Relationships in Telugu are called chuttarikaalu (చుట్టరికాలు) or
bandHutvaalu (బంధుత్వాలు). See the two tables below for the most commonly used relationships and start using them in daily life as much as possible.

EnglishTeluguPronunciation
Relationshipచుట్టరికం or బంధుత్వంchuttarikam or
bandHutvam
Relationshipsచుట్టరికాలు or బంధుత్వాలుchuttarikaalu or
bandHutvaalu
Relativeచుట్టం or బంధువుchuttam or
bandHuvu
Relativesచుట్టాలు or బంధువులుchuttaalu or
bandHuvulu
EnglishTeluguPronunciation
Motherఅమ్మamma
Fatherనాన్నnaanna
Sonకొడుకుkoduku
Daughterకూతురుkoothuru
Elder Brotherఅన్నanna
Younger Brotherతమ్ముడుthammudu
Elder Sisterఅక్కakka
Younger Sisterచెల్లిchelli
Grandfatherతాతthaatha
Grandmother (father’s mother)నాయనమ్మnaayanamma
Grandmother (mother’s mother)అమ్మమ్మammamma
Husbandభర్తbhartha
Wifeభార్యbhaarya
Father In Lawమామగారుmaama-gaaru
Mother In lawఅత్తగారుatha-gaaru
Maternal Uncleమామయ్యాmamayya
Paternal Aunt’s Husbandమామగారుmaama-gaaru
Paternal Aunt, Maternal Uncle’s Wifeఅత్తగారుatha-gaaru
Son In Lawఅల్లుడుalludu
Daughter In LawకోడలుkOdalu
Spouse’s elder brotherబావbaava
Elder sister’s husbandబావbaava