Numbers

Telugu Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Telugu. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. 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.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Telugu is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers 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.

Numbers in Telugu

Numbers Telugu Audio
Oneఒకటి
Okaṭi
Firstమొదటిది
modaṭidi
Twoరెండు
reṇḍu
Secondక్షణము
kṣaṇamu
Threeమూడు
mūḍu
Thirdమూడవది
mūḍavadi
Fourనాలుగు
nālugu
Fourthనాలుగవది
nālugavadi
Fiveఐదు
aidu
Fifthఐదవది
aidavadi
Sixఆరు
āru
Sixthఆరవది
āravadi
Sevenఏడు
ēḍu
Seventhఏడవది
ēḍavadi
Eightఎనిమిది
enimidi
Eighthఎనిమిదవది
enimidavadi
Nineతొమ్మిది
tom'midi
Ninthతొమ్మిదవది
tom'midavadi
Tenపది
padi
Tenthపదవది
padavadi
Elevenపదకొండు
padakoṇḍu
Eleventhపదకొండవది
padakoṇḍavadi
Twelveపన్నెండు
panneṇḍu
Twelfthపన్నెండవది
panneṇḍavadi
Thirteenపదమూడు
padamūḍu
Thirteenthపదమూడవది
padamūḍavadi
Fourteenవధ్నాలుగు
vadhnālugu
Fourteenthపధ్నాలుగవది
padhnālugavadi
Fifteenపదిహేను
padihēnu
Fifteenthపదిహేనవది
padihēnavadi
Sixteenపదహారు
padahāru
Sixteenthపదహారవది
padahāravadi
Seventeenపదిహేడు
padihēḍu
Seventeenthపదిహేడవది
padihēḍavadi
Eighteenపధ్ధెనిమిది
padhdhenimidi
Eighteenthపద్దెనిమిదవది
paddenimidavadi
Nineteenపంతొమ్మిది
pantom'midi
Nineteenthపంతొమ్మిదవది
pantom'midavadi
Twentyఇరవై
iravai
Twentiethఇరవైయవది
iravaiyavadi
Thirty threeమప్ఫై మూడు
mapphai mūḍu
One hundredఒక వంద
oka vanda
Three hundred and sixtyమూడువందల ఏభై
mūḍuvandala ēbhai
One thousandఒకవెయ్యి
okaveyyi
Two thousand and fourteenరెండువేల పధ్నాలుగు
reṇḍuvēla padhnālugu
One millionఒక మిలియన్
oka miliyan
Onceఒక సారి
oka sāri
Twiceరెండు సార్లు
reṇḍu sārlu

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers 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 Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers Telugu Audio
I'm thirty years oldనా వయస్సు ముప్ఫ్హై సంవత్సరాలు
nā vayas'su mupphhai sanvatsarālu
I have 2 sisters and one brotherనాకు ఇద్దరు సోదరిలు ఒక సోదరుడు ఉన్నారు
nāku iddaru sōdarilu oka sōdaruḍu unnāru
English is my first languageఆంగ్లము నా ప్రథమ భాష
āṅglamu nā prathama bhāṣa
Her second language is Spanishఆమె ద్వితీయ భాష స్పానిష్
āme dvitīya bhāṣa spāniṣ

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact me using the Telugu contact form on the header above.

Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Telugu

School Telugu Audio
Answerఉత్తరము
uttaramu
Bookపుస్తకము
pustakamu
Booksపుస్తకాలు
pustakālu
Chairకుర్చీ
kurcī
Deskబల్ల
balla
Dictionaryనిఘంటువు
nighaṇṭuvu
Languagesభాషలు
bhāṣalu
Libraryపుస్తకాలయము
pustakālayamu
Notebook (paper notebook)నోటు పుస్తకము
nōṭu pustakamu
Pageపుట (పేజి)
puṭa (pēji)
Paperకాగితము
kāgitamu
Penకలము
kalamu
Pencil పెన్సిల్
pensil
Questionప్రశ్న
praśna
Schoolపాఠశాల
pāṭhaśāla
Studentవిద్యార్థి
vidyārthi
Teacherఉపాధ్యాయుడు/ఉపాధ్యాయిని
upādhyāyuḍu/upādhyāyini
Universityవిశ్వవిద్యాలయము
viśvavidyālayamu

Daily Conversation in Telugu

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Telugu Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Telugu

English Telugu Audio
I have a questionనాది ఒక ప్రశ్న ఉంది.
nādi oka praśna undi.
To listenవినుట
Vinuṭa
To readచదువుట
caduvuṭa
To speakమాట్లాడడము
māṭlāḍaḍamu
To thinkఆలోచించుట
ālōcin̄cuṭa
To understandఅర్థం చేసుకొనుట
arthaṁ cēsukonuṭa
To writeవ్రాయుట
vrāyuṭa
What's the name of that book?ఆ పుస్తకం పేరు ఏమిటి ?
ā pustakaṁ pēru ēmiṭi?
What do you do for a living?మీరు ఏమి పని చేస్తారు?
Mīru ēmi pani cēstāru?
I'm a (teacher/ artist/ engineer)నేను ఒక ()
Nēnu oka ()
Oh! That's good!ఓహో! మంచిది!
ōhō! Man̄cidi!
Can I practice with you?నీతో కలిసి అభ్యసించవచ్చా
Nītō kalisi abhyasin̄cavaccā

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Telugu about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Telugu Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Telugu homepage.

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