Daily check-in in Telugu for your parents (తెలుగు)

A daily WhatsApp check-in and follow-up phone call in Telugu for your parents in India. See the exact messages they receive, and the replies they can give.

Telugu is among the fastest-growing Indian languages abroad, carried by a generation of engineers and doctors who left Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Guntur for the US.

Their parents stayed. A check-in in Telugu, at a time that suits a morning in Andhra or Telangana, lets them answer without effort.

What your parent sees, in Telugu

These are the real messages, exactly as they are sent. The English under each one is for you; your parent sees only the Telugu.

నమస్కారం సరోజ 🙏 మీ ఆరోగ్యం గురించి ప్రతిరోజూ WhatsApp లో అడిగి కుటుంబానికి తెలియజేయమని రవి Athnova Care ని కోరారు. మీకు అంగీకారమేనా?Namaste Saroja 🙏 Ravi has asked Athnova Care to check on your health on WhatsApp every day and share updates with your family. Do you agree?

అవును, సరే (Yes, I agree)వద్దు (No)

అవును, సరే

శుభోదయం సరోజ 🙏 ఈరోజు ఉదయం మందులు వేసుకున్నారా?Good morning Saroja 🙏 Did you take your morning medicines today?

అవును, వేసుకున్నా (Yes, taken)ఇంకా లేదు (Not yet)నాకు ఫోన్ చేయండి (Please call me)

అవును, వేసుకున్నా

చాలా మంచిది సరోజ 👍 మీ రోజు బాగుండాలి.Very good Saroja 👍 Have a nice day.

See it on your own WhatsApp, in Telugu

If they do not answer

About three hours later your parent gets a gentle reminder, and then a phone call in Telugu. If the calls are not answered, you are alerted, and then the local contacts you chose.

నమస్కారం సరోజ, క్షేమం అడుగుతున్నాం. ఈరోజు బాగున్నారా?Namaste Saroja, just checking in. Are you doing OK today?

బాగున్నాను (I'm fine)ఒంట్లో బాలేదు (Not feeling well)

Once a week

మీ వారం, సరోజ: 7 రోజుల్లో 6 రోజులు మందులు వేసుకున్నారు. రవి మీ వివరాలు చూడగలరు. ధన్యవాదాలు 🙏Your week, Saroja: medicines taken on 6 of 7 days. Ravi can see your updates. Thank you 🙏

Replies in their own words

Parents do not always use the buttons. These everyday replies, typed the way people type them, are understood:

Your parent types	Understood as
vesukunnanu	I have taken them
avunu, vesukunna	yes, taken
inka ledu	not yet
ontlo baaledu	I am not well
phone cheyandi	please call

Words that suggest an emergency — a fall, chest pain, breathlessness, in Telugu or in English — are recognised too. You are alerted at once and your parent is reminded to call 112.

Where Telugu is spoken

Telugu is spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with large communities in Bengaluru and Chennai.

Emergency guides for cities where Telugu is common: Bengaluru · Chennai · Hyderabad · Vellore · Visakhapatnam · Vijayawada · Tirupati · Guntur · Warangal

Families abroad

Telugu families abroad are most numerous in the US — New Jersey, Texas, California, Virginia — and in the Gulf, the UK, Canada and Australia.

Questions families ask

Can my parent reply in Telugu?

Yes. They can tap the buttons, which are in Telugu, or type or speak in their own words. Replies in Telugu, including replies mixed with English, are understood.

Is the phone call also in Telugu?

Yes. If the WhatsApp message is not answered, the reminder and the phone call are in Telugu.

Can each parent have a different language?

Yes. The language is set for each parent, and you can change it at any time.

Which language does the family app use?

English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic or Indonesian — you choose. The family app is for you; your parent only uses WhatsApp and their phone.

All 21 languages

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Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency in India call 112.