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.
The shape of it
How this course works
Short lessons
36 lessons across 6 modules, each small enough to finish in one sitting.
Practice as you go
Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.
A certificate at the end
Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.
Ready when you are.
Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.