తెలుగు లిపి, రెండవ భాగం
In the last lesson, you learned all about vowels in the Telugu language. In this lesson we will cover consonants! In Telugu there is an important distinction between aspirated and unaspirated, aspirated basically means letting out an extra puff of air while saying the consonant. Telugu consonants are traditionally divided into six sections: velar, palatal, retroflex, alveolar, and miscellaneous. When you learn consonants it is assumed to end with an 'a', if it does not we shall add special markings. కka, కలంpen. ఖkha, ఖడ్గముsword. గga, గడియారంclock. ఘgha, ఘంటbell. ఙṅa. This glyph is rarely used in modern Telugu and where it appears it is usually used in diacritic form or in loanwords. చca, చక్రంwheel. ఛcha, ఛందస్సుrhyme. జja, జుట్టుhair. ఝjha, ఝండాflag. ఞña, జ్ఞానంjñānaṁ. టṭa, టలాయించుevade. ఠṭha, కంఠంthroat. డḍa, డబ్బుmoney. ఢḍha, ఢంకాdrum. ణṇa, వీణstring instrument. తta, తలhead. థtha, రథముchariot. దda, దండgarland. ధdha, ధనుస్సుbow. నna, నక్కfox. పpa, పలకboard. ఫpha, ఫలంfruit. In Telugu, 'f' is only used in loanwoards so 'ph' represents the sound of 'f'. బba, బంతిboard. భbha, భంగురంspinning top. మma, మంటflame. యya, యజ్ఞముsacrifice. రra, రంగుcolor. లla, లడ్డుsweet. ళḷa, గోళముsphere. వva, వలnet. శśa, శంఖముconch. సsa, సర్పముserpent. షṣa, షట్కోణముhexagon. హha, హంసswan. క్షkṣa, క్షత్రియాడుwarrior aristocrat. ఱṟa, ఱంపముhacksaw. Tap the pairs