Countries
Fiji, India
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Waddar
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Marwari
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Bundeli
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
हिन्दी
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
hindi
télougou
German Name
Hindi
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Telugu people
Origin
7th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Telugu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
hins
Not Available
Glottocode
hind1269
telu1262
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Hindi 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 Hindi and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hindi and Telugu language. Hindi word for "Hello" is नमस्ते (Namastē) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Hindi Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hindi vs Telugu Difficulty
The Hindi vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hindi 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 Hindi and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hindi and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hindi is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.