Photography

1. ఫోటో తీసుకోవచ్చా?

   Phōṭō tīsukōvaccā?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Tisukovaccha" is the permission question form of "tisukovadam" (to take). "-vaccha" asks for permission.

2. నా ఫోటో తీసిపెట్టగలరా?

   Nā phōṭō tīsipeṭṭagalarā?

   Could you take a photo of me?

   Usage

   Asking someone to take your photo

   Grammar Note

   "Tisipettu" is a compound verb (take + put = do for someone's benefit). "-galarā" is the polite potential interrogative.

3. ఈ ఫోటో అందంగా వచ్చింది

   Ī phōṭō aṃdaṃgā vaccimdi

   This photo came out beautifully

   Usage

   Complimenting a photo that came out well

   Grammar Note

   "Vacchindi" (came) is idiomatically used to mean a photo "came out" or "turned out."

4. ఇక్కడ ఫోటో తీయడానికి అనుమతి ఉందా?

   Ikkaḍa phōṭō tīyaḍāniki anumati uṃdā?

   Is there permission to take photos here?

   Usage

   Checking if photography is permitted at a location

   Grammar Note

   "-daniki" is the infinitive purpose form (in order to). "Anumati" (permission) from Sanskrit.

5. ఫ్లాష్ వేయకూడదు

   Phlāṣ vēyakūdadu

   Flash is not allowed

   Usage

   Informing that flash photography is not permitted

   Grammar Note

   "Veyakoddadu" is the prohibitive form of "veyadam" (to use). "-koddadu" is the prohibition auxiliary (must not).

6. సెల్ఫీ తీసుకుందాం

   Selfī tīsukuṃdāṃ

   Let's take a selfie

   Usage

   Suggesting taking a selfie together

   Grammar Note

   "-dam" is the Telugu hortative (let's). "Selfie" is directly borrowed from English.

7. ఈ కెమెరా బాగా పనిచేస్తుందా?

   Ī kemara bāgā panicēstuṃdā?

   Is this camera working well?

   Usage

   Checking if a camera is functioning properly

   Grammar Note

   "Panicheyadam" (to function/work) is used for machines and people working. "Baaga" (well) is an adverb.

8. ఫోటో డిలీట్ చేశావు

   Phōṭō ḍilīṭ cēśāvu

   You deleted the photo

   Usage

   Telling someone they deleted a photo

   Grammar Note

   English "delete" + "cheshaavu" (you did). "-shaavu" is the second person singular past tense suffix.

9. ఈ వెలుతురులో ఫోటో బాగా రాదు

   Ī veluturulō phōṭō bāgā rādu

   The photo won't come out well in this light

   Usage

   Explaining that the lighting is not good for photography

   Grammar Note

   "Raadu" (won't come) is the negative of "raavadam" (to come), used idiomatically to mean "won't turn out well."

10. ఫోటో ప్రింట్ చేయించుకోవాలి

    Phōṭō priṃṭ cēyiṃcukōvāli

    I want to get a photo printed

    Usage

    Requesting or expressing desire to print a photo

    Grammar Note

    "Cheyinchukovaali" = causative (have done) + reflexive benefit (for oneself). Meaning: have someone do something for you.

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