పడుకోవడానికి వెళ్ళండి
padukovadaniki vellandi
The phrase 'go to sleep' in Telugu is translated as పడుకోవడానికి వెళ్ళండి (padukovadaniki vellandi).
This phrase is used to instruct someone to go to bed for the purpose of sleeping.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase పడుకోవడానికి వెళ్ళండి is composed of padukovadaniki, meaning 'to lie down' or 'to sleep' and vellandi, meaning 'go' or 'please go'.
Which one should you use?
There are different imperative forms depending on the level of politeness and the specific person you are addressing.
How does it change in a sentence?
For direct commands, you can use the informal imperative పడుకో when speaking to friends or children or the polite imperative padukondi for elders or in formal settings.
How do you pronounce it?
padukovadaniki vellandi
Did you know?
- The root word padu in paduko also means 'to fall'. This creates a linguistic link between the act of falling and the act of lying down to sleep.
- If you are telling someone to 'go to sleep' in a very poetic or literary context, you might use the word నిద్రపో (nidrapo), which shares its roots with the Sanskrit word for 'sleep' used in high-register Telugu.
- If you use the very formal నిద్రపోండి (nidrapondi) with a close friend, it can actually feel sarcastic or overly cold, as if you are intentionally creating distance between you.
Example conversation
Kavya is telling Ravi that it is late at night.
- కావ్య Kavyaరవి, సమయం చాలా అయింది.Ravi, samayam cālā ayindi.Ravi, it's very late.
- రవి Raviనేను ఇంకా పుస్తకం చదువుతున్నాను.Nēnu iṅkā pustakam caduvutunnānu.I am still reading a book.
- కావ్య Kavyaరేపు ఆఫీసు ఉంది, పడుకోవడానికి వెళ్ళండి.Rēpu āfisu undi, paḍukōvaḍāniki veḷḷaṇḍi.You have office tomorrow, go to sleep.
- రవి Raviసరే, నేను వెళ్తున్నాను.Sarē, nēnu veḷtunnānu.Okay, I am going.
