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Telugu Varnamala – Vowels (acchulu)
Telugu alphabets are known as “Varnamala”. Varna means letters and mala means garland. So garland of Telugu letters/alphabets is Varnamala.
Telugu language alphabets are divided into three types. They are
- Vowels (acchulu)
- Consonants (hallulu) and
- Semi-consonants (ubhayaakshraalu)
Here is the Chart of Telugu alphabets/letters.
Not all the alphabets of Telugu varnamala are in use, for example here letters marked in yellow are not in regular use. Each letter have a system of expression of sound that is pronunciation. Observe the chart below. Ans practice the sounds.
- Acchulu – Vowels
| అ | a | /a/ | Sounds like ‘u’ as in sun |
| ఆ | aa or A | /ɑː/ | ‘a’ as in start |
| ఇ | i | /ɪ/ | ‘i’ as in ‘is’ |
| ఈ | I or ee | /iː/ | ‘ee’ as in ‘steel’ |
| ఉ | u | /u/ | ‘u’ as in ‘put’ |
| ఊ | U or oo | /uː/ | ‘u’ as in ‘juice’ |
| ఋ | R | /ru/ | ‘ru’ as in ‘rupee’ |
| ౠ | Ru | /ruː/ | |
| ఌ | – | /lu/ | |
| ౡ | – | /luː/ | |
| ఎ | e | /e/ | ‘e’ as in ‘pet’ |
| ఏ | E | /eː/ | ‘a’ as in ‘tape’ |
| ఐ | ai | /ai/ | ‘i’ as in ‘ice’ |
| ఒ | o | /o/ | ‘O’ as in ‘go’ |
| ఓ | O | /oː/ | ‘o’ as in ‘store’ |
| ఔ | ou
|
/au/ | ‘ou’ in ‘stout’ |
Depending upon the transliterator, you can type either of the english letters to achieve desired telugu alphabet. For example to type ‘ఆ’ either aa or A or /ɑː/ will work.
Practice pronunciation and try to do the activity given below.
