ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు
ugādi śubhākāṅkṣalu
The phrase "ugadi wishes" is translated into Telugu as ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు (ugādi śubhākāṅkṣalu).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ఉగాది (the name of the festival) and శుభాకాంక్షలు (wishes or greetings).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word for wishes, శుభాకాంక్షలు, is used in its plural form, which is the standard way to express formal greetings in Telugu.
How do you pronounce it?
ugādi śubhākāṅkṣalu
Did you know?
- During Ugadi, many people eat a special dish called ఉగాది పచ్చడి (Ugadi Pachadi) which contains six different tastes to represent the six emotions of life.
- The word ఉగాది comes from the Sanskrit words yuga, meaning 'age' or 'era', and ādi, meaning 'beginning'.
- In Telugu culture, instead of just saying the words, it is common to greet elders by touching their feet during this festival period.
Examples in context
- మీకు మరియు మీ కుటుంబ సభ్యులకు ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు.Meeku mariyu mee kutumba sabhyulaku Ugadi shubhakankshalu.Ugadi wishes to you and your family members.
- అందరికీ ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు!Andariki Ugadi shubhakankshalu!Ugadi wishes to everyone!
- నేను మీకు ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు తెలియజేస్తున్నాను.Nenu meeku Ugadi shubhakankshalu teliyajesthunnanu.I am conveying Ugadi wishes to you.
Example conversation
Pallavi calls Venkat to greet him on the New Year.
- పల్లవి Pallaviవెంకట్, మీకు ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు!Venkat, meeku Ugadi shubhakankshalu!Venkat, Ugadi wishes to you!
- వెంకట్ Venkatధన్యవాదాలు పల్లవి, మీకు కూడా ఉగాది శుభాకాంక్షలు.Dhanyavadalu Pallavi, meeku kuda Ugadi shubhakankshalu.Thank you Pallavi, Ugadi wishes to you too.
- పల్లవి Pallaviఈ ఏడాది మీకు అంతా మంచే జరగాలి.Ee edadi meeku antha manche jaragali.May everything good happen to you this year.
- వెంకట్ Venkatఅలాగే, ధన్యవాదాలు.Alage, dhanyavadalu.Likewise, thank you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ఉగాది, CC BY-SA 4.0.
