Survival Telugu: 30 Situations (L2)

By the end

What you'll build

• Get around Hyderabad by auto, bus, metro and cab: negotiate fares, give directions and reach your destination in Telugu.
• Shop in vegetable markets and kirana stores: ask prices, bargain politely and pay by cash or UPI.
• Order food and tea with confidence, specify veg or non-veg and your spice level, and settle the bill.
• Handle your home and PG: talk to landlords, house help, watchmen and neighbours about rent, repairs and daily needs.
• Manage health and services: describe symptoms at a pharmacy or clinic, and deal with the bank, recharge and emergencies.
• Make workplace small talk, introduce yourself and make polite requests to colleagues in Telugu.
• Choose the correct honorific (mIru vs nuvvu) and match verbs to gender, number and respect.
• Apply the dative and possessive case endings (-ki/-ku, naa/mI/maa) correctly in everyday sentences.
• Understand natural-speed spoken Telugu across 30 real Hyderabad situations, aided by slow audio and romanization.
• Recognise the main Telangana-vs-Andhra spoken differences so you are understood across both regions.

Curriculum

What's inside

6 modules · 36 lessons

1. 01

   మొదటి అడుగులు — Getting Around Hyderabad

   6 lessons
   • Start Here: How Survival Telugu Works
   • Sounds and First Wordspronunciation card
   • On the Road: Auto, Cab and Directions (Listening)listening lab
   • Say It: Auto, Cab and the Way (Speaking)speaking lab
   • Transport Patterns (Fill the Blank)fill blank
   • + 1 more lesson
2. 02

   అంగడి & డబ్బు — Market, Shops and Money

   5 lessons
   • Market and Money Wordsword power
   • At the Market and the Shop (Listening)listening lab
   • Bargaining and Buying (Speaking)speaking lab
   • Price and Quantity Patterns (Fill the Blank)fill blank
   • Market Phrase Deck (Flashcards)flashcard sr
3. 03

   తిండి & టిఫిన్ — Food and Eating Out

   5 lessons
   • Food and Tiffin Wordsword power
   • Ordering Food and Tea (Listening)listening lab
   • Order Like a Local (Speaking)speaking lab
   • Ordering Patterns (Fill the Blank)fill blank
   • Food and Ordering Check (Quiz)quiz
4. 04

   ఇల్లు & PG — Home, PG and Neighbours

   5 lessons
   • Home and PG Wordsword power
   • Landlord, Maid, Watchman, Neighbours (Listening)listening lab
   • Talk to Your PG Owner and Neighbours (Speaking)speaking lab
   • Home and Requests Patterns (Fill the Blank)fill blank
   • Build a Home Request (Sentence Builder)sentence builder
5. 05

   ఆరోగ్యం & సేవలు — Health, Bank and Emergencies

   5 lessons
   • Health and Service Wordsword power
   • Pharmacy, Doctor, Bank, Emergency (Listening)listening lab
   • Describe Symptoms and Ask for Help (Speaking)speaking lab
   • Health and Service Patterns (Fill the Blank)fill blank
   • Health and Emergency Deck (Flashcards)flashcard sr
6. 06

   ఆఫీసు & సమాజం — Workplace, Social and Fixing Mistakes

   10 lessons
   • Office and Social Wordsword power
   • Office Greetings, Phone, Small Talk (Listening)listening lab
   • Workplace Requests and Introductions (Speaking)speaking lab
   • Polite Request Patterns (Fill the Blank)fill blank
   • Fix the Mistake: మీరు vs నువ్వు and Verb Agreementfill blank
   • + 5 more lessons

The shape of it

How this course works