Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
ciao
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
buongiorno
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
scusate
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Italiano
  
French Name
télougou
  
italien
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Italians
  
Origin
c. 575
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Italian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Telugu and Italian 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 Telugu and Italian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Italian language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Italian word for "Thank You" is grazie. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Italian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Italian Difficulty
The Telugu vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Italian 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 Telugu and Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.