A strong budget-friendly starter combo is a standard zoom plus the Canon 50mm f/1.8.

Why this works:

• 50mm f/1.8: inexpensive, sharp, great for learning depth of field, low-light shooting, and portraits.
• General-purpose zoom: something like an EF-S 18-135mm gives broad everyday coverage and is often preferred over an 18-200mm because superzooms usually trade some image quality for convenience.

A few practical notes:

• On Canon APS-C bodies, focal lengths feel longer because of the 1.6x crop factor, so a 50mm behaves like a short telephoto, which is why it suits portraits more than wide everyday use.
• For a first DSLR, a huge telephoto range isn’t always essential; lighter lenses are more likely to get used.
• If the camera already comes with a kit zoom, adding the 50mm f/1.8 and an external flash can be an even better learning setup for indoor photography than buying a second lens right away.

So: 50mm f/1.8 + EF-S 18-135mm is a solid two-lens choice. If there’s a kit lens included, consider 50mm f/1.8 + flash instead.