I wish my college offered Telugu back when I was in it. I'm an American with no Indian background at all trying to learn Telugu, at it's very hard to find learning resources. I was able to get a copy of the C.P. Brown grammar of the Telugu language as well as a more current phrasebook, but it's still difficult.
Telugu chala andamga unnadi....hope I said that write.
I'm so jealous! I wish my college offered Telugu. It's vital we all keep out culture and religion in tack; it's too easy these days to loose our history and essence of who we are. I get scared every time I think about how I'd be able to pass on this info to my future kids when I hardly know it myself. That's why it's up to us as the 2nd/3rd/4th generation Indian youth to learn and pass on our culture!!
This is what we call "Lupa Daratan" or "Lupa Asal Asul". It means, you are no longer know to speak your mother language or even origin if you were raised up in foreign country. Who should be blamed. Their parents! To shame their own original identity!. The victims are their kids!
Now, Telugu is 2nd most widely spoken language in India. Among the top 15 in the world is correct. 6th most widely spoken languge in the world. Nice 2cu people who belong to other races also learning & talking Telugu..
Sorry, but the video is not complete unless you interview atleast one white christian who is interested in studying Telugu so that he could do missionary work in Andhra. Students who take this class out of love for their parents' culture should be wary of christian imperialists sitting next to them in the class.
Lot of poor, uneducated and vulnerable tribal people are being exploited by western christians who view them as expansion opportunity (think of Africa). The local brain-washed converts are helping them in reaching these poor people who live in mountains and forests. Language is one of the barriers protecting these tribal people from western exploitation ... and that is why our friend mykesobe is so interested in Telugu and Tamil.
@jasm7890 Perhaps outside Berkeley, but in this class, all of the non-Telugu students I knew were interested in the language because they wanted to be able to communicate with a significant other's family and teach their children the language.
If you are at Berkeley, sign up for Telugu this fall semester! Beginning Telugu is listed as Telugu 1A, and intermediate as South and Southeast Asian Studies 149.
Why don't they have Tamil! Telugu is just as nice a language but I am learning Tamil! Of course, Tamil is India's second most popular language, and will probably soon become number one!
Well I don't know if Telugu somehow swooped past Tamil from the last time I checked (which it probably hasn't), but Tamil does have the highest profile in S. India. This does NOT mean that Tamil is the official language in S. India, it means that it is the most major of all the Dravidian and S. Indian languages. Go to any S. Indian city and you will find many local newspapers in Tamil. But Telugu and Tamil are on a close tie in native speakers. So speak for yourself on this. No harsh feelings.
@berkeleycornellmit Ok, nowadays, Telugu speakers outnumber Tamil speakers. I know that in Andhra Pradesh there are hardly any Tamil speakers. But on the negative side, about half of everyone in Andhra Pradesh (or was it just Hyderabad?) speaks Urdu. So I guess your Telugu classes are good. But I am just saying, Tamil is the closest there is to a South Indian lingua franca. A far number of films are made in Tamil than Telugu. (Tamil films have to be translated into Telugu, Malayalam, etc.)
@berkeleycornellmit Listen, I never ever once said Telugu was a bad language. I love Telugu as much as Tamil, especially Telugu devotional songs (even though I'm Catholic). I am even trying to learn to read Telugu script (which is way more complicated than Devanagari or Tamil script!). Of course you probably took all my comments as offensive, so I am trying to clarify. Peace.
Chill out, they do in fact have Tamil (as well as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, and I think Sanskrit). In fact, they've had it a while longer than Telugu and they have it up to higher levels.
This video was made a couple years ago because the Telugu language program had just started. We wanted to make sure people knew it actually existed and encourage them to take the class.
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telugu sucks man iam telugu man but my national language is hindi so l love my country i prefer if u r a indian u should speak in hindi not in your state languages jai hind
There are so many things wrong with your "argument" that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, you're assuming that these people don't know Hindi.
Secondly, you're assuming that they don't love their country...because they are taking an Indian language class despite being in America at UC Berkeley?
Thirdly, less than half the people in India speak Hindi natively. Telugu is a classical language, the third most spoken in the country (out of about 20-something). It's worth learning.
I wish my college offered Telugu back when I was in it. I'm an American with no Indian background at all trying to learn Telugu, at it's very hard to find learning resources. I was able to get a copy of the C.P. Brown grammar of the Telugu language as well as a more current phrasebook, but it's still difficult.
Telugu chala andamga unnadi....hope I said that write.
2ndOfficerCHL 7 months ago
I'm so jealous! I wish my college offered Telugu. It's vital we all keep out culture and religion in tack; it's too easy these days to loose our history and essence of who we are. I get scared every time I think about how I'd be able to pass on this info to my future kids when I hardly know it myself. That's why it's up to us as the 2nd/3rd/4th generation Indian youth to learn and pass on our culture!!
Keep it up Berkeley :)
this1wasnttaken 11 months ago
This is what we call "Lupa Daratan" or "Lupa Asal Asul". It means, you are no longer know to speak your mother language or even origin if you were raised up in foreign country. Who should be blamed. Their parents! To shame their own original identity!. The victims are their kids!
AkuKiniKembali 1 year ago
nice...............
Reddylion 1 year ago
Now, Telugu is 2nd most widely spoken language in India. Among the top 15 in the world is correct. 6th most widely spoken languge in the world. Nice 2cu people who belong to other races also learning & talking Telugu..
Praba2281 1 year ago
where r the videos related which will actually teach Telugu?
anu2624 1 year ago
Sorry, but the video is not complete unless you interview atleast one white christian who is interested in studying Telugu so that he could do missionary work in Andhra. Students who take this class out of love for their parents' culture should be wary of christian imperialists sitting next to them in the class.
jasm7890 1 year ago 2
Lot of poor, uneducated and vulnerable tribal people are being exploited by western christians who view them as expansion opportunity (think of Africa). The local brain-washed converts are helping them in reaching these poor people who live in mountains and forests. Language is one of the barriers protecting these tribal people from western exploitation ... and that is why our friend mykesobe is so interested in Telugu and Tamil.
jasm7890 1 year ago
@jasm7890 Exactly... very well said....
hatke159 1 year ago
@jasm7890 Perhaps outside Berkeley, but in this class, all of the non-Telugu students I knew were interested in the language because they wanted to be able to communicate with a significant other's family and teach their children the language.
TeluguAtBerkeley 10 months ago
@jasm7890 What if the white person isn't an English WASP?
TubaGlider2 7 months ago
mad hav is just tryin to get a free credit at school
HeyPlayGirl99 1 year ago
If you are at Berkeley, sign up for Telugu this fall semester! Beginning Telugu is listed as Telugu 1A, and intermediate as South and Southeast Asian Studies 149.
TeluguAtBerkeley 1 year ago
Why don't they have Tamil! Telugu is just as nice a language but I am learning Tamil! Of course, Tamil is India's second most popular language, and will probably soon become number one!
MykeSoBe 2 years ago
@MykeSoBe tamil is second most popular in india??? since when was this??
vickypemmasani 2 years ago
Well I don't know if Telugu somehow swooped past Tamil from the last time I checked (which it probably hasn't), but Tamil does have the highest profile in S. India. This does NOT mean that Tamil is the official language in S. India, it means that it is the most major of all the Dravidian and S. Indian languages. Go to any S. Indian city and you will find many local newspapers in Tamil. But Telugu and Tamil are on a close tie in native speakers. So speak for yourself on this. No harsh feelings.
MykeSoBe 2 years ago
@MykeSoBe dude face it , telugu speakers far outnumber tamil speakers, there are hardly any tamil speakers in AP, there are 8% telugu speakers in TN.
these are official stats of census.
I dont know what you mean by south indian city.
I dont find any tamil newspapers in mysore. nor do i find any in kochi or trivandrum.
and tamils are present in bangalore because of bang cantonment. so you have no presence in any city other than bangalore.
berkeleycornellmit 1 year ago
@berkeleycornellmit Ok, nowadays, Telugu speakers outnumber Tamil speakers. I know that in Andhra Pradesh there are hardly any Tamil speakers. But on the negative side, about half of everyone in Andhra Pradesh (or was it just Hyderabad?) speaks Urdu. So I guess your Telugu classes are good. But I am just saying, Tamil is the closest there is to a South Indian lingua franca. A far number of films are made in Tamil than Telugu. (Tamil films have to be translated into Telugu, Malayalam, etc.)
MykeSoBe 1 year ago
@MykeSoBe what do you mean by most dominant you myopic ?
In terms of numbers it doesnot go past telugu. Numbers = Dominance.
berkeleycornellmit 1 year ago
@berkeleycornellmit Listen, I never ever once said Telugu was a bad language. I love Telugu as much as Tamil, especially Telugu devotional songs (even though I'm Catholic). I am even trying to learn to read Telugu script (which is way more complicated than Devanagari or Tamil script!). Of course you probably took all my comments as offensive, so I am trying to clarify. Peace.
MykeSoBe 1 year ago
Chill out, they do in fact have Tamil (as well as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, and I think Sanskrit). In fact, they've had it a while longer than Telugu and they have it up to higher levels.
This video was made a couple years ago because the Telugu language program had just started. We wanted to make sure people knew it actually existed and encourage them to take the class.
TeluguAtBerkeley 2 years ago
@MykeSoBe
Sorry buddy to disappoint u but number 2 language is punjabi, 3 is telugu, THEN at 4 is tamil.
devd229 1 year ago
Nice to see The beautiful Telugu language is being spoken worldwide and 6th widely spoken language in the world..
Paadaki sruthi antham,
Maadaki Telugu antham...
sprau09 2 years ago
16th widely spoken language in the world not 6th
chhers
spartakiran 2 years ago
these folks need to watch some PRINCE movies :) Pokiri... for sure!!!
soom66 2 years ago
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mgb6a 2 years ago
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telugu is non sense language
hbkrkohhh6 2 years ago
Moodi pupoo cavala?
ckamireddy 2 years ago
naaku cavali!
enemaclinic 2 years ago
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telugu sucks man iam telugu man but my national language is hindi so l love my country i prefer if u r a indian u should speak in hindi not in your state languages jai hind
hbkrkohhh6 2 years ago
There are so many things wrong with your "argument" that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, you're assuming that these people don't know Hindi.
Secondly, you're assuming that they don't love their country...because they are taking an Indian language class despite being in America at UC Berkeley?
Thirdly, less than half the people in India speak Hindi natively. Telugu is a classical language, the third most spoken in the country (out of about 20-something). It's worth learning.
ChallaniPilli 2 years ago 2
There is no national language for India. India has 22 official languages and Hindi is one among them.
Hindi (alias Urdu) will never be accepted as national language...
National language should be widely spoken Classical Languages of India which is Telugu..
We need to get the facts right.. understand the Hindi(alias Urdu) Propaganda ..
Telugu is beautiful language..
Hindi(alias Urdu) sucks ...
rishi4uonly 2 years ago
How about knowing both languages????? Huh???? Traitor...
SuperJyK 2 years ago
Aaha Telugu appude Berkeley ki vochinatha. Good good.
himynameisakshay 3 years ago
cool people .. keep it going!
తెలుగు లో నే మాట్లాడండి.
ఇది మన మాత్రు భాష
krrgdck 3 years ago
Aaaargh! That squeaky chalk board!!
vmillansim 3 years ago
Yeah...sorry about that...
We didn't film it in the usual room (because it was locked).
TeluguAtBerkeley 3 years ago
manchidi... baaga nerchukondi.
nrkc 3 years ago