Public Transport

1. బస్ స్టాప్ ఎక్కడ ఉంది?

   Bas sṭāp ekkaḍa uṃdi?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Basic phrase to ask where the bus stop is

   Grammar Note

   Question word "ekkada" (where) directly precedes "undi" (is). Standard structure for location questions.

2. హైదరాబాద్ వెళ్ళే రైలు ఏది?

   Haidarābād veḷḷē railu ēdi?

   Which train goes to Hyderabad?

   Usage

   Asking which train goes to a specific destination

   Grammar Note

   Telugu relative clauses precede the noun. "Velle railu" = "train that goes" — attributive participial structure.

3. ఒక టికెట్ ఇవ్వండి

   Oka ṭikeṭ ivvaṃḍi

   Give me one ticket

   Usage

   Politely requesting one ticket at a counter

   Grammar Note

   "Ivvandi" is the polite imperative of "ivvu" (to give). The "-andi" suffix makes the imperative polite.

4. మెట్రో స్టేషన్ ఇక్కడికి దగ్గరలో ఉందా?

   Meṭrō sṭēṣan ikkaḍiki daggaralō uṃdā?

   Is there a metro station nearby?

   Usage

   Asking if a metro station is close by

   Grammar Note

   "Undi" (there is) with "-aa" interrogative suffix becomes "undaa" (is there?). Standard yes/no question formation.

5. ఈ బస్ సిటీ సెంటర్‌కు వెళ్తుందా?

   Ī bas siṭī seṃṭarku veḷtuṃdā?

   Does this bus go to the city centre?

   Usage

   Confirming if a bus goes to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "-ku/-ki" is the directional postposition (to/towards). Adding "-aa" to "veltundi" (goes) creates the question form.

6. తర్వాత బస్ ఎప్పుడు వస్తుంది?

   Tarvāta bas eppuḍu vastuṃdi?

   When does the next bus come?

   Usage

   Asking about the arrival time of the next bus

   Grammar Note

   "Tarvaata" (next/after) is used pre-nominally. In Telugu, question words often appear immediately before the verb.

7. ఆటో తీసుకుందాం

   Āṭō tīsukuṃdāṃ

   Let's take an auto-rickshaw

   Usage

   Suggesting to take an auto-rickshaw for transport

   Grammar Note

   "-dam" is the Telugu hortative suffix (let's do). "Tisukovadam" (to take) + "-dam" becomes "tisukundam" (let's take).

8. ఈ చిరునామాకు తీసుకెళ్ళండి

   Ī cirunāmāku tīsukeḷḷaṃḍi

   Please take me to this address

   Usage

   Telling a taxi or driver the destination address

   Grammar Note

   "Tisukellu" is a compound verb meaning "to take away." "-andi" suffix makes it a polite command.

9. టికెట్ ధర ఎంత?

   Ṭikeṭ dhara eṃta?

   How much is the ticket price?

   Usage

   Asking about the fare or ticket price

   Grammar Note

   "Enta" (how much) often appears at the end of a price question in Telugu. Simplified elliptical structure without a verb.

10. దిగాల్సిన స్టేషన్ వచ్చినప్పుడు చెప్పండి

    Digālsina sṭēṣan vaccinappuḍu ceppaṃḍi

    Please tell me when we reach the station where I should get off

    Usage

    Asking a conductor or fellow passenger to alert you at the right stop

    Grammar Note

    "-aalsina" is the obligatory relative participle (that which must be done). "Vachinappudu" forms a temporal clause (when it comes).

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