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Here's a list of English vowel sounds with their closest Telugu letter representations. It's important to note that some English sounds don't have a direct equivalent in Telugu because Telugu vowels are more straightforward. I'll also include the closest Telugu sound to the English pronunciation where a direct equivalent might not exist.

Short Vowels in English and Their Telugu Equivalents:


    1.    /æ/ as in “cat” - Closest to అ (a).
    2.    /ɛ/ as in “bed” - Closest to ఎ (e).
    3.    /ɪ/ as in “sit” - Closest to ఇ (i).
    4.    /ɒ/ as in “cot” - No direct equivalent, but అ (a) is somewhat close.
    5.    /ʌ/ as in “cut” - No direct equivalent, but అ (a) can be somewhat close.
    6.    /ʊ/ as in “put” - Closest to ఉ (u).

Long Vowels in English and Their Telugu Equivalents:

    1.    /iː/ as in “see” - ఈ (ee).
    2.    /uː/ as in “too” - ఊ (oo).
    3.    /ɑː/ as in “father” - ఆ (aa).
    4.    /ɔː/ as in “call” - Closest to ఓ (o), though not a perfect match.
    5.    /eɪ/ as in “say” - ఏ (e) combined with a shorter య (ya) sound.
    6.    /aɪ/ as in “my” - ఐ (ai).
    7.    /oʊ/ as in “no” - ఓ (o) combined with a shorter వ (va) sound.
    8.    /aʊ/ as in “now” - ఔ (au).

Diphthongs:

    1.    /ɔɪ/ as in “boy” - ఒయ్ (oy).
    2.    /ɪə/ as in “near” - ఇయా (iya).
    3.    /eə/ as in “hair” - ఏర (era), though not commonly used as a diphthong in standard Telugu script.

Keep in mind, the equivalences are approximations because Telugu vowels are more straightforward and don't always exactly match the nuances of English vowel sounds.

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anna, retire ayyaka partime english fanthulu avdam ani flan lo vunnava ??

lots of vomericans go to east asia to teach english and travel; digital nomads type. 

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