Latest / Learn Telugu with Fexingo / Telugu Weather Words - Wind Rain Sun
Transcript
- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo! Episode 37. How's your day going? Luna: It's great, Lucas! But it's really windy outside today. The wind is blowing my papers everywhere. Lucas: Wind, huh? That's a perfect lead-in to our topic today: weather words in Telugu. We'll learn words for wind, rain, and sun. Luna: Oh, nice! I've been wanting to talk about weather. So how do you say 'wind' in Telugu? Lucas: Wind is 'గాలి'. Say it with me: గాలి. Luna: గాలి. That sounds like 'gale' in English, which is also wind! Lucas: Exactly! Good connection. So when it's windy, you can say 'గాలి వీస్తోంది' which means 'the wind is blowing.' But let's focus on the word itself. Repeat after me: గాలి. Luna: గాలి. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what about rain? You know, like when clouds get dark and water falls from the sky. Luna: I love rain. How do you say it? Lucas: Rain is 'వర్షం'. Let's try: వర్షం. Luna: వర్షం. That's a pretty word. Varsham. Lucas: Yes. And the sun — the big bright thing in the sky — is 'ఎండ'. Say it: ఎండ. Luna: ఎండ. That sounds like 'end' but with an 'a' sound. Lucas: Right. So we have three words: గాలి, వర్షం, ఎండ. Let's practice a bit. Luna, what's 'wind' in Telugu? Luna: గాలి. Lucas: Rain? Luna: వర్షం. Lucas: Sun? Luna: ఎండ. Lucas: You've got them! Now let's make sentences. To say 'It is hot,' you say 'వేడిగా ఉంది'. Let's break it down: వేడిగా means hot, ఉంది means 'is'. So 'వేడిగా ఉంది'. Luna: వేడిగా ఉంది. That's a mouthful. Vedi-ga-undi. Lucas: Yes! Practice it one more time: వేడిగా ఉంది. Luna: వేడిగా ఉంది. Lucas: Great. And to say 'It is raining,' you say 'వర్షం వస్తోంది'. That's literally 'rain is coming.' వర్షం is rain, వస్తోంది means 'is coming'. So 'వర్షం వస్తోంది'. Luna: వర్షం వస్తోంది. So if I look out the window and see rain, I say 'వర్షం వస్తోంది'. Lucas: Exactly. Let's say it together: వర్షం వస్తోంది. Luna: వర్షం వస్తోంది. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're in Telangana in April. It's very hot. What do you say? Luna: Umm... 'వేడిగా ఉంది'? Lucas: Yes! And then suddenly a cool wind blows? What word is that? Luna: గాలి? Lucas: Right. And then later, dark clouds and rain? You say... Luna: 'వర్షం వస్తోంది'? Lucas: Nailed it. And when the rain stops, the sun comes out. What do you call the sun? Luna: ఎండ. Lucas: You're a natural. Let's review all five phrases one more time. Repeat after me: గాలి. Luna: గాలి. Lucas: వర్షం. Luna: వర్షం. Lucas: ఎండ. Luna: ఎండ. Lucas: వేడిగా ఉంది. Luna: వేడిగా ఉంది. Lucas: వర్షం వస్తోంది. Luna: వర్షం వస్తోంది. Lucas: Excellent! Now you can talk about the weather in Telugu. Whether it's windy, rainy, or sunny, you've got the words. Keep practicing these with the Fexingo app too. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! I'm going to step outside and say 'గాలి' every time the wind blows. Lucas: That's the spirit. Until next time, keep learning and stay curious. This is Learn Telugu with Fexingo! Luna: Bye everyone! See you next episode.