తెలుగు లిపి, మొదటి భాగం
The Telugu Script is an abugida. An abugida creates syllable glyphs by adding vowel or consonant marks to a base consonant. Here's an example:![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఖkha, ఈī.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఖీkhī.
Here are the vowels and some words that include them. Repeat after Oscar to get used to the sounds of Telugu.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
అa, అమ్మmom.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఆā, ఆవుcow.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఇi, ఇల్లుhouse.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఈī, ఈగfly.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఉu, ఉడుతsquirrel.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఊū, ఊయలcrib.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఋr̥, ఋషిsaint![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఎe, ఎలుకrat.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఏē, ఏనుగుelephant.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఐai, ఐదుfive.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఒo, ఒంటెcamel.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఓō, ఓడship.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఔau, ఔషధముmedicine.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
అంaṁ, అంకెలుdigits.![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
తఃaḥ, అంతఃపురముpalace.
You can already form some common expressions with just these vowels!![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఆthat (non-human informal).![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఈthis (non-human informal).![head](https://stories-cdn.duolingo.com/image/9ab5ac83a7e196737bf98cb7347c6b63ac485090.svg)
ఏwhat (informal)?Tap the pairs