Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Pakistan
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Pakistan
Second Language
Karnataka
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
India
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Tamil
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
معاف کرنا
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
معاف کیجئے گا
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
India
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
South Asia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Bihari
French Name
télougou
ourdou
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Not Available
Origin
c. 575
12th Century CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Telugu and Urdu 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 Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Urdu language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Urdu Difficulty
The Telugu vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Urdu 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 Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.