How to Say “Where Are You?” in Telugu

మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు?
meeru ekkada unnaru?
The English phrase "where are you?" is translated into Telugu as మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు? (meeru ekkada unnaru?)
This phrase is used to ask someone about their current physical location.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of meeru (you), ekkada (where) and unnaru (are/exist).

Which one should you use?

మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు? is the polite version, while నువ్వు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నావు? is the informal version.

How does it change in a sentence?

The default polite form మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు? uses the honorific/plural meeru to show respect to the listener. The informal version uses nuvvu for 'you' and the corresponding verb form unnavu instead of the polite meeru and unnaru.

How do you pronounce it?

meeru ekkada unnaru?

Did you know?

  • If you use the informal నువ్వు (nuvvu) with a stranger, it is not just a mistake in formality, but can be perceived as a direct social insult.
  • The polite pronoun మీరు is a cognate of the Tamil word நீர், showing a shared linguistic ancestor from Proto-South Dravidian.
  • If you are speaking to someone much younger or a very close friend, using the polite మీరు might actually sound cold or distancing rather than just respectful.

Examples in context

  • మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు? త్వరగా రండి.
    mīru ekkaḍa unnāru? tvaragā raṇḍi.
    Where are you? Come quickly.

Example conversation

Kiran is calling Pallavi to find her at the mall.

  1. పల్లవి Pallavi

    హలో కిరణ్, మాట్లాడుతున్నాను.
    Halō Kiraṇ, māṭlāḍutunnānu.
    Hello Kiran, I am speaking.
  2. కిరణ్ Kiran

    పల్లవి, మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారు?
    Pallavi, mīru ekkaḍa unnāru?
    Pallavi, where are you?
  3. పల్లవి Pallavi

    నేను ప్రధాన ద్వారం దగ్గర ఉన్నాను.
    Nēnu pradhāna dvāraṃ daggara unnānu.
    I am near the main gate.
  4. కిరణ్ Kiran

    సరే, నేను అక్కడికి వస్తున్నాను.
    Sarē, nēnu akkaḍiki vastunnānu.
    Okay, I am coming there.

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