Basics
Telugu from the start
Learn to read the Telugu script, hear every letter, and read short guides to how Telugu works.
87Letters to learn
3Charts
33Guides
Conjuncts
When two consonants meet with no vowel between them, the second is written as a small form, its వత్తు, below or beside the first. The vowel that follows goes on the pair as a whole: క్ర kra, క్రి kri.
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Doubled consonants (ద్విత్వం)
11 lettersA doubled consonant is held for longer, as in అక్క akka (elder sister).
Other conjuncts (సంయుక్తం)
11 lettersTwo different consonants: the first is written in full and the second as its small form.