Start with the first row (Ka - క). Write out all 16 variations of Ka (క, కా, కి, కీ, కు, etc.). Say the sound aloud while tracing the dotted lines. Telugu is phonetic—what you write is what you say.
There are 16 variations for every consonant, representing different vowel sounds like "aa," "ee," "oo," and "au". For example, the consonant 'Ka' (క) changes into 'Ki' (కి) or 'Koo' (కూ) depending on the mark added. The Core Vowel Signs (Guninthapu Gurthulu) telugu guninthalu printable
License: Free to print and distribute for educational, non-commercial use. Start with the first row (Ka - క)
| Gunintham | Translit. | Visual Description | Tracing Space | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Ta | Curved bowl shape. | ________ | | తా | Taa | త + Right stem. | ________ | | తి | Ti | త + Left curl (Note: This looks unique). | ________ | | తీ | Tee | త + Left double curl. | ________ | | తు | Tu | త + Bottom hook. | ________ | | తూ | Too | త + Bottom long hook. | ________ | | తె | Te | త + Top dot. | ________ | | తే | Tee | త + Top arch. | ________ | Telugu is phonetic—what you write is what you say
Telugu are the vowel-consonant combinations that form the foundation of Telugu syllables. Below are printable resources and a quick reference for the basic symbols. Printable Resources
Read the following Telugu words aloud and write the Gunintham you see in them.
The intersection of a row and column shows the modified letter. For example, the intersection of "చ" (Cha) and the column for "ీ" (Ee) should read "చీ" (Chee).