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Telugu alphabet and writing system

Here are all 48 letters of the Telugu alphabet with how each one sounds. Tap the speaker to listen.

Vowels (14)

  • అa
  • ఆā
  • ఇi
  • ఈī
  • ఉu
  • ఊū
  • ఋru
  • ౠrū
  • ఎe
  • ఏē
  • ఐai
  • ఒo
  • ఓō
  • ఔau

Consonants (34)

  • కka
  • ఖkha
  • గga
  • ఘgha
  • ఙnga
  • చcha
  • ఛchha
  • జja
  • ఝjha
  • ఞnya
  • టṭa
  • ఠṭha
  • డḍa
  • ఢḍha
  • ణṇa
  • తta
  • థtha
  • దda
  • ధdha
  • నna
  • పpa
  • ఫpha
  • బba
  • భbha
  • మma
  • యya
  • రra
  • లla
  • వva
  • శsha
  • షṣa
  • సsa
  • హha
  • ళḷa

Sounds are written in Latin letters as a guide. Real pronunciation can change with the position in the word.

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