Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Germany
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Tamil
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Danke
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
gute Nacht
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
guten Abend
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
guten Morgen
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
bitte
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Verzeihung
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Waddar
Where They Speak
Switzerland
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Germany
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Texas German
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Texas
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
Deutsch
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
allemand
télougou
German Name
Deutsch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Germans
Telugu people
Origin
6th Century AD
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Telugu
Signed Forms
Signed German
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
deus
Not Available
Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
telu1262
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
German and Telugu Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where German and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in German and Telugu language. German word for "Hello" is hallo or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common German Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
German vs Telugu Difficulty
The German vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of German Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare German and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in German and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn German is 30 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.