Third-person personal pronouns in Telugu

 In this lesson, you will learn third-person pronouns in Telugu. The use of pronoun depends upon the distance between you and a person you want to talk about.

Let us take the example of Prasad (name of a male person). If Prasad is standing near, then you’ll use the pronoun “ఇతడు” (Ithadu) / “ఈయన” (Eeyana) / “వీడు” (Veedu), and if he is away from you, then you’ll use the pronoun “అతడు” (Athadu) / “ఆయన” (Aayana) / “వాడు” (Vaadu).

Let us take the example of Swathi (name of a female person). If Swathi is standing near, then you’ll use the pronoun “ఈమె” (Eeme) / “ఈవిడ” (Eevida) / “ఇది” (Idhi), and if she is away from you, then you’ll use the pronoun “ఆమె” (Aame) / “ఆవిడ” (Aavida) / “అది” (Adhi).

Here is the description for the usage of each third person pronoun:

·        Athadu (అతడు) (he) is used more in written or classical language and daily conversations.

·        Aayana (ఆయన) / Eeyana (ఈయన) (he) is used to show respect towards older people, i.e., the word is used when talking about men older than you to show politeness. 

·        Vaadu (వాడు) / veedu (వీడు) (he) is used in informal situations or when speaking about men younger than you.

·        Aame (ఆమె) / Eeme (ఈమె) (she) is used more in written or classic language and daily conversations.

·        Aavida (ఆవిడ) / Eevida (ఈవిడ) is used to show respect for older women.

·        Adhi (అది) / idhi (ఇది) is used to talk about women younger than you. Adhi and idhi are also used to denote ‘it,’ i.e., the things or objects.

English	Telugu
I am Murali.	నేను మురళిని. (Naenu Muralini.)
He is Prasad/This is Prasad.	ఇతడు ప్రసాద్. (Ithadu Prasad.) / ఈయన ప్రసాద్ గారు. (Eeyana Prasad gaaru) - honor / వీడు ప్రసాద్. (Ithadu Prasad) – more informal. Third Person (close to you)
He is Prasad./That is Prasad.	అతడు ప్రసాద్. (Ahadu Prasad.) / ఆయన ప్రసాద్ గారు. (Aayana Prasad gaaru.) - honor / వాడు ప్రసాద్. (Vaadu Prasad.) – more informal. Third Person (away from you)
She is Veena./This is Veena.	ఈమె వీణ. (Eeme Veena.) / ఈవిడ వీణ గారు. (Eevida Veena gaaru.) - honor / ఇది వీణ. (Idhi Veena) – more informal. Third Person (close to you)
She is Veena./That is Veena.	ఆమె వీణ. (Aame Veena.) /ఆవిడ వీణ గారు. (Aavida Veena gaaru.) - honor / అది వీణ. (Adhi Veena.) – more informal. Third Person (close to you)