Common Telugu (తెలుగు) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases

100 practical Telugu (తెలుగు) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Telugu (తెలుగు) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Telugu phrase first, then the Malayalam translation (മലയാളം) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.

The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Malayalam.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. హలో

    നമസ്കാരം (namaskaram)

  2. ధన్యవాదాలు

    നന്ദി (nandi)

  3. శుభోదయం

    ശുഭോദയം (shubhodhayam)

  4. శుభ మధ్యాహ్నం

    ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം (shubha vaikunneram)

  5. శుభ సాయంత్రం

    ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ (shubha sandhya)

  6. శుభ రాత్రి

    ശുഭ രാത്രി (shubha raathri)

  7. తర్వాత కలుద్దాం

    ശേഷം കാണാം (shesham kaanam)

  8. వీడ్కోలు

    വിട (vida)

  9. మీ పేరు ఏమిటి?

    നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്? (ninte per enthanu?)

  10. నా పేరు జాన్

    എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ് (ente per John aanu)

  11. మీరు ఎలా ఉన్నారు?

    സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamaano?)

  12. మీతో కలవడం ఆనందంగా ఉంది

    നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം (ninakku kaanaan santhosham)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. మీరు ఇంగ్లీష్ మాట్లాడుతారా?

    നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ? (niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)

  2. నేను హిందీ బాగా మాట్లాడను

    ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല (ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)

  3. నాకు అర్థం కావడం లేదు

    ഞാൻ മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നില്ല (ñān manassilākkunnilla)

  4. దయచేసి మెల్లగా మాట్లాడండి

    ദയവായി മന്ദമായി സംസാരിക്കുക (dayavāyi mandamāyi saṁsārikkuka)

  5. మీరు అది మళ్ళీ చెప్పగలరా?

    അത് വീണ്ടും പറയാമോ? (athu vīṇṭu paṟayāmō?)

  6. బాత్‌రూమ్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది?

    കുളിമുറി എവിടെയാണ്? (kuḷimuṟi eviṭeyāṇu?)

  7. నాకు నగర కేంద్రానికి ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి?

    ഞാൻ നഗരമദ്ധ്യത്തിലേക്ക് എങ്ങനെ പോകാം? (ñān nagaramadhyathilekk eṅṅane pōkām?)

  8. ఎడమకు తిరుగు

    ഇടത്തേക്ക് തിരിക്കൂ (iṭattekku tirikkū)

  9. కుడికి తిరుగు

    വലത്തേക്ക് തിരിക്കൂ (valatthekk tirikkū)

  10. సూటిగా వెళ్లండి

    നേരെ പോക്കൂ (nēre pōkkū)

  11. ఒకటికి ధర ఎంత?

    വാടക എത്ര? (vāṭaka etra?)

  12. ఒక టికెట్, దయచేసి

    ഒരു ടിക്കറ്റ്, ദയവായി (oru ṭikkaṭṭ, dayavāyi)

  13. ఇక్కడ నుండి ఇది దూరంగా ఉందా?

    ഇവിടെ നിന്ന് ദൂരമോ? (ivide ninn dūramō?)

  14. నేను తప్పిపోయాను

    ഞാൻ തെറ്റിപ്പോയി (ñān teṭṭippōyi)

  15. నేను సిమ్ కార్డ్ ఎక్కడ కొనుగోలు చేయాలి?

    എവിടെ ഞാൻ സിം കാർഡ് വാങ്ങാം? (eviṭe ñān sim kārḍ vāṅgām?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. అవును

    അതെ (athe)

  2. కాదు

    ഇല്ല (illa)

  3. కచ్చితంగా కాదు

    ശയിക്കാം (shayikkam)

  4. నేను ఒప్పుకుంటాను

    ഞാൻ സമ്മതിക്കുന്നു (njaan sammathikkunnu)

  5. నేను ఒప్పుకోను

    ഞാൻ സമ്മതിക്കുന്നില്ല (njaan sammathikkunnilla)

  6. అది బాగుంది

    അത് നല്ലതാണ് (athu nallathaanu)

  7. మీరు ఏమనుకుంటున్నారు?

    നിനക്ക് എന്ത് തോന്നുന്നു? (ninakku enthu thonnunnu)

  8. మీరు నాకు సహాయం చేయగలరా?

    നിനക്ക് എനിക്ക് സഹായിക്കാമോ? (ninakku enikku sahayikkamo)

  9. నాకు సహాయం అవసరం

    എനിക്ക് സഹായം വേണം (enikku sahayam venam)

  10. ఒక క్షణం వేచి ఉండండి

    ഒരു നിമിഷം കാത്തിരിക്കുക (oru nimisham kaathirikkuka)

  11. నేను క్షమించండి

    ഞാൻ ക്ഷമിക്കണം (njaan kshamikkanam)

  12. ఏ సమస్య లేదు

    പ്രശ്നമില്ല (prashnamilla)

  13. అభినందనలు

    അഭിനന്ദനങ്ങൾ (abhinandanangal)

  14. జన్మదిన శుభాకాంక్షలు

    ജന്മദിനാശംസകൾ (janmadinashamsakal)

  15. సురక్షితమైన ప్రయాణం జరగాలి

    സുരക്ഷിതമായ യാത്ര ചെയ്യുക (surakshitamaaya yaathra cheyyuka)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. రైల్వే స్టేషన్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది?

    ട്രെയിൻ സ്റ്റേഷൻ എവിടെ? (ṭreyin sṭēṣan evide?)

  2. బస్ స్టాప్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది?

    ബസ് സ്റ്റോപ്പ് എവിടെ? (bas sṭōpp evide?)

  3. ఇది ఎక్కడ ఉంది?

    ഇത് ഏത് പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോം? (ith ētu plāṭhfōm?)

  4. ఇది ఎప్పుడు బయలుదేరుతుంది?

    അത് എപ്പോൾ പുറപ്പെടും? (athu eppōl puṟappeṭum?)

  5. ఇది సరైన మార్గమా?

    ഇത് ശരിയായ വഴിയോ? (ith śariyāya vaḻiyō?)

  6. ఇది ఇక్కడ దగ్గర ఉంది.

    ഇത് ഇവിടെ അടുത്താണ് (ith ivide aṭuttaāṇu)

  7. ఇది ఇక్కడ నుండి దూరంగా ఉంది.

    ഇത് ഇവിടെ നിന്ന് അകലമാണ് (ith ivide ninn akalamāṇu)

  8. మీరు నాకోసం మ్యాప్‌లో చూపించగలరా?

    നിങ്ങൾ എനിക്ക് മാപ്പിൽ കാണിക്കാമോ? (niṅṅaḷ enikk māppil kāṇikkāmō?)

  9. ఇక్కడ ఆగండి, దయచేసి.

    ഇവിടെ നിർത്തുക, ദയവായി (ivide nirt'thuka, dayavāyi)

  10. ఇది ఎంత సమయం తీసుకుంటుంది?

    ഇതിന് എത്ര സമയം വേണ്ട? (ithin etra samayaṁ vēṇḍa?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. ఇది ఎంత ఖర్చు?

    ഇതിന്റെ വില എത്ര? (ithinte vila ethra?)

  2. అది చాలా ఖరీదైనది

    അത് വളരെ വിലയേറിയതാണ് (athu valare vilayeriyaan)

  3. మీ దగ్గర ఏదైనా చౌకగా ఉంది?

    നിങ്ങൾക്ക് എന്തെങ്കിലും വിലക്കുറവുള്ളതുണ്ടോ? (ningalkku enthenkilum vilakkuravullathundo?)

  4. నేను కార్డుతో చెల్లించవా?

    ഞാൻ കാർഡ് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് പണമടയ്ക്കാമോ? (njaan kaard upayogichu panamadaykkamo?)

  5. రెండు మందికి ఒక టేబుల్ కావాలి

    എനിക്ക് രണ്ട് പേരുടെ മേശ വേണം (enikku randu perude mesa venam)

  6. బిల్ ఇవ్వండి

    ബിൽ, ദയവായി (bil, dayavaayi)

  7. సేవ చేర్చబడిందా?

    സേവനം ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ടോ? (sevanam ulpparichittundo?)

  8. నేను కూరగాయలు తినేవాడు

    ഞാൻ സസ്യാഹാരി (njaan sasyahaari)

  9. కారం ఉండకూడదు

    മസാലയുള്ള ഭക്ഷണം വേണ്ട (masalayulla bhakshanam venda)

  10. ఇది రుచికరంగా ఉంది

    ഇത് രുചികരമാണ് (ith ruchikaramanu)

  11. మెను ఇవ్వగలరా?

    എനിക്ക് മെനു വേണമോ? (enikku menu venamo?)

  12. ఒక గ్లాసు నీరు ఇవ్వండి

    ഒരു ഗ്ലാസ് വെള്ളം, ദയവായി (oru glass vellam, dayavaayi)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. పోలీసులను కాల్ చేయండి

    പോലീസിനെ വിളിക്കുക (polīsinē viḷikkuka)

  2. అంబులెన్స్‌ను కాల్ చేయండి

    ആംബുലൻസിനെ വിളിക്കുക (āmbulansinē viḷikkuka)

  3. నాకు డాక్టర్ అవసరం

    എനിക്ക് ഡോക്ടർ വേണ്ടതാണ് (enikk dōkṭar vēṇṭāṇu)

  4. నాకు అనారోగ్యం ఉంది

    എനിക്ക് രോഗം തോന്നുന്നു (enikk rōgaṁ thōnnunnu)

  5. నాకు కరివేపాకుల పట్ల అలెర్జీ ఉంది

    എനിക്ക് കായലക്കറിക്ക് അലർജിയാണ് (enikk kāyalakkaṟikku alarjiyāṇu)

  6. ఇక్కడ సమీప ఆసుపత్రి ఎక్కడ ఉంది?

    ഏത് അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രിയാണ്? (ētu aṭutta āśupatiriyāṇu)

  7. ఇక్కడ నొప్పిగా ఉంది

    ഇവിടെ വേദനയുണ്ട് (ivite vēdanayuṇṭu)

  8. నేను నా పాస్‌పోర్ట్ కోల్పోయాను

    എന്റെ പാസ്‌പോർട്ട് നഷ്ടമായി (ente pāspōrṭ naṣṭamāyi)

  9. మీరు నా హోటల్‌ను కాల్ చేయగలరా?

    നിങ്ങൾ എന്റെ ഹോട്ടൽ വിളിക്കാമോ? (niṅṅaḷ ente hŏṭṭal viḷikkāmō)

  10. సహాయం!

    ഉദ്വേഗം! (udvēgaṁ!)

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. మీతో కలవడం ఆనందంగా ఉంది

    നിങ്ങളെ കണ്ടത് സന്തോഷം (ningale kandathu santhosham)

  2. మనం సమావేశాన్ని ఏర్పాటు చేద్దాం

    നാം ഒരു യോഗം നിശ്ചയിക്കാം (naam oru yogam nishchayikkaam)

  3. మీకు ఏ సమయం సరిపోతుంది?

    നിനക്ക് എപ്പോൾ സുഖമാണ്? (ninakku eppol sukhamaanu?)

  4. నేను ఈ రోజు నివేదిక పంపిస్తాను

    ഞാൻ ഇന്ന് റിപ്പോർട്ട് അയയ്ക്കും (njyaan innu report ayakkum)

  5. మనం రేపు మాట్లాడవా?

    നാം നാളെ സംസാരിക്കാമോ? (naam naale samsarikkaamo?)

  6. క్రిపయా ఫైల్ జోడించబడింది

    കേട് ചേർത്ത ഫയൽ കാണുക (keduth chertha file kaanuka)

  7. మీ సమయానికి ధన్యవాదాలు

    നിന്റെ സമയത്തിന് നന്ദി (ninte samayathin nandi)

  8. మీతో కలిసి పనిచేయడానికి ఎదురుచూస్తున్నాను

    നിനക്കൊപ്പം ജോലി ചെയ്യാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു (ninakoppam joli cheyyan aagrahikkunnu)

  9. ఆ విషయం స్పష్టంగా చెప్పగలరా?

    ആ പോയിന്റ് വ്യക്തമാക്കാമോ? (aa point vyaktamaakkaamo?)

  10. నేను మీకు తిరిగి చెప్పుతాను

    ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് തിരിച്ചു വരാം (njyaan ninne thirichu varaam)

  11. గడువు శుక్రవారం

    അവസാന തീയതി വെള്ളിയാഴ്ചയാണ് (avasana theeyathi velliyazhchayanu)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. ఇప్పుడు ఎంత సమయం?

    ഇപ്പോൾ എത്ര മണിയാണ്? (ippol ethra maniyanu?)

  2. ఇది మూడు గంటలు

    ഇത് മൂന്ന് മണിയാണ് (ith moonnu maniyanu)

  3. ఈ రోజు

    ഇന്ന് (innu)

  4. రేపు

    നാളെ (naale)

  5. నిన్న

    ഇന്നലെ (innale)

  6. సోమవారం

    തിങ്കൾ (thingal)

  7. మంగళవారం

    ചൊവ്വ (chovva)

  8. బుధవారం

    ബുധൻ (budhan)

  9. ఒకటి

    ഒന്ന് (onnu)

  10. రెండు

    രണ്ട് (randu)

  11. మూడు

    മൂന്ന് (moonnu)

  12. పది

    പത്ത് (pathu)

  13. నూరు

    നൂറ് (nooru)

  14. అర్ధం

    അർദ്ധം (ardham)

  15. ఇంకా

    കൂടുതൽ (kooduthal)