oneఎవరు లేదు
evaru lēdu
No longerఇంక లేదు
iṅka lēdu
Neverఎప్పుడూలేదు
eppuḍūlēdu
Cannotచెయ్యలేరు
ceyyalēru
Should notచెయ్యకూడదు
ceyyakūḍadu

Now we will try to implement some of the negative expressions 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 Negation in a Sentence

English Telugu Audio
Don't worry!చింతించకండి
cintin̄cakaṇḍi
I cannot remember the wordనాకు పదము గుర్తు రావట్లేదు.
nāku padamu gurtu rāvaṭlēdu.
I do not speak Japaneseనాకు జపనీజ్ రాదు.
Nāku japanīj rādu.
I don't know!నాకు తెలియదు.
Nāku teliyadu.
I'm not fluent in Italian yetనాకు ఇంకా ఇటాలియన్ సరిగా రాదు
Nāku iṅkā iṭāliyan sarigā rādu
I'm not interested!నాకు ఆసక్తి లేదు
nāku āsakti lēdu
No one here speaks Greekఇక్కడ ఎవరు గ్రీక్ మాట్లాడరు
ikkaḍa evaru grīk māṭlāḍaru
No problem!ఫర్వాలేదు
pharvālēdu
This is not correctఇది సరి కాదు
idi sari kādu
This is wrongఇది తప్పు
idi tappu
We don't understandమాకు అర్థము కాలేదు
māku arthamu kālēdu
You should not forget this wordనువ్వు ఈ పదము మర్చిపోకూడదు.
nuvvu ī padamu marcipōkūḍadu.

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Vocabulary List about the Human Body

Below is a list of 20 words related to human body. If you can memorize them by heart, you might be able to communicate to your doctor if you have amy pain or discomfort.

Human Body List in Telugu

Body Telugu Audio
Armచెయ్యి
Ceyyi
Backవీపు,వెనుక
vīpu,venuka
Chestగుండె
guṇḍe
Earచెవి
cevi
Eyeకన్ను
kannu
Faceమోహము, ముఖము
mōhamu, mukhamu
Feetపాదాలు
pādālu
Fingersవేళ్లు
vēḷlu
Hairజుట్టు
juṭṭu
Handచెయ్యి
ceyyi
Headతల
tala
Heartగుండె
guṇḍe
Legకాలు
kālu
Mouthనోరు
nōru
Neckమెడ
meḍa
Noseముక్కు
mukku
Shoulderభుజము
bhujamu
Stomachపొట్ట
poṭṭa
Teethపళ్ళు
paḷḷu
Tongueనాలుక
nāluka

Daily Conversation in Telugu

Finally, a list of commonly used expressions about getting to know someone for the first time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Telugu Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Telugu

English Telugu Audio
He feels with his handఅతను చేతి స్పర్శతో గ్రహిస్తాడు.
atanu cēti sparśatō grahistāḍu.
I smell with my noseనేను ముక్కుతో వాసన చూస్తాను.
Nēnu mukkutō vāsana cūstānu.
She has beautiful eyesఆమెవి అందమయిన కళ్ళు
Āmevi andamayina kaḷḷu
She tastes with her tongueఆమె నాలుకతో రుచి చూస్తుంది.
āme nālukatō ruci cūstundi.
We see with our eyesమనము కళ్ళతో చూస్తాము.
Manamu kaḷḷatō cūstāmu.
You hear with your earsనువ్వు చెవులతో వింటావు.
Nuvvu cevulatō viṇṭāvu.
How old are you?మీ వయస్సు ఎంత?
Mī vayas'su enta?
I'm thirty years oldనా వయస్సు (ఇరవై, ముప్ఫై...) సంవత్సరాలు
Nā vayas'su (iravai, mupphai...) Sanvatsarālu
Are you married?మీకు పెళ్లి అయ్యిందా?
mīku peḷli ayyindā?
Do you have children?మీకు పిల్లలు ఉన్నారా?
Mīku pillalu unnārā?
I have to goనేను వెళ్ళాలి
Nēnu veḷḷāli
I will be right back!నేను వెంటనే తిరిగి వస్తాను
nēnu veṇṭanē tirigi vastānu

Fun Facts

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