Business & Work

1. మీతో మీటింగ్ పెట్టుకోవచ్చా?

   Mītō mīṭiṅg peṭṭukōvaccā?

   Can I schedule a meeting with you?

   Usage

   Requesting to schedule a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   "-to" is the comitative postposition (with). "Pettukovaccha" is the potential interrogative. Business terms are mostly English loanwords.

2. మీ బిజినెస్ కార్డ్ ఇవ్వగలరా?

   Mī bijines kārḍ ivvagalarā?

   Can you give me your business card?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's business card

   Grammar Note

   "Ivvagalaraa" uses the potential suffix "-galara" on "ivvu" (give) to form a polite request.

3. ప్రపోజల్ పంపిస్తాను

   Prapōzal paṃpisānu

   I will send the proposal

   Usage

   Informing that you will send a business proposal

   Grammar Note

   "Pampistanu" = causal form of "pampu" (send) + future "-taanu" (I will). Telugu future and habitual present share the same suffix.

4. కాంట్రాక్ట్ సైన్ చేయడానికి ముందు చదువుతాను

   Kāṃṭrākṭ sain cēyaḍāniki muṃdu caduvatānu

   I will read the contract before signing

   Usage

   Stating that you will review the contract before signing

   Grammar Note

   "-daniki mundu" (before doing) forms a temporal clause. "-daniki" nominalizes the verb for purpose/time reference.

5. మీ కంపెనీ గురించి చెప్పండి

   Mī kampanī guriṃci ceppaṃḍi

   Please tell me about your company

   Usage

   Asking a business counterpart to introduce their company

   Grammar Note

   "Gurinchi" (about/regarding) is the topic postposition. "Cheppandi" is the polite imperative of "cheppu" (tell).

6. ఇన్వాయిస్ ఎప్పుడు పంపుతారు?

   Invāyis eppuḍu paṃputāru?

   When will you send the invoice?

   Usage

   Confirming when an invoice will be sent

   Grammar Note

   "Pamputaaru" is "pampu" (send) + honorific present/future suffix "-taaru". Used for polite third/second person reference.

7. డీల్ ఖరారైంది

   Ḍīl kharārayiṃdi

   The deal is finalized

   Usage

   Announcing that a business deal is finalized

   Grammar Note

   "Khararu" (finalized) is from Arabic "qarar" (decision). "-ayindi" marks resultative completion in Telugu.

8. ప్రెజెంటేషన్ రెడీగా ఉంది

   Prejenṭēṣan reḍīgā uṃdi

   The presentation is ready

   Usage

   Informing that the presentation is prepared

   Grammar Note

   "Redi" (ready) is English loanword. "-ga" creates an adverbial/predicative form. "Undi" (is) completes the predicate.

9. బడ్జెట్ అప్రూవ్ అయిందా?

   Baḍjeṭ aprūv ayiṃdā?

   Has the budget been approved?

   Usage

   Checking if the budget has been approved

   Grammar Note

   English "approve" + "ayindaa?" (did it become?) creates a passive perfective question. Strong Indian English influence.

10. ఈ ప్రాజెక్ట్ డెడ్‌లైన్ ఏమిటి?

    Ī prājekṭ ḍeḍlain ēmiṭi?

    What is the deadline for this project?

    Usage

    Asking about the project deadline

    Grammar Note

    "Emiti" (what is it?) is a basic Telugu interrogative. Elliptical predicateless constructions are also common.

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