Learning Telugu —interesting observations by a Hindi speaker

Recently, I developed interest in learning Telugu owing to my Telugu friend. I know Hindi and Punjabi (Punjabi is my mother tongue).While learning, I observed some interesting features of the Telugu language. Some of these features might be confusing for a Hindi speaking person.

While learning a new language, you often try to find patterns in the language. To understand the new language, you try to relate the new language with a language you already know. While I am learning Telugu, I try to often relate the features of the…