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
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
الوداع
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
مجھے تم سے محبت
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
معاف کیجئے گا
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Dakhini
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
12
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
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
104.00 million
  
15
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
61.00 million
  
19
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
43.00 million
  
14
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
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
te
  
ur
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
urd
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
urd
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
urd
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
urdu1245
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
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.