The Home in Telugu: Rooms and Furniture
Telugu vocabulary for the house, rooms and everyday objects, with ways to say where things are.
Household words are used every day.
The house
| Telugu | Romanised | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ఇల్లు | illu | house |
| గది | gadi | room |
| వంటగది | vantagadi | kitchen |
| పడకగది | padakagadi | bedroom |
| స్నానాల గది | snaanaala gadi | bathroom |
| తలుపు | thalupu | door |
| కిటికీ | kitikee | window |
| తోట | thota | garden |
Objects
| Telugu | Meaning |
|---|---|
| బల్ల | table |
| కుర్చీ | chair |
| మంచం | bed |
| దీపం | lamp |
| తాళం చెవి | key |
| తాళం | lock |
| పుస్తకం | book |
Where things are
Telugu uses endings and postpositions after nouns:
- పుస్తకం బల్ల మీద ఉంది. The book is on the table.
- తాళం చెవి సంచిలో ఉంది. The key is in the bag.
- కుర్చీ కిటికీ దగ్గర ఉంది. The chair is near the window.
Words for position
- మీద (meeda), on, above
- కింద (kinda), below
- లోపల (lopala), inside
- బయట (bayata), outside
- దగ్గర (daggara), near
Describing your home
- మా ఇల్లు పెద్దది. Our house is big.
- మా ఇంట్లో మూడు గదులు ఉన్నాయి. Our house has three rooms.
Chores
- శుభ్రం చేయడం (to clean)
- వంట చేయడం (to cook)
- బట్టలు ఉతకడం (to wash clothes)
Tips
- Label items at home with Telugu words.
- Practise the postpositions.
- Use the dictionary to check new words.
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