“I want to learn to cook traditional dishes.” in Telugu

When to use it

Use it when joining a cooking class or asking a grandmother to teach family recipes.

The sentence in English (“I want to learn to cook traditional dishes.”)

In “I want to learn to cook traditional dishes.” each extra verb takes ‘to’, in the order want–learn–cook.

I

pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter

want

verbwant · tense: present · person: first · number: singular · followed by "to" + verb

to

particleinfinitive marker before the verb

learn

verblearn · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · after "to"

to

particleinfinitive marker before the verb

cook

verbcook · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · after "to"

traditional

adjectiveadjective

dishes

nounplural noun; prepared food

The sentence in Telugu (“నేను సంప్రదాయ వంటకాలు వండటం నేర్చుకోవాలనుకుంటున్నాను.”)

In “నేను సంప్రదాయ వంటకాలు వండటం నేర్చుకోవాలనుకుంటున్నాను.” ‘learn’ and ‘want’ fuse into one long verb, ‘నేర్చుకోవాలనుకుంటున్నాను’ (should-learn + I-am-thinking). ‘వండటం’ (cooking) comes before it.

నేను

pronoun'I'

సంప్రదాయ

adjective'traditional'

వంటకాలు

nounplural of vaṇṭakaṁ 'dish'

వండటం

verbvaṇḍu · form: verbal noun (-ṭaṁ) · 'cooking'

నేర్చుకోవాలనుకుంటున్నాను

verbnērcukonu · form: obligative + anukonu 'want' · tense: present · 'should learn' + 'I think': I want to learn

What changes from one language to the other (English × Telugu)

English links verbs with ‘to’; Telugu with suffixes, in mirror order.

Example conversation