Adverbs

Telugu Lesson 18 (Adverbs and Animals)

Duration: 30 mins

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In this 18th lesson we will explore the Telugu adverbs, vocabulary list about animals and finally farewell phrases. We will be using both vocabulary and grammar to ensure that you know how to use 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.

Adverbs

In addition to adjectives, adverbs are very essential. This includes adverbs of time ", frequency, manner and place. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "yesterday", "always", "quickly", "here" etc. Adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs.

Below is a list of 30 adverbs 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.

Adverbs List in Telugu

Adverbs Telugu Audio
Alreadyఇప్పటికే
ippaṭikē
Immediatelyవెంటనే
veṇṭanē
Laptopల్యాప్టాప్
lyāpṭāp
Latelyఈమధ్య
īmadhya
Next week,వచ్చేవారం
,vaccēvāraṁ
Nowఇప్పుడు
ippuḍu
Soonత్వరలో
tvaralō
Stillఇంకా
iṅkā
This morningఈ ఉదయం
ī udayaṁ
Todayఈరోజు
īrōju
Tomorrowరేపు
rēpu
Tonightఈ రాత్రి
ī rātri
Yesterdayనిన్న
ninna
Yetఅయినా
ayinā
Anywhereఎక్కడైనా
ekkaḍainā
Everywhereప్రతిచోటా
praticōṭā
Hereఇక్కడ
ikkaḍa
Thereఅక్కడ
akkaḍa
Almostఇంచుమిచుపూర్తిగా
in̄cumicupūrtigā
Aloneఒంటరిగా
oṇṭarigā
Carefullyజాగ్రత్తగా
jāgrattagā
Quicklyత్వరగా
tvaragā
Reallyనిజంగా
nijaṅgā
Slowlyమెల్లగా
mellagā
Togetherచేరి,చేర్చి
cēri,cērci
Veryబాగా
bāgā
Alwaysఎల్లప్పుడు
ellappuḍu
Neverఎప్పుడు లేదు
eppuḍu lēdu
Rarelyఅరుదుగా
arudugā
Sometimesఒక్కొక్కప్పుడు
okkokkappuḍu

Let's put some of the adverbs 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 Adverbs in a Sentence

English Telugu Audio
Do you like it here?మీకు ఈ ప్రదేశము నచ్చిందా?
mīku ī pradēśamu naccindā?
See you later!మళ్ళీ కలుద్దాము
Maḷḷī kaluddāmu
Thank you very much!చాలా ధన్యవాదాలు!
cālā dhan'yavādālu!
I really like it!నాకు నిజంగా నచ్చింది
Nāku nijaṅgā naccindi

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about Animals

Here is a list of 25 words related to farm and wild animals as well as insects. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to talk about pets you have in the house or farm.

Animals List in Telugu

Animals Telugu Audio
Animalజంతువు
jantuvu
Bearఎలుగుబంటి
elugubaṇṭi
Birdపక్షి
pakṣi
Butterflyసీతాకోచిలక
sītākōcilaka
Catపిల్లి
pilli
Cowఆవు
āvu
Dogకుక్క
kukka
Donkeyగాడిద
gāḍida
Eagleగ్రద్ద
gradda
Elephantఏనుగు
ēnugu
Farmపొలము
polamu
Forestఅడవి
aḍavi
Goatమేక
mēka
Horseగుర్రము
gurramu
Insectపురుగు
purugu
Lionసింహం
sinhaṁ
Monkeyకోతి
kōti
Mosquitoదోమ
dōma
Mouseఎలుక
eluka
Rabbitకుందేలు
kundēlu
Sheep (plural)బర్రెలు
barrelu
Snakeపాము
pāmu
Spiderసాలీడు
sālīḍu
Tigerపులి
puli

Daily Conversation in Telugu

Finally, a list of sentences using the vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Telugu Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Telugu

English Telugu Audio
Do you have any animals?మీ దగ్గర ఎమైన జంతువులు వున్నయా?
Mī daggara emaina jantuvulu vunnayā?
Do you sell dog food?మీరు కుక్క ఆహారము అమ్ముతారా?
Mīru kukka āhāramu am'mutārā?
I have a dogనాకు ఒక కుక్క వుంది
Nāku oka kukka vundi
Monkeys are funnyకోతులు తమాషాగా ఉంటాయి.
kōtulu tamāṣāgā uṇṭāyi.
She likes catsఆమెకు పిల్లులు అంటే ఇష్టం.
Āmeku pillulu aṇṭē iṣṭaṁ.
Tigers are fastపులులు వేగంగా పరిగెత్తుతాయి.
Pululu vēgaṅgā parigettutāyi.
Good morning!శుభోదయము
śubhōdayamu
Good afternoon!శుభాపరాహ్ణం
śubhāparāhṇaṁ
Good evening!శుభసంధ్య
śubhasandhya
How are you? (polite)మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు?
Mīru elā unnāru?
How are you? (friendly)ఎలా ఉన్నావు?
Elā unnāvu?
What's up? (colloquial)ఏంటి సంగతులు?
Ēṇṭi saṅgatulu?
I'm fine, thank you!బాగున్నాను,ధన్యవాదాలు
Bāgunnānu,dhan'yavādālu
And you? (polite)మరి మీరు?
mari mīru?
And you? (friendly)మరి నువ్వు?
Mari nuvvu?

Fun Facts

Did you know? Commonly used adverbs constitute about 15% of sentences in Telugu. That means they should not be ignored because sooner or later you will need to use them.

Congratulations! You finished your 18th lesson in Telugu about adverbs, and animals. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Telugu Vocabulary. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Telugu homepage.

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