వెళ్లిపో
vellipo
To say 'go away' in Telugu, you use వెళ్లిపో (vellipo).
The phrase is used to express the act of departing or leaving a place. It can function as a general description of leaving or as a direct command to someone to depart.
Meaning: to depart or leave a place (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The word వెళ్లిపో is a compound of వెళ్లు, which means 'to go' and పో, which means 'to go' or 'depart'.
Which one should you use?
While వెళ్లిపో is used as a command to tell someone to go away, it can also be used more broadly to describe the general act of leaving or departing.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form వెళ్లిపో is informal and is used for friends or younger people. Because it is often used as a blunt command, it can sound rude depending on your tone. For a polite version, use వెళ్లిపోండి or the phrase దూరంగా వెళ్లండి.
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form వెళ్లిపో is an imperative form used for commands or informal situations. If you want to express the present continuous tense, 'I am going away', use the form వెళ్ళిపోతున్నాను.
How do you pronounce it?
vellipo
Did you know?
- While వెళ్లిపో is used for people, Telugu uses entirely different verbs for 'go away' when referring to things like smells, fears or diseases.
- The phrase is a linguistic tautology because it combines two different verbs that both mean 'to go', effectively saying 'go-go' to create a sense of completed movement.
- In certain South Indian cinematic tropes, a character shouting వెళ్లిపో often signals a dramatic emotional climax or a permanent severance of a relationship rather than just a physical departure.
Examples in context
- నువ్వు ఇప్పుడే వెళ్లిపో.nuvvu ippuḍē veḷḷipō.You go away right now.
Example conversation
Kiran is bothering Shravani while she is working.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniకిరణ్, నన్ను ఇబ్బంది పెట్టకు.Kiṟaṇ, nannu ibbandi peṭṭaku.Kiran, do not bother me.
- కిరణ్ Kiranనేను ఏం చేశాను?Nēnu ēṃ chēśānu?What did I do?
- శ్రావణి Sravaniదయచేసి వెళ్లిపో.Dayachēsī veḷḷipō.Please go away.
- కిరణ్ Kiranసరే, నేను వెళ్తున్నాను.Sarē, nēnu veḷḷutunnānu.Okay, I am leaving.
