English to Telugu typing
Type Telugu words in English letters and they turn into Telugu script as you type – namaskAraM gives నమస్కారం. Then copy the text into WhatsApp, Facebook, an email or a document. It works on phones and computers, and everything runs in your browser: what you type is never sent to us.
Key chart (tap a key to type it)
Vowels and signs
Consonants (then type a vowel: k + a = క)
How it works
- A small letter is a short vowel, a capital a long one: a = అ, A = ఆ; i = ఇ, I = ఈ; e = ఎ, E = ఏ; o = ఒ, O = ఓ.
- Capital T, D, N, L are the retroflex letters: T = ట, D = డ, N = ణ, L = ళ. Small t = త, d = ద, n = న, l = ల.
- Add h for the aspirated letters: kh = ఖ, gh = ఘ, th = థ, dh = ధ, bh = భ. శ is S or sh, ష is Sh.
- Two consonants in a row join into a conjunct by themselves: amma = అమ్మ, prEma = ప్రేమ, SrI = శ్రీ.
- M gives sunna (ం): aMdaru = అందరు. With Smart spelling on, andaru and pustakam also give అందరు and పుస్తకం.
- While you type a word, suggestions appear below it: type nenu and pick నేను.
Full guide: how to type in Telugu Telugu alphabet chart
Examples
| Type | You get | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
namaskAraM | నమస్కారం | hello, greetings |
mIru elA unnAru? | మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు? | how are you? |
nEnu bAgunnAnu | నేను బాగున్నాను | I am fine |
dhanyavAdAlu | ధన్యవాదాలు | thank you |
puTTinarOju SubhAkAMkShalu | పుట్టినరోజు శుభాకాంక్షలు | happy birthday |
dIpAvaLi SubhAkAMkShalu | దీపావళి శుభాకాంక్షలు | Deepavali greetings |
SrI vEMkaTESwara swAmi | శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర స్వామి | Lord Venkateswara |
IrOju tithi EmiTi? | ఈరోజు తిథి ఏమిటి? | what is today's tithi? |
telugu kyAleMDar | తెలుగు క్యాలెండర్ | Telugu calendar |
AMdhrapradES, telaMgANa | ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్, తెలంగాణ | the two Telugu states |
FAQ
Is this Telugu typing tool free?
Yes. It runs entirely in your browser: the text you type is not sent to our server. Only your last draft is kept, in your own browser.
How do I type ం (sunna)?
Type a capital M: aMdaru gives అందరు. With Smart spelling on, n or m before a consonant and a word-final -am become sunna by themselves: andaru gives అందరు, pustakam gives పుస్తకం.
Why does th give థ and not త?
In this scheme t is త and th is థ (the aspirated letter), as in Telugu dictionaries. Many people write th for త in chat (chavithi); type chaviti, or pick చవితి from the suggestions.
How do I type ఞ, ఙ, ఱ, ఁ and క్ష?
~n gives ఞ, ~N gives ఙ, ~r gives ఱ, ~M gives ఁ, ksh or x gives క్ష, and jn gives జ్ఞ.
How do I keep an English word in English?
Put it in curly brackets: {WhatsApp} lO gives WhatsApp లో.
Where do the word suggestions come from?
From the Dakshina dataset by Google Research (Telugu words with the spellings native speakers typed for them, CC BY-SA 4.0), most frequent in Telugu Wikipedia first, plus a short list of everyday words we added.
Word suggestions come from the Dakshina dataset by Google Research (B. Roark et al., LREC 2020), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, ranked by how often each word appears in its Telugu Wikipedia text, plus a short list of everyday words we added. Our derived word list is shared under the same licence.
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