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Tamil Alphabet
Tamil Alphabet
Tamil Alphabet
Consonant
k as in kit
as in noon
c as in cow
as in Canyon
as in toy
as in news
t as in time
n as in night
p as in pool
m as in man
y as in you
r as in rabbit
l as in lion
v as in very
as in red
as in look
as in room
as in night
as in show
j as in joke
Tamil Alphabet English Sound Pronunciation Example
as in smile
s as in small
h as in high
k as in racks
Vowel as in
a as in apple
as in father
i as in tip
as in deep
u as in ultimate
as in moon
e as in elephant
as in weed
ai as in Thai
o as in opera
as in moon
au as in bowl
Combined letters as in
( + ) ka as in cat
( + ) k as in cow
( + ) ki as in kit
( + ) k as in kiwi
Tamil Alphabet English Sound Pronunciation Example
( + ) ku as in Kung-fu
( + ) k as in cooler
( + ) ke as in kept
( + ) k as in keep
( + ) kai as in Cairo
( + ) ko as in Congo
( + ) k as in cooler
( + ) kau as in coward
Tamil Adjectives
Learning the Tamil Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives
is in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
English
Tamil Adjectives
Adjectives
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the
Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Adjectives in Tamil
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you
add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
colors nirangal -
black karuppu -
blue neelam -
brown pazhuppu -
gray saambal -
green pachchai -
orange semmanjal -
purple oothaa -
red sikappu -
white vellai -
yellow manjal -
sizes parimaanangal -
big periya -
English Adjectives Tamil Adjectives
deep aazhamaana -
long neelamaana -
narrow kurukalaana -
short kuttaiyaana -
small siriya -
tall uyaramaana -
thick thadiyaana -
thin olliyaana -
wide akalamaana -
shapes vadivangal -
circular vattamaana -
straight neraana -
square sathuramaana -
triangular mukkonamaana -
tastes suvaikal -
bitter kasappaana -
fresh uvarppatra -
sour pulippaana -
English Adjectives Tamil Adjectives
spicy kaarasaaramaana -
sweet inippaana -
qualities tharangal -
bad mosamaana -
clean suththamaana -
difficult kadinamaana -
dirty azhukkaana -
dry kaaindha -
easy yelithaana -
empty kaaliyaana -
expensive kiraakkiyaana -
fast vekamaana -
foreign ayalaana -
full niraindha -
good nalla -
hard kettiyaana -
heavy kanamaana -
inexpensive malivaana -
English Adjectives Tamil Adjectives
light ilesaana -
local oritaththirkuriya -
new puthiya -
noisy saththamaana -
old pazhaiya -
powerful sakthiyulla -
quiet asaiyaatha -
correct sariyaana -
slow methuvaana -
sof miruthuvaana -
very mikavum -
weak valukkuraindha -
wet eeramaana -
wrong thavaraana -
young ilamaiyaana -
quantities alavukal -
few kuraivaana -
little sirithalavaana -
many yeraalamaana -
English Adjectives Tamil Adjectives
much mikundha -
part pakuthi -
some konjam -
a few sila -
whole muzhumaiyaana -
Tamil Adverbs
Learning the Tamil Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is
in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs
can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs. Here are some examples:
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adverbs in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the Adverbs
above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Adverbs in Tamil
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will
help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
yesterday netru -
today inru -
tomorrow naalai -
now ippozhuthu -
then appozhuthu -
later piraku -
tonight inriravu -
already yerkenave -
recently anmaiyil -
soon viraivil -
immediately udanadiyaai -
English Adverbs Tamil Adverbs
still innum -
yet aayinum -
ago munnar -
here ivvidam -
there avvidam -
nowhere yenkumindri -
home veedu -
away tholaivil -
out veliye -
very mikavum -
quite murrilum -
really unmaiyaaga -
fast vekamaaga -
English Adverbs Tamil Adverbs
well nanku -
hard kadinamaaga -
quickly vekamaaga -
slowly medhuvaaga -
carefully kavanamaaga -
hardly apoorvamaaga -
mostly perumpaalum -
almost anekamaaka -
absolutely murrilumaaga -
together onraai -
alone thannanthaniyaaga -
always yeppozhuthum -
frequently adikkadi -
usually vazhakkamaaga -
occasionally yeppozhuthaavathu -
English Adverbs Tamil Adverbs
seldom apoorvamaai -
rarely arithaai -
Tamil Numbers
Learning the Tamil Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is
in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.
Here are some examples:
numbers yenkal -
one onru -
two irandu -
three moondru -
four naanku -
five aindhu -
six aaru -
seven yezhu -
eight yettu -
nine onpadhu -
English Numbers Tamil Numbers
ten paththu -
eleven pathinondru -
twelve pannirandu -
thirteen pathinmoondru -
fourteen pathinaanku -
fifeen pathinaindhu -
sixteen pathinaaru -
seventeen pathinezhu -
eighteen pathinettu -
nineteen paththonpadhu -
twenty irupathu -
hundred nooru -
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers
above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Tamil
Tamil Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity.
They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Tamil. Memorizing
this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
English Numbers Tamil Numbers
first muthalaavathu -
second irandaavathu -
third moonraavathu -
fourth naankaavathu -
fifh ainthaavathu -
sixth aaraavathu -
seventh yezhaavathu -
eighth yettaavathu -
ninth onpathaavathu -
tenth paththaavathu -
eleventh pathinonraavathu -
twelfh pannirandaavathu -
thirteenth pathimoonraavathu -
fourteenth pathinaankaavathu -
fifeenth pathinainthaavathu -
sixteenth pathinaaraavathu -
seventeenth pathinezhaavathu -
eighteenth pathinettaavathu -
English Numbers Tamil Numbers
nineteenth paththonpathaavathu -
twentieth irupathaavathu -
Tamil Articles
Learning the Tamil Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is
in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally
articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
articles peyarchsorkurikal -
a oru/or - /
one onru -
some konjam -
few kuraivaana -
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles
above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Articles in Tamil
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Tamil. Try to practice but also
memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Food unavu -
bread rotti -
breakfast kaalaiyundi -
butter vennai -
candy kalkandu -
cheese paaladaikkatti -
chicken kozhi -
cumin seerakam -
dessert
/
dinner virundhu -
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
fish meen -
fruit pazham -
lamb iraichchi -
lemon yelumichchai -
lunch sirrundi -
meal unavu -
meat maamisam -
oven aduppu -
pepper milaku -
plants payirkal -
pork panriyiraichchi -
salad kaaikari/pazhakkalavai - /
salt uppu -
sandwich idaiyeettappam -
soup kanji -
sugar seeni -
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
apple aappil -
banana vaazhaippazham -
oranges aaranjuppazhangal -
peaches kuzhipperi -
peanut verkkadalai -
pears perikkaai -
pineapple annaasi -
grapes thiraatchai -
strawberries sempurruppazham -
vegetables kaaikarikal -
carrot kaarat -
corn solam -
cucumber pudalankaai -
garlic poondu -
lettuce ilaikkosu -
olives aaliv -
onions venkaayam -
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
peppers milaku -
potatoes urulaikkizhanku -
pumpkin poosanikkaai -
beans avaraikkaai -
tomatoes thakkaali -
Tamil Pronouns
Learning the Tamil Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is
in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things
spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns
(in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
English
Tamil Pronouns
Pronouns
I naan -
you nee/neengal - /
he avan -
she aval -
we naangal -
they avarkal/avaikal - /
English
Tamil Pronouns
Pronouns
me yenakku -
you unakku/ungalukku - /
him avanukku -
her avalukku -
us yengalukku -
them avarkalukku/avaikalukku - /
my yenathu -
your unathu/unkalathu - /
his avanin -
her avalin -
our yenkalin -
their avarkalin/avaikalin - /
mine yennudaiyadhu -
unnudaiyadhu/unkaludaiyadhu -
yours
/
his avanudaiyadhu -
hers avaludaiyadhu -
ours yenkaludaiyadhu -
theirs avarkaludaiyadhu/avaikaludaiyadhu -
English
Tamil Pronouns
Pronouns
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns
above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Pronouns in Tamil
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Tamil
placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
English
Tamil Pronouns
Pronouns
Tamil Plural
Learning the Tamil Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master
it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the
structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the
English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
Plural panmai -
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above
and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Plurals in Tamil
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful
and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
alligator muthalai -
alligators muthalaikal -
bear karadi -
bears karadikal -
bird paravai -
birds paravaikal -
bull yerudhu -
bulls yeruthukal -
cat poonai -
cats poonaikal -
cow pasu -
English Plural Tamil Plural
cows pasukkal -
deer maan -
dog naai -
dogs naaikal -
donkey kazhuthai -
donkeys kazhuthaikal -
eagle kazhuku -
eagles kazhukukal -
elephant yaanai -
elephants yaanaikal -
giraffe ottakachsivingi -
giraffes ottakachsivinkikal -
goat aatu -
goats aadukal -
horse kuthirai -
horses kuthiraraikal -
lion singam -
English Plural Tamil Plural
lions sinkangal -
monkey kuranku -
monkeys kurankukal -
mouse sundeli -
mice sundelikal -
rabbit muyal -
rabbits muyalkal -
snake paampu -
snakes paampukal -
tiger puli -
tigers pulikal -
wolf onaai -
wolves onaaikal -
Tamil Feminine
Learning the Tamil Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is
in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The
complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:
English
Tamil Feminine
Feminine
Feminine penpaal -
English
Tamil Feminine
Feminine
she is
aval oru amerikkan -
American
man aan -
woman pen -
father thanthai -
mother thaai -
brother sakotharan -
sister sakothari -
uncle maamaa/sitrappaa/periyappaa - //
aunt aththai/siththi/periyammaa - //
bull kaalai -
cow pasu -
boy siruvan -
girl sirumi -
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Feminine in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine
above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Feminine in Tamil
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Tamil? Memorizing this
table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
objects porutkal -
bathroom kuliyalarai -
bed padukkai -
ceiling utkoorai -
chair naarkaali -
clothes thunikal -
coat mersattai -
cup kinnam -
desk mesai -
dress utai -
floor tharai -
fork kavaimul -
furniture araikalan -
glass kannaadi -
hat thoppi -
English Vocabulary Tamil Vocabulary
house veedu -
ink mai -
jacket siriyasattai -
kitchen samayalarai -
knife kaththi -
lamp vilakku -
letter kaditham -
map varaipadam -
newspaper seithiththaal -
notebook kurippedu -
pants kaalsattai -
paper kaakitham -
pen penaa -
pencil pensil -
pharmacy marunthakam -
picture padam -
plate thattu -
restaurant sirrundisaalai -
roof koorai -
room arai -
scissors kaththarikkol -
shampoo kazhuvaan -
shirt sattai -
shoes kaalani -
soap sop -
socks kaaluraikal -
spoon karandi -
table mesai -
toilet kazhivarai -
towel thundu -
umbrella kudai -
underwear ullaatai -
wall suvar -
English Vocabulary Tamil Vocabulary
wallet panappai -
window sannal -
telephone tholaipesi -
Tamil Verbs
Learning the Tamil Verbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master
it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Verbs is in the
structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a
verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are
some examples:
Verbs vinaichsorkal -
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table
will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
she appears
aval inru aajaraakiraal -
today
avarkal makizhchsiyadainthaarkal -
they became
happy
avarkal yemaatramaattaarkal -
they don't cheat
I can compare
naan athai oppida mudiyum -
that
he cried about
avan athai patri azhuthaan -
that
they refuse to
avarkal pesa marukkiraarkal -
talk
Tamil Prepositions
Learning the Tamil Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of
Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the
preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
English
Tamil Prepositions
Prepositions
Prepositions munvipakthikal -
with me yennudan -
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Prepositions in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the
Prepositions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Prepositions in Tamil
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help
you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
about kuriththu -
above mele -
across kurukkaaga -
English Prepositions Tamil Prepositions
afer piraku -
against yethiraaga -
among idaiyil -
around sutri/yeraththaazha - /
oppaaga/avvannam/athupolave -
as
//
at il/idaththil/arukil - //
before yethire/munpaaga - /
behind pinnaal -
below keezhe -
beneath keezhe/adiyil - /
beside melum/pakkaththil/arukil - //
between idaiye -
beyond appaal -
but aanaal -
by aal/arukil - /
despite aayinum -
down keezhe -
kaalaththil/velaiyil/pozhuthil -
during
//
English Prepositions Tamil Prepositions
except thavira -
kaaranamaai/kuriththu/yenenraal -
for
//
from thodanki/muthalaai/irundhu - //
in il/ulle/aruke - //
inside ulle/utpakkam - /
into ulle/ulnokki - /
near arukil -
next aduththu -
of il/in/udaiya - //
on mele -
yethiraana/murrilum maaraana - /
opposite
out veliye -
outside veliye/velippuraththil - /
mele/athikamaai/mudivutra nilaiyil -
over
//
per vazhiyaai/moolamaai - /
plus koota -
vattamaana/urundaiyaana/sutru -
round
//
English Prepositions Tamil Prepositions
appozhuthilirundhu/aakaiyaal -
since
/
than kaattilum/vida - /
through kurukke/moolamaai - /
till varaiyil -
to varaiyil -
toward poruttu/nokki/naadi - //
under keezhe/adiyil - /
polillaadha/veru maathiriyaana - /
unlike
until varaiyilum -
up mele -
via vazhiyaaga -
with aal/odu/udan - //
within ulle -
without inri/illaamal - /
according to inanga -
because of kaaranamaaga -
close to pakkaththil/arukil - /
English Prepositions Tamil Prepositions
due to kaaranamaai -
inside of ulle -
instead of pathilaaga -
near to arukil -
next to pakkaththil -
outside of veliye -
prior to munpaaga -
as far as kuriththu/varaiyil - /
in addition to melum -
in front of munnaal -
in spite of irunthapothilum -
on behalf of saarpaai -
demonstrative
suttu munvipakthi -
prepositions
this ithu -
English Prepositions Tamil Prepositions
that athu -
these ivaikal -
those avaikal -
Tamil Negation
Learning the Tamil Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is
in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
Here are some examples:
Negation yethirmarai -
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation
above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Negation in Tamil
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you
add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
English
Tamil Negation
Negation
he doesn't
avan pesaamal irukkiraan -
speak
he doesn't
avan ottaamal irukkiraan -
drive
Tamil Questions
Learning the Tamil Questions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions
is in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself
made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:
Questions vinaakkal -
English Questions Tamil Questions
how? yeppadi? - ?
what? yenna? - ?
why? yen? - ?
where? yenke? - ?
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Questions in Tamil has a logical pattern. Locate the
Questions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamil.
List of Questions in Tamil
Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help
you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
do you speak
nee aankilam pesukiraayaa? - ?
English?
what is your
un peyar yenna? - ?
name?
Happy birthday!
Iniya Pirandha naal vazhtthukkal! !
Merry Christmas!
Iniya kiristhumas vazhtthukkal! !
Hello!
Alo! !
You're welcome!
Paravaa illa! !
Good bye!
Poittu varn! !
My name is ...
En pru ... ...
I live in ...
Naan ...il vasikkiran. ... .
I like Tamil .
Enakku Thamizh pidikkum. .
I have to go.
Naan poganum. .
Excuse me!
Mannikanum (or) Alo! / !
I'm lost.
Enakku vazhi theriyala. .
I Don't Know!
Enakku theriyaathu. .
I Don't Understand!
Enakku puriyala! .
Sorry
Mannikkanum! .
No Problem!
Onnum prachanai illai. .
Don't worry!
Kavalai padaatheinka! !
I love you!
Naan unnai virumpukirn. !
What Is This?
Idhu enna? ?
How much is this?
Idhu evvalavu? ?
I
Naan
He
Avan, Avar (with respect) ,
She
Aval
You
Nee, Neenga (with respect) ,
They
Avanga
It
Adhu
This
Idhu
That
Adhu
Father
Appa
Mother
Amma
Husband
Kanavar
Wife
manaivi
Elder Sister
Akka
Younger Sister
Thangachchi
Elder Brother
Anna
Younger Brother
Thambi
Tamil Vocabulary
Learning the Tamil Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you
master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary
is in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and
serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
Vocabulary sorkalanjiyam -
Countries naadukal -
Australia aasthireliyaa -
Cambodia kampodiyaa -
English Vocabulary Tamil Vocabulary
Canada kanadaa -
China seenaa -
Egypt egipthu -
England ingilaandhu -
France piraans -
Germany jermani -
Greece kirekkam -
India inthiyaa -
Indonesia inthoneesiyaa -
Italy iththaali -
Japan jappaan -
Mexico meksiko -
Morocco moraakko -
Peru peru -
Spain speyin -
Thailand thaailaandhu -
Languages mozhikal -
English aankilam -
Hindi inthi -
Latin ilaththeen -
Days naatkal -
Monday thinkatkizhamai -
Tuesday sevvaaikizhamai -
Wednesday puthankizhamai -
Thursday viyaazhakkizhamai -
English Vocabulary Tamil Vocabulary
Friday vellikkizhamai -
Saturday sanikkizhamai -
Sunday gnaayirrukkizhamai -
time neram -
hour mani -
minute nimidam -
second vinaadi -
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very
useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
different
palveru porutkal -
objects
art kalai -
bank vanki -
beach kadarkarai -
book puththakam -
by bicycle saikkilil -
by bus perundhiyil -
by car kaaril -
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
by train irayilil -
cafe sirrundisaalai -
country naadu -
desert paalaivanam -
dictionary akaraathi -
earth man -
flowers pookkal -
football kaalpanthu -
forest kaadu -
game vilaiyaattu -
garden thottam -
geography pookolam -
history sariththiram -
house veedu -
island theevu -
lake yeri -
math kanakku -
moon santhiran -
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
mountain malai -
movies thiraippadangal -
music paattu -
ocean samuththiram -
office kaariyaalayam -
player vilalaiyaadupavar -
river nathi -
science vinnaanam -
sea kadal -
sky vaanam -
stars natchaththirangal -
supermarket sirappankaadi -
theater aatalarangu -
tree maram -
weather vaanilai -
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
cloudy mekamoottamaaga -
cold kulirchi -
cool kulirndha -
hot soodaana -
pouring pozhikindra -
rain mazhai -
snow venpani -
ice panikkatti -
windy kaatrottamulla -
people makkal -
aunt aththai -
baby kuzhanthai -
brother sakotharan -
daughter makal -
doctor vaiththiyar -
father thanthai -
grandfather thaaththaa -
grandmother paatti -
husband kanavan -
mother thaai -
nurse thaathi -
policeman kaavalthuraiyaal -
English
Tamil Vocabulary
Vocabulary
postman thapaalkaarar -
professor peraasiriyar -
son makan -
teacher aasiriyar -
uncle maamaa/sitrappaa/periyappaa - //
wife manaivi -
Tamil Phrases
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Greeting /
Hi!
Good morning!
Good afternoon!
Good evening!
Hello my friend! ,
Good
Not so good
I missed you
What's new? ?
Nothing new
My pleasure
Farewell Expressions
Good night! !
Good bye! !
I have to go
Good luck! !
Happy birthday! !
Merry Christmas! !
Happy Deevapali !
Congratulations! !
Best wishes!
How to Introduce
?
Yourself
India is a beautiful
country
Just a little
I like Tamil
I will try my best to learn
/
I'm (twenty one, thirty
two) years old
This is my wife
This is my husband
Thomas-
Say hi to Thomas for me
Can you tell me more
about you? ?
I'm single
I'm married
Can I have your phone
number? ?
Do you have any pictures
of you? ?
I like you
I love you
I'm serious
Solving a
Misunderstanding
No problem! !
I don't understand! !
I don't know! !
What does that word
mean in English? ?
in Tamil?
?
What is this? ?
My Tamil is bad
Don't worry! !
Is that right? ?
Is that wrong? ?
I have an accent
You don't have an accent
I'm lost
Go straight
Then
Turn left
Turn right
Is it within walking
?
distance?
He is not here
English Tamil Phrases
Airport
Bus station
Train station
Taxi
Near
Far
Emergency Survival
Phrases
Help! !
Stop! !
Fire! !
Thief! !
Run! !
Call a doctor! !
I feel sick
English Tamil Phrases
I need a doctor
Accident
Food poisoning
It hurts here
It's urgent! !
Calm down! !
(),
Hotel Restaurant Travel
Phrases
Do you have rooms
available? ?
I would like a non-
smoking room
/
I'm here on business /on
vacation
Dirty
Clean
Do you accept credit
cards?
?
/
A table for (one / two)
please!
Is this seat taken?
?
I'm vegetarian /
Waiter / waitress!
It is very delicious! !
I don't like it
English Tamil Phrases
Shopping Expressions
Expensive
Cheap
Daily Expressions
It's 3 o'clock ()
Give me this!
I'm hungry
I'm thirsty
He is funny
In The Morning
In the evening
At Night
Hurry up! !
Leave me alone! !
Writing a Letter
Dear John
English Tamil Phrases
The culture and people
were very interesting
Short Expressions and
words
Good
Bad
Big
Small
Today
Now
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Yes , ,
No
English Tamil Phrases
Fast ,
Slow ,
Hot ,
Cold ,
This
That
Here
There
You
Him
Her
Us
Them
Really? ?
Look! !
What? ?
Where? ?
Who? ?
English Tamil Phrases
How? ?
When? ?
Why? ?
Zero
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten