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Telugu Consonants
Telugu Hallulu (consonant) Symbols with American English Pronunciation Key
| Character | Sound |
|---|---|
| క | /k/ - kuh - sharp 'k' sound like 'c' in 'cup' |
| ఖ | /kʰ/ - khuh breathy 'kh' sound like 'kh' in 'khaki' |
| గ | /ɡ/ - guh - sharp 'g' sound like 'g' in 'gusto' |
| ఘ | /ɡʱ/ - ghuh - breathy 'gh' sound like putting a 'g' in front of the word 'hop' . the 'g' slides toward a 'k' sound and the 'h' is pronounced |
| ఙ | /ŋ/ - ngya - like the 'ng' sound at the end of the word 'ring' followed by 'ya' as in 'ringya' |
| చ | /tʃ/ - chuh - short hard 'ch' like 'ch' in 'chump' |
| ఛ | /tʃʰ/ - chhuh - hard 'ch' with a breathy 'h' sound like saying the word 'chop' without the 'p' |
| జ | /dʒ/ - juh - like 'j' in 'judge' |
| ఝ | /dʒʱ/ - jhuh - a 'j' sound followed by a breathy 'h' sound like putting a 'j' in front of the word 'hop' as in 'jhop' |
| ఞ | /ɲ/ - nyuh - like 'ny' in the word 'canyon' |
| ట | /ʈ/ - tuh - like 't' in 'tug', but with the tongue curled back and touching the roof of mouth. |
| ఠ | /ʈʰ/ -thuh - pronounced as 't' followed by 'ha' with the tongue curled back and touching the roof of the mouth |
| డ | /ɖ/ - duh - like 'd' in 'dug' but with the tongue curled back and touching the roof of the mouth |
| ఢ | /ɖʱ/ - dhuh - pronounced as 'd' followed by 'ha' with the tongue curled back and touching the roof of the mouth |
| ణ | /ɳ/ - nuh - like 'n' in 'notch' but pronounced with the tongue curled back and touching the roof of the mouth |
| త | /t/ - tuh - like the 't' in tug with the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth |
| థ | /tʰ/ - thuh - pronounced as 't' followed by 'ha' with the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth |
| ద | /d/ - duh - like 'd' in 'dug' with the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth |
| ధ | /dʱ/ - dhuh - pronounced as 'd' followed by 'ha' with the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth |
| న | /n/ - nuh - like 'n' in the word 'nothing' with the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth |
| ప | /p/ - puh - like 'p' in 'puff' |
| ఫ | /pʰ/ - phuh - pronounced like 'p' followed by a breathy 'huh' |
| బ | /b/ - buh - like 'b' in 'buff' |
| భ | /bʱ/ - bhuh - pronounced like 'b' followed by a breathy 'huh' |
| మ | /m/ - muh - like 'm' in 'mother' |
| య | /j/ - yuh - like 'y' in 'young' |
| ర | /r/ - ruh - like 'r' in 'rust' |
| ల | /l/ - luh - pronounced with the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth like 'l' in 'love' |
| వ | /ʋ/ - vuh - weakly pronounced like 'v' in 'valour' before frontal vowels (i, e,) like 'w' in 'woman; before back vowels (a, u, o) |
| ళ | /ɭ/ - luh - similar to the 'l' in 'cerebral' pronounced with the tongue curled back and touching the roof of the mouth |
| శ | /ʃ/ - shuh - similar to the second 's' in 'issue'. Makes an airy 'sh' sound, pronounced with the tongue forward in the mouth, not t touching the lower teeth |
| ష | /ʂ/ - shuh - like 'sh' in 'shut' pronounced with the middle of the tongue pressed to the roof of the mouth |
| స | /s/ - suh - like the 's' in 'suffer' pronounced with the tip of the tongue behind the bottom teeth |
| హ | /h/ - huh - like the 'h' in 'hustle' |
| ఱ | /ɽ/ - rruh - like the 'rr' in 'error' but with a short trill or flip of the tongue. This is a historical form that is being phased out and replaced by ర్ర for the strong 'r' sound |
| క్ష | /kʂ/ - ksh - like the 'cti' in 'action' Some lists don't show this as an independent character, but it can be compounded with another consonant sound |
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