Festivals & Events

1. ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు

   Ugādi śubhākāṃkṣalu

   Happy Ugadi (Telugu New Year)

   Usage

   Standard greeting for Ugadi, the Telugu New Year festival

   Grammar Note

   "Shubhaakaamkshalu" = Sanskrit "shubha" (auspicious) + "aakaanksha" (wish), plural. A universal Telugu congratulatory phrase.

2. సంక్రాంతి పండుగ ఎప్పుడు?

   Saṃkrāṃti paṃḍuga eppuḍu?

   When is the Sankranti festival?

   Usage

   Asking when the important harvest festival Sankranti takes place

   Grammar Note

   "Panduga" is the general Telugu word for festival. Sankranti in mid-January is the biggest harvest festival.

3. దీపావళి రాత్రి చాలా అందంగా ఉంటుంది

   Dīpāvaḷi rātri cālā aṃdaṃgā uṃṭuṃdi

   Diwali night is very beautiful

   Usage

   Describing the beauty of Diwali night

   Grammar Note

   "Untundi" is the habitual/general present. "-ga" in "andamga" creates an adverbial/predicative form from a noun.

4. పండుగ ఆహారం రుచిగా ఉంది

   Paṃḍuga āhāraṃ rucigā uṃdi

   The festival food is delicious

   Usage

   Complimenting festival food

   Grammar Note

   "Ruchi" (taste/flavor) + "-ga" = "ruchiga" (tastily/delicious). From Sanskrit "ruchi" (liking, taste).

5. కోలాటం ఆడటం నేర్పిస్తారా?

   Kōlāṭaṃ āḍaṭaṃ nērpistārā?

   Will you teach me to play Kolattam (stick dance)?

   Usage

   Requesting to learn the traditional Telugu stick dance Kolattam

   Grammar Note

   Polite question form of "nerpinchadam" (to teach). Kolattam is a group dance performed at Sankranti and other festivals.

6. ఈ పండుగ ఎన్ని రోజులు జరుగుతుంది?

   Ī paṃḍuga enni rōjulu jarugutundi?

   How many days does this festival last?

   Usage

   Asking about the duration of a festival

   Grammar Note

   "Jarugutundi" (takes place) is used for events. "Enni rojulu" (how many days) asks for the duration.

7. బతుకమ్మ పండుగ చాలా రంగురంగులగా ఉంటుంది

   Batukamma paṃḍuga cālā raṃguraṃgulugā uṃṭuṃdi

   The Bathukamma festival is very colourful

   Usage

   Describing the colourful Telangana flower festival Bathukamma

   Grammar Note

   "Rangurangulu" (many colours) is a reduplicated compound of "rangu" (colour). "-ga" creates the adverbial form.

8. ఈ పండుగలో ఏ వంటకాలు చేస్తారు?

   Ī paṃḍugalō ē vaṃṭakālu cēstāru?

   What dishes are made for this festival?

   Usage

   Asking about special festival foods

   Grammar Note

   "-lo" (in/at/during) is the locative postposition. "E" (which/what) modifies the following noun as an interrogative determiner.

9. పండుగ నాడు దుకాణాలు తెరిచి ఉంటాయి

   Paṃḍuga nāḍu dukāṇālu terici uṃṭāyi

   Shops are open on the festival day

   Usage

   Informing about shop opening hours on a festival day

   Grammar Note

   "Nadu" (on that day) is a temporal postposition. "Terichi untayi" (are open) is a resultant-state compound verb.

10. నవరాత్రి పూజ ఎక్కడ జరుగుతుంది?

    Navarātri pūja ekkaḍa jarugutundi?

    Where does the Navaratri puja take place?

    Usage

    Asking where the Navaratri religious ceremony is held

    Grammar Note

    "Ekkada" (where) + "jarugutundi" (takes place) asks for the venue of an event. "Pooja" is a Hindu ritual of worship.

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