The following table provides a guide to Telugu transliteration for the reader.

a	as in up	A	as in Art	d	as in that
D	as in Dust	E	as in Ariel	l	as in love
L	as in saraLa	n	as in nut	N	as in rAvaNA
O	as in mOhana	r	as in run	R	as in huRRay
s	as in sun	S	as in Sand	t	as in seeta
T	as in Tub

The following table shows the English alphabet equivalent for all Telugu vowels and consonants.

Vowels అ a ఆ aa, A ఇ i ఈ ee, I ఉ u ఊ oo, U ఎ e ఏ ae, E ఐ ai ఒ o ఓ oa, O ఔ au ఋ tR ౠ TR Specials ఁ AO ం M ః H

Consonants క్ k, K ఖ్ kh, Kh గ్ g ఘ్ gh ఙ్ G చ్ ch ఛ్ Ch జ్ j ఝ్ jh, J, Jh ఞ్ nY ట్ t ఠ్ T డ్ d ఢ్ D ణ్ N త్ th థ్ Th ద్ dh ధ్ Dh న్ n ప్ p ఫ్ ph బ్ b భ్ B, bh, Bh మ్ m య్ y ర్ r ఱ్ R ల్ l ళ్ L వ్ v శ్ sh ష్ Sh స్ s హ్ h