E1.2 Simple sentences

The sentences

Each sentence with its meaning in Telugu. Read both lines, then say the English out loud.

Work through these

• Read each sentence on this page aloud, then read its Telugu meaning

  Reading the pair together shows you what each English word is doing in the sentence. English and Telugu put their words in different orders, and seeing both lines side by side is what makes that difference visible.

• Find the person word and the doing word in every sentence

  Every sentence here starts with who it is about and follows with what they do. Once you can point at those two parts, you can read a sentence you have never seen and still know how it works.

• Change one word in a sentence to make it about your own family or home

  Swapping one word is the first act of speaking rather than repeating. The pattern stays the same, the word changes, and the sentence becomes true about your own life.

• Say three sentences about yourself without reading them

  Saying a sentence with the page closed proves the pattern is in your head rather than on the paper. Three is enough to show you can build them, not merely remember them.