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àò¤ó¢ â¿î¢¶è÷¢ - 12
ªñò¢ â¿î¢¶è÷¢ - 18
Ýò¢îñ¢ - 1
àò¤ó¢ªñò¢ â¿î¢¶è÷¢ - 216

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Beginners Programme
Beginners Programme

In this part of the course we will go through the world of the

Tamil Alphabet.

The Tamil Alphabet consists of

vowels - 12
Consonants - 18
aaytham - 1
vowels consonants - 216

216 vowel consonants are formed by the combinations of

vowels and consonants.
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Key to Transcription

Ü a è¢ k / g ø¢ tR / R
Ý A é¢ ng ù¢ n
Þ i ê¢ s / ch û¢ sh
ß I ë¢ nj ú¢ s
à u ì¢ t / d ü¢ j
á U í¢ N ý¢ h
â e î¢ th / dh þ¢ ksh
ã E ï¢ ñ ÿ sri
ä ai ð¢ p / b
å o ñ¢ m
æ O ò¢ y
å ÷ au ó¢ r
ç q ô¢ l
õ¢ v
ö¢ zh
÷¢ L

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ð£ìñ¢ - 1

ì ð ò ñ ö

/åô¤ð¢¹ :
Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢

In Tamil, the letter ‘‘ì

ì’ is pronounced
either as Ta or DaDa..

Example:

ì Ta As in the word tu
tusk

Da As in the word Du
Dusk

‘ì’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ì’

ðì
ì ñ¢ paTa
Tam
Ta Picture

èì
ì ô¢ kaTa
Tal
Ta Sea
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°ì
ì ñ¢ Tam
kuTa
Ta Pot

ì ñ¢
ñì maTa
Tam Monastery
Ta

In tamil, the letter ‘‘ð

ð’ is pronounced
either as pa or ba

Example:

ð pa As in the word pu
puppy

ba As in the word bu
bulb
‘ð’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢
‘ð’â¿î¢
words with the letter ‘ð’

ð² pa
pacu Cow

ð öñ¢ pa
pazam Fruit

ð ì¢ ì ñ¢ pa
paTTam Kite
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Letter ‘‘ò
ò’ is pronounced as ya

Example:

ò ya As in the word ya
yal
Roya

‘ò’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢

‘ò’â¿î¢
words with the letter ‘ò’

õò
ò ô¢ yal
vaya
ya Field

ò ô¢
ºò muya
yal
ya Rabbit

¹ò
ò ô¢ puya
yal
ya Storm

°ò ya
ò õù¢ kuya
yavan Potter

Letter ‘‘ñ
ñ’ is pronounced as ‘‘ma
ma
ma’’

Example:

ñ ma As in the word mu
mug
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‘ñ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢

‘ñ’â¿î¢
words with the letter ‘ñ’

ñ óñ¢ ma
maram Tree

ñ ò¤ô¢ ma
mayil Peacock

Üñ¢ñ ù¢ amma
man
ma Goddess

ñ ¬ô ma
malai Mountain

Letter ‘‘ö
ö’ is unique for tamil it is
pronounced as ‘‘zhazha
zha’’

Example:

ö zha As in the word pazha

zham
zha

‘ö’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢

‘ö’â¿î¢
words with the letter ‘ö’

ï¤ö
ö ô¢ n’izha
zhal
zha Shadow
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°ö zha
zhan’tai
ö î kuzha Baby

ö ô¢
°ö kuzha
zhal
zha Flute

ì¢ ð¢ ò¢ ñ¢ ö¢
/åô¤ð¢¹ :
Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢

Letter ‘‘ì¢
좒 is pronounced as ‘‘it
it
it’’

Example:

ì¢ it As in the word Cu
Cutt

‘좒â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢

words with the letter ‘좒

ì¢ ì ñ¢
èì¢ a ttam
ka Square

êì¢
좬ì
ì¢ sa
a ttai Shirt

õì¢
ì¢ ì ñ¢ va
a ttam Circle
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Letter ‘‘ð¢
𢒠is pronounced as ‘‘ip
ip
ip’’

Example:

ð¢ ip As in the word pu
pupppy

‘ð¢’â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢

words with the letter ‘ð¢’

èð¢
ð¢ ðô¢ kap
p pal Ship

Üð¢
ð¢ ð ñ¢ ap
p pam Food Item

Ýð¢
ð¢ ð ñ¢ Ap
p pam Food Item

ðð¢
ð¢ ð £÷¤ pap
p pALi Papaya

Letter ‘‘ò¢
ò¢’ is pronounced as ‘‘iy
iy
iy’’

ò¢ iy As in the word boy

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‘ò¢’â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢

words with the letter ‘ò¢’

è£ò¢
ò¢ kAy
Ay Vegetable

ï£ò¢
ò¢ n’Ay
Ay Dog

«êò¢
ò¢ cEy
Ey Baby

Letter ‘‘ñ¢
ñ¢’ is pronounced as ‘‘im
im
im’’

Example:

ñ¢ im As in the word Roo

Roomm

‘ñ¢’â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢

words with the letter ‘ñ¢’

èñ¢ m paLam
ñ¢ ð÷ñ¢ kam Carpet
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ðñ¢ m param
ñ¢ ð óñ¢ pam Top

ñ¢ ñ £
Üñ¢ am
m mA Mother

°ìñ¢
ñ¢ kuTam
m Pot

Letter ‘‘ö¢
ö¢’ is pronounced as ‘‘izh
izh
izh’’

Example:

ö¢ izh As in the word Tham izh

Thamizh
‘ö¢’â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢
words with the letter ‘ö¢’

î£ö¢
ö¢ tAz
Az Latch

ò£ö¢
ö¢ yAz
Az Harp

°ñ¤ö¢
ö¢ kumiz
iz Bubble
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ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Match the letter in the first row with similar

letter in the second row.

1. ð 2. ì

ð ò ñ ì ð ò ñ

3. ò 4. ñ

ì ð ò ñ ì ð ò ñ

2. Fill in the blanks with letters given below

ì¢ ð¢ ñ¢ ò¢ ö¢

ì ð ñ ò ö

ðð¢ _ ìñ¢ ð _ ð£÷¤ ð _ ðóñ¢

ðì¢ _ ñ¢ õ _ ìñ¢ Üð¢ _ ñ¢

ð _ ñ¢ ð _ ñ¢
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3. Writing Exercise

ì ì ì ì ì ì ì

4. Writing Exercise

ð ð ð ð ð ð ð
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5. Writing Exercise

ò ò ò ò ò ò ò

6. Writing Exercise

ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ ñ
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7. Writing Exercise

ö ö ö ö ö ö ö
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ð£ìñ¢- 2- 2
ð£ìñ¢

ó ê è î

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘ó
ó’ is pronounced as ‘‘ra
ra
ra’’

Example:

ó ra As in the Word Orange

‘ó’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ó’

ñ ó ñ¢ ma ra
mara
ramm Tree

ðñ¢ð
ðñ¢ðóó ñ¢ pampa ra
pampara
ramm Top

êè¢è
êè¢èóó ñ¢ cakka ra
cakkara
ramm Wheel

Ü ó êù¢ a ra can
racan King
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Letter ‘‘ê
ê’ is pronounced as ‘‘ca
ca
ca’’

Example:

ê ca As in the word Church

‘ê’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ê’

ê 颰 ca gku Conch

ê î ca n’tai
can’tai Market

ê 좬ì ca ttai Shirt

ê ù¢ùô¢ ca nnal
cannal Window

ð ê ¬ô pa ca lai
paca Spinach
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õ ê ñ¢¹ va ca
vaca mpu
campu Sweet flag

ªï
ªïêê¾ n’e ca
n’eca vu
cavu Weaving

Letter ‘‘è
è’ is pronounced as ‘‘ka
ka
ka’’

Example:

è ka As in the word Cut

‘è’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘è’

è ìô¢ ka dal Sea

è ì¢ììñ¢ ka ttatam
kattatam Building

è ð¢ðô¢ ka ppal Ship

è ó® ka rati
karati Bear
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Letter ‘‘î
î’ is pronounced as ‘‘tha
tha
tha’’

Example:

î t h a As in the word Tha mizh

Thamizh

‘î’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘î’

î õ¬÷ tha vaLai

thavaLai Frog

î® tha Ti Club

î ê¢êó¢ tha ccar

thaccar Carpenter

î 좴 tha ttu

thattu Plate
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Letter ‘ó¢’ pronounced as ‘ir’

Example:

ó¢ ir as in the Word Car

‘ó¢’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ó¢’

ð£ó¢ pA r World

«î ó¢ tE r Chariot

ñô ó¢ mala
malarr Flower

á ó¢ Ur Village

Letter ‘ꢒ pronounced as ‘ich’

Example:

ê¢ ich as in the Word Chur ch

urch
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‘ꢒ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ꢒ

ñ ê¢ êñ¢
ê¢êñ¢ ma
macc cam mole

î ê¢ êù¢
ê¢êù¢ ta
tacc can Carpenter

° ê¢ ê¤
ê¢ê¤ ku
kucc ci Stick

à ê¢ ê¤
ê¢ê¤ u c ci Peak

Letter ‘袒 pronounced as ‘ik’

Example:

è¢ ik as in the Word Desk

‘袒 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘袒

ê è¢ èóñ¢
è¢èóñ¢ ca
cakk karam Wheel
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Ì è¢ è÷¢
è¢è÷¢ pU k kal Flowers

ð è¢ èñ¢
è¢èñ¢ pa k kam Page

êó¢ è¢
êó¢è¢ è¬ó car
è¢è¬ó carkk karai Sugar

Letter ‘ pronounced as ‘ith’

Example:

î¢ ith as in the Word Cloth

‘ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘

ï î¢ ¬î n’attai Snail

ªñ î¢ ¬î
ªñî¢ mettai Bed
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ñ î¢ î÷ñ¢ mattaLam
î¢î÷ñ¢ Percussion
Instrument

¹ î¢ îèñ¢
î¢îèñ¢ puttakam Book

ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1 . Match the letter in the first row with similar

letter in the second row.

ê è ó î

ñê¢êñ¢ Ìè¢è÷¢ ñóñ¢ î좴

2 . fill in the blanks with the letters given below.

ó ê è î
ó¢ ê¢ è¢ î¢

î _ êó¢ ê _ èóñ¢

ê _ îñ¢ ð _ èñ¢
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3.Writing Exercise

ó ó ó ó ó ó ó

4.Writing Exercise
ê ê ê ê ê ê ê
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5.Writing Exercise

è è è è è è

6.Writing Exercise

î î î î î î î
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7.Writing Exercise êè¢ è óñ¢ , îèóñ¢ , êî¢ î ñ¢

êè¢ è óñ¢ îèóñ¢ êî¢ î ñ¢

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ð£ìñ¢- 3- 3
ð£ìñ¢

Ü Ý Þ ß

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘Ü’ is pronounced as ‘a’

Example:

Ü a as in the word animal

‘Ü’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ü’

Ü ñ¢ñ£ a mmA Mother

Ü ð¢ð£ a ppA Father

Ü ù¢ùñ¢ a nnam Swan

Ü í¤ô¢ a Nil Squirrel

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Letter ‘Ý’ is pronounced as ‘A’

Example:

Ý A as in the word Armour

‘Ý’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ý’

Ý´ A Tu Goat

ÝÁ A Ru River

Ý ôñóñ¢ A lamaram Banyan Tree

ݬñ A mai Tortoise

Letter ‘Þ’ is pronounced as ‘i’

Example:

Þ i as in the word iink

nk
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‘Þ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Þ’

Þ¬ô i lai Leaf

Þ ì¢ìô¤ i TTali Idly

Þ ï¢î¤ò£ i n’tiyA India

Þ ñòñ¢ i mayam Himalaya

Letter ‘ß’ is pronounced as ‘I’’

Example:

ß I as in the word St ee
eell
Stee

‘ß’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ß’

ß I Housefly
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ß ì¢® tti
Itti Spear

ß ê¢êñ¢ðöñ¢ I ccampazam Date

Letter ‘죒 is pronounced as ‘TA’

Example:

ì£ TA as in the word Ta
Tallll

‘죒 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘죒

õ£ ì£ ñôó¢ vA TA
vATA malar
TAmalar Non-fading
flower

ï£ì£ n’A TA
n’ATA Tape

Ã ì£ óñ¢
ì£óñ¢ kU TA
kUTA ram
TAram Tent

î ì£ èñ¢
ì£èñ¢ ta TA
taTA kam
TAkam Pond
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Letter ‘𣒠is pronounced as ‘pA’

Example:

ð£ pA as in the word pa th
path

‘𣒠â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ð£’

ð£ô¢ pAL Milk

ð£ ð¢ð£ pA ppA Baby

ð£óî¤ pA rati
pArati Barathi

ðð¢ ð£ ÷¤ pap pA Li Papaya

Letter ‘ò£’ is pronounced as ‘yA’

Example:

ò£ yA as in the word ya cht

yacht
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‘ò£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ò£’

ò£ ¬ù yA nai
yAnai Elephant

õ¤ ò£ ð£ó¤
ò£ð£ó¤ v yA pAri
yApAri Merchant

î£ ò£ ó¢ tA yA
yArr
tAyA Mother

õ¤¬÷ ò£
õ¤¬÷ò£
ò£´´ viLai yA
viLaiyA Tu
yATu Play

Letter ‘ñ£’ is pronounced as ‘mA’

Example:

ñ£ mA as in the word mo del

model

‘ñ£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ñ£’

ñ£ ù¢ mA
mAnn Deer
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ñ£ ñóñ¢
ñ£ñóñ¢ mA maram
mAmaram Mango Tree

Üñ¢ ñ£
Üñ¢ñ£ am mA
ammA Mother

ñ£´ mA Tu
mATu Cow

Letter ‘ö£’ is pronounced as ‘zA’

Example:
ö£ zA as in the word vi zA
vizA
(Festival)

‘ö£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ö£’

Ý ö£ 袰
ö£è¢° A zA kku
zAkku A Measure

à ö£ é¢èô¢
ö£é¢èô¢ kU zA gal
zAgal Pebble

ã ö£ ò¤óñ¢
ö£ò¤óñ¢ E zA yiram
zAyiram Seven
Thousand
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Letter ‘ó£’ is pronounced as ‘rA’

Example:

ó£ rA as in the word Ro ck
Rock

‘ó£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ó£’

î¤ ó£ 좬ê
ó£ì¢¬ê ti rA
tirA Tcai
rATcai Grape

îó£² ta rA
tarA cu
rAcu Balance

ó£í¤ rA Ni
rANi Queen

Letter ‘꣒ is pronounced as ‘cA’

Example:

ê£ cA as in the word So ng
Song

‘꣒ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘꣒

ê£ ì¢¬ì cA TTai
cATTai Whip
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Üê¢ ê£
Üê¢ê£ í¤
ê£í¤ ac cA
accA Ni
cANi Axle Pin

ê£ õ¤ cA vi Key

ê£ ð¢ð£´
ê£ð¢ð£´ cA ppATu
cAppATu Food

Letter ‘裒 is pronounced as ‘kA’

Example:

è£ kA as in the word Co ck
Cock

‘裒 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘裒

è£ èñ¢
è£èñ¢ kA kam
kAkam Crow

îè¢ è£ ÷¤
è£÷¤
îè¢è£ tak kA
takkA Li
kALi Tomato

è£ ¬÷ kA Lai Bull
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è£ ¶ kA tu
kAtu Ear

Letter ‘ is pronounced as ‘tA’

Example:

î£ tA as in the word Tha

Thaww

‘ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘

î£ ñ¬ó tA marai
tAmarai Lotus

î£ ò£ó¢ tA yAr
tAyAr Mother

î£ ÷ ¢ tAL Paper

ªð£î¢ î£
ªð£î¢î£ ù¢
î£ù¢ pot tA
pottA
tAnn Button
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Letter ‘®’ is pronounced as ‘Ti’

Example:

® Ti as in the word Ti cket

Ticket

‘®’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘®’

ßì¢ ® IT Ti Spear

î® ta Ti Club

èì¢
è좮® ô¢ kaT Ti l Cot

ªî£ì¢ ® toT Ti
toTTi Tank

Letter ‘¯’ is pronounced as ‘TI’’

Example:

¯ TI as in the word Tea cher

Teacher
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‘¯’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¯’

«è£
«è£¯¯ ú¢ õ óù¢ kO TI
kOTI svaran
TIsvaran Billionaire

ðì¢
ð좯¯ ú¢õóù¢ paT TI
paTTI svaran patiswaran
TIsvaran

«èì¢
«è좯¯ «ó£? KET TI
KETTI rO
TIrO did you listen?

èí¢
èí¢¯¯ «ó£? kan TI
kanTI rO
TIrO did you see?

Letter ‘𤒠is pronounced as ‘pi’’

Example:

ð¤ pi as in the word Pi
Pigg

‘𤒠â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ð¤’

ð¤ ù¢ùô¢ pi nnal Plait

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¬èð¢ ð¤
¬èð¢ð¤
𤮮 kaip pi Ti Handle

îñ¢ ð¤ tham bi
thambi Younger Brother

èñ¢ ð¤
èñ¢ð¤ kam bi
kambi wire

Letter ‘𦒠is pronounced as ‘pI’’

Example:

ð¦ PI as in the word Pea

Peakk

‘𦒠â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ð¦’

ð¦ é¢è£ù¢ pI
ð¦é¢è£ù¢ gkAn
pIgkAn Porcelain

ð¦ ð¢ð£ò¢ pI ppAy
ð¦ð¢ð£ò¢ Barrel
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Letter ‘ò¤’ is pronounced as ‘yi’’

Example:

ò¤ yi as in the word ear

‘ò¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ò¤’

«è£ ò¤
«è£ò¤ ô¢ kO yi l
ò¤ô¢ Temple

õ£ ò¤
õ£ò¤ ô¢
ò¤ô¢ vA yi l
vAyi Entrance

Letter ‘ò¦’ is pronounced as ‘yI’’

Example:

ò¦ yI as in the word effle Tower

‘ò¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ò¦’

âø¤ ò¦
âø¤ò¦ 좮
ò¦ì¢® eri yI
eriyI TTi
yITTi Javelin

¹õ¤ ò¦
¹õ¤ò¦ ó¢ð¢¹
ò¦ó¢ð¢¹ puvi yI
puviyI rppu
yIrppu Gravity
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Letter ‘ñ¤’ is pronounced as ‘mi’’

Example:

ñ¤ mi as in the word mi lk
milk

‘ñ¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ñ¤’

ñ¤ ù¢ùô¢
ñ¤ù¢ùô¢ mi nnal
minnal Lightning

ñ¤ ÷° mi Laku Pepper
miLaku

Letter ‘ñ¦’ is pronounced as ‘mI’’

Example:

ñ¦ mI as in the word me ter

meter

‘ñ¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ñ¦’

ñ¦ ù¢
ñ¦ù¢ mi n Fish

ñ¦ ¬ê
ñ¦¬ê cai
micai Moustache
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Letter ‘ö¤’ is pronounced as ‘zi’’

Example:

ö¤ zi as in the word vi zhi (Eye)

vizhi

‘ö¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ö¤’

«è£ ö¤ kO zi Hen

Letter ‘ö¦’ is pronounced as ‘zI’’

Example:

ö¦ zI as in the word vaa zhi

vaazhi
(Long live!)

‘ö¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ö¦’

î£ ö¦ ó¢
ö¦ó¢ tA zI
zIrr
tAzI Stoop not!

Letter ‘ó¤’ is pronounced as ‘ri’’

Example:

ó¤ ri as in the word Ri ng
Ring
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‘ó¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ó¤’

ïó¤ n’a ri
n’ari Fox

ãó¤ E ri Lake

Letter ‘ó¦’ is pronounced as ‘rI’’

Example:

ó¦ rI as in the word Ream

Ream

‘ó¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ó¦’

ê ó¦ óñ¢
ó¦óñ¢ car Ir
carIr am
Iram sariram

ó¦ é¢è£óñ¢
ó¦é¢è£óñ¢ rIgkAram Buzz

Letter ‘ꤒ is pronounced as ‘ci’’

Example:

ê¤ ci as in the word si ckle

sickle
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‘ꤒ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ꤒ

ê¤ é¢èñ¢
ê¤é¢èñ¢ ci gkam Lion
cigkam

àê¢ ê¤
àê¢ê¤ uc ci
ucci Peak

Letter ‘ꦒ is pronounced as ‘cI’’

Example:

ê¦ cI as in the word sea

seatt

‘ꦒ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ꦒ

ê¦ õô¢
ê¦õô¢ cI val beetlenut

ê¦ ð¢¹
ê¦ð¢¹ cI ppu
cIppu Comb

Letter ‘褒 is pronounced as ‘ki’’

Example:

è¤ ki as in the word kick

kick
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‘褒 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘褒

è¤ ÷¤ ki L i Parrot

è¤ í¢íñ¢ ki NNam Bowl

è¤í¢íñ¢

Letter ‘覒 is pronounced as ‘kI’’

Example:

è¦ kI as in the word kee

keell

‘覒 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘覒

è¦ ó¤
è¦ó¤ kI ri Mangoose

è¦ ¬ó
覬ó kI rai
kIrai Greens

Letter ‘ is pronounced as ‘ti’’

Example:

î¤ ti as in the word Thi ck

Thick
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‘ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘

î¤ í¢¬í ti NNai Pial

èî¢ î¤
èî¢î¤ kat ti Knife

Letter ‘ is pronounced as ‘tI’’

Example:

î¦ tI as in the word Thie

Thieff

‘ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘

î¦ tI Fire

î¦ õ좮
î¦õ좮 t IvaTTi
vaTTi Fire torch
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ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Match the letter in the first row with similar

letter in the second row.

Ý ê¤

Ü Ý Þ è¤ ê¤ ñ¤ ð¤

2. Fill in the blanks with letters given below.

Üñ¢ _ è£

Üð¢ _ ñ£

Üè¢ _ ð£

3.Writing Exercise

Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü Ü
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4.Writing Exercise

Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý Ý

5.Writing Exercise

Þ Þ Þ Þ Þ Þ
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6.Writing Exercise

ß ß ß ß ß ß
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ð£ìñ¢ --44
Lesson

ï é
Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘ï
ï’ is pronounced as ‘‘n’a
n’a
n’a’’

Example:

ï n'a As in the Word or na

orna ment
nament

‘ï’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ï’

ï í¢´ n'a NTu

n'aNTu Crab

ï ìùñ¢ n'a Tanam

n'aTanam Dance

ï î n'a ttai

n'attai Snail

ïó¤ n'a ri
n'ari Jackal
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Letter ‘‘é
é’ is pronounced as ‘‘ga
ga
ga’’

Example:

é ga As in the Word Fi ng
Fing er
nger

‘é’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘é’

âé¢éùñ¢ eg ga
egga nam
ganam In what Manner

Üé¢
Üé¢éé ùñ¢ ag ga
agga nam
ganam In that Manner

Þé¢
Þé¢éé ùñ¢ ig ga
igga nam
ganam In this Manner

Letter ‘‘ï¢
 is pronounced as ‘‘n’
n’
n’’’

Example:

ï¢ n’ As in the Word Ga nd
Gand hi
ndhi
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‘ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘

ð ï¢ ¶ pa n'th
pan'th
n'thuu ball

ê ï¢ îùñ¢
ï¢îùñ¢ Sa n'th
San'th anam
n'thanam sandal

î ï¢ îñ¢ tha n'th

than'th am
n'tham Tusk

²è ï¢
²èï¢ îñ¢
ï¢îñ¢ Suka n'th
Sukan'th am
n'tham Fragrance

è ï¢ îù¢
ï¢îù¢ ka n'th
kan'th an
n'than Lord Muruga

Letter ‘‘é¢
颒 is pronounced as ‘‘ng
ng
ng’’

Example:

é¢ ng As in the Word Ba nk
Bank
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‘颒 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘颒

ªê é¢
ªêé¢ èô¢
é¢èô¢ ce ng
ceng kal
ngkal Brick

î é¢ èï¬è tha
é¢èï¬è ng
thang kanakai Gold ornament
ngkanakai

ï é¢ ¬è
颬è na ng
nang kai
ngkai Lady

ê¤ é¢
ê¤é¢ èñ¢
é¢èñ¢ chi ng
ching kam
ngkam Lion

Letter ‘‘ï¤
ï¤
裸’ is pronounced as ‘‘n’i
n’i
n’i’’

Example:

ï¤ n’i As in the Word ni

nibb

‘裸 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘裸

ï¤ øñ¢
ï¤øñ¢ n'i Ram
n'iRam Colour
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ï¤ ôñ¢
ï¤ôñ¢ n'i lam
n'ilam Land

ï¤ ô¾ ni lavu Moon

ï¤î¤ ni thi Fund

Letter ‘‘ï¦
漣 is pronounced as ‘‘n’I’’

Example:

ï¦ n’I As in the Word nie ce

niece

‘漣 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘漣

ï¦ ôñ¢
ï¦ôñ¢ n Ilam
lam a colour

ï¦ î¤ n Ithi
thi Justice
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ï¦ ó¢ n Irr water

ï¦ ê¢êô¢
ï¦ê¢êô¢ n Ichchal
chchal swimming

ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Match the letter in the first row with similar the

letter in the second row.

é ï¦

ï é î ï¦ î¦ è¦ ê¦

2. Writing Exercise for

ï ï ï ï ï ï
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3. Writing Exercise for

é é é é é é

4. Writing Exercise for ï£ò¢ , ê¤é¢ è ñ¢ , ñ£é¢ è £ò¢

ï£ò¢ ê¤é¢ è ñ¢ ñ£é¢ è £ò¢

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ð£ìñ¢ - 5
Lesson-5

ô õ

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘ô
ô’ is pronounced as ‘‘la
la
la’’

Example:

ô la as in the word love

love

‘ô’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ô’

à ô èñ¢ u la kam world

lakam

ð ô ¬è pa la
pala kai Slate
lakai

¹ ô õó¢ pu la
pula var poet
lavar

ï¤ ô ¾ n'i la
n'ila vu
lavu moon
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Letter ‘‘õ
õ’ is pronounced as ‘‘va
va
va’’

Example:

õ va as in the word ri va
vall
riva

‘õ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘õ’

õ¬ô va lai net

õ¬ì va dai a food item

vadai

õ í¢´ va Ndu Beetle

õ ì¢ìñ¢ va ttTam circle

Letter ‘ô¢’ is pronounced as ‘l’

Example:

ô¢ l as in the word fi
fillll
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‘ô¢’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ô¢’

ð ô¢ ô¤ pa l li Lizard

ñ ô¢ ô¤¬è ma
ô¢ô¤¬è mall likai Jasmine

è ô¢ kal stone

ðô¢ pal tooth

Letter ‘õ¢’ is pronounced as ‘V’

Example:

õ¢ V as in the word give

‘õ¢’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘õ¢’

õ õ¢ õ£ô¢
õ¢õ£ô¢ va v vAl bat

ªê õ¢
ªêõ¢ õ£ùñ¢ ce
õ¢õ£ùñ¢ cevv vAnam sky
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ªê õ¢
ªêõ¢ õ£¬ö Che
õ¢õ£¬ö Chevv vAzhai banana

Letter ‘ô£’ is pronounced as ‘lA’

Example:

ô£ lA as in the word La nguage

Language

‘ô£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ô£’

ï¤ô£ ni lA
nilA The Moon

ð ô£ ð¢ðöñ¢
ô£ð¢ðöñ¢ Pa lA
PalA ppazham
lAppazham The jackfruit

Letter ‘õ£’ is pronounced as ‘vA’

Example:

õ£ vA as in the word Va lve

Valve
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‘õ£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘õ£’

õ£ óñ¢ vA ram
vAram Week

õ£ ùñ¢ vA nam
vAnam The Sky

Letter ‘ô¤’ is pronounced as ‘Li’

Example:

ô¤ Lii as in the word Liily

‘ô¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ô¤’

âô¤ e lii rat

¹ô¤ pu
pulii tiger
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Letter ‘ô¦’ is pronounced as ‘lI’’

Example:

ô¦ lI as in the word Lea

Leaff

‘ô¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ô¦’

èô¢ ô¦
èô¢ô¦ óô¢ ka
ô¦óô¢ llllIral
kall ral Liver

Letter ‘õ¤’ is pronounced as ‘vi’

Example:

õ¤ vi as in the word vi llage

village

‘õ¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘õ¤’

õ¤ óô¢ vi ral finger

¹õ¤ pu v i world
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Letter ‘õ¦’ is pronounced as ‘vI’’

Example:

õ¦ vI as in the Word v Ideo

deo

‘õ¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘õ¦’

õ¦ ´ v Idu
du house

õ¦ î¤ v Ithi
thi street

ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1 . Match the letter in the first row with similar

letter in the second row.

ô¢

ðô¢

2 . Match the Tamil words with the English equivalent.

ï¤ô£ - Plaintain tree

ðô£ð¢ðöñ¢ - Goose

õ£¬öñóñ¢ - Moon

õ£î¢¶ - Jack fruit

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3. Writing Exercise for

ô ô ô ô ô ô

4. Writing Exercise for

ô¤ ô¤ ô¤ ô¤ ô¤ ô¤
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5. Writing Exercise for

õ õ õ õ õ õ

6. Writing Exercise for

õ¤ õ¤ õ¤ õ¤ õ¤ õ¤
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7. Writing Exercise for èìô¢ Üô¢ô¤ ïô¢ôõó¢

èìô¢ Üô¢ ô ¤ ïô¢ ô õó¢

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ð£ìñ¢ - 6
Lesson-6

â ã ë

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘â
â’ is pronounced as ‘‘e
e’

Example:

â e As in the word E lephant

Elephant

‘â’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘â’

â Áñ¢ ¹ e Rumpu Ant

⼶ erutu Bull

â좴 eTTu Eight

âí¢ð¶ eNpatu Eighty

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Letter ‘‘ã
ã’ is pronounced as ‘‘E
E’

Example:

ã E As in the word Agent

‘ã’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ã’

ãí¤ ENi Ladder

ãó¤ Eri Lake

ã¿ Ezhu Seven 7
ãó¢ Er Plough

Letter ‘‘ë
ë’ is pronounced as ‘‘nja
nja
nja’’

Example:

ë nja As in the word nja mali (Dog)

njamali
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‘ë’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ë’

ëñù¢ njaman The Lord of Death

ë£ò¤Á njAyiRu Sun

ë£ôñ¢ nJAlam World

Letter ‘‘ë¢
뢒 is pronounced as ‘‘nj
nj
nj’’

Example:

ë¢ nj As in the word Ta nj
Tanj ore
njore

‘뢒 â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘뢒

ñë¢ê÷¢ manjchal Turmeric

ð뢲 panjchu Cotton

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áë¢êô¢ Unjencal Swing

è¤÷¤ë¢êô¢ kiLinjnchal Shell

Üë¢êôèñ¢ anjachalakam Post Office

Letter ‘‘ë¤
ë¤
뤒’ is pronounced as ‘‘nji
nji
nji’’

Example:

ë¤ nji As in the Word nji miRu (Beetle)

njimiRu

Letter ‘‘ë¦
릒 is pronounced as ‘‘nj
nj
njI’’

Example:

ë¦ jI As in the Word painj nj

painjnj lam
njllam
(Greenish Blue)
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Letter ‘‘ªì
ªì
ªì’’ is pronounced as ‘‘te
te
te’’

Example:

ªì te As in the Word Te st
Test

‘ªì’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªì’

²í¢ªìô¤ chuNteli Mouse

è£ì¢ªì¼¬ñ kAtterumaai Bison

Letter ‘‘«ì
«ì
«ì’’ is pronounced as ‘‘tE
tE or dE
dE’’

Example:

«ì tE or dE As in the Word Date

Date

‘«ì’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ì’

àìù¢ð«ìô¢ uTanpatEL disagree

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èí¢«ìù¢ kaNdEN saw

àìù¢ð좫ìù¢ utanpatEn agreed

«è좫ìù¢ KEttEn heard

Letter ‘‘ªð
ªð
ªð’’ is pronounced as ‘‘pe
pe
pe’’

Example:

ªð pe As in the Word pe
penn

‘ªð’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªð’

ªðí¢ peN Woman

ªð좮 petti Box

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Letter ‘‘«ð
«ð
«ð’’ is pronounced as ‘‘pE
pE
pE’’

Example:

«ð pE As in the Word Pa per

Paper

‘«ð’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ð’

«ð² pEsu Speak

«ð¬î pEthai innocent girl

«ðù£ pEnA pen

«ðó¤è¢è£ò¢ pErikkAy pear

Letter ‘‘ªò
ªò
ªò’’ is pronounced as ‘‘ye
ye
ye’’

Example:

ªò ye As in the Word ye llow

yellow
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‘ªò’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªò’

¬èªò¿î¢¶ kaiyezhuththu Signature

ð¬ìªò´ð¢¹ pataiyeduppu Invasion

Letter ‘‘«ò
«ò
«ò’’ is pronounced as ‘‘yE
yE
yE’’

Example:

«ò yE As in the word ea
earr

‘«ò’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ò’

¬è«ò´ kaiyEdu handbook

îù¤õö¤«ò thanivazhiyE on a lonely path

ªõ÷¤«ò veLiyE outside

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Letter ‘‘ªñ
ªñ
ªñ’’ is pronounced as ‘‘me
me
me’’

Example:

ªñ me As in the word me
menn

‘ªñ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªñ’

ªñî meththai Bed

ªñ좮 metti Toe-ring

Letter ‘‘«ñ
«ñ
«ñ’’ is pronounced as ‘‘mE
mE
mE’’

Example:

«ñ mE As in the word map

map

‘«ñ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ñ’

«ñ÷ñ¢ mELam Percussion Instrument

ǖ“ mEdai Dais

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Letter ‘‘ªö
ªö
ªö’’ is pronounced as ‘‘zhe
zhe
zhe’’

Example:

ªö zhe As in the word yazhe (Harp)

yazhe

Letter ‘‘«ö
«ö
«ö’’ is pronounced as ‘‘zhE
zhE
zhE’’

Example:

«ö zhE As in the word kizhe (Down)

kizhe

Letter ‘‘ªó
ªó
ªó’’ is pronounced as ‘‘re
re
re’’

Example:

ªó re As in the word red

red

Letter ‘‘«ó
«ó
«ó’’ is pronounced as ‘‘rE
rE
rE’’

Example:

«ó rE As in the word kai rE

kairEkai
rEkai
(Line on the Palm)
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Letter ‘‘ªê
ªê
ªê’’ is pronounced as ‘‘che
che
che’’

Example:

ªê che As in the word Se cond

Second

‘ªê’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªê’

ªêñ¢¹ Sembu A Vessel

ªê® chedi A Plant

Letter ‘‘«ê
«ê
«ê’’ is pronounced as ‘‘cE
cE
cE’’

Example:

«ê cE As in the word sa fe
safe

‘«ê’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ê’

«êõô¢ chEval Cock

ǐ™ SElai Saree

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Letter ‘‘ªè
ªè
ªè’’ is pronounced as ‘‘ke
ke
ke’’

Example:

ªè ke As in the word ke ttle

kettle

‘ªè’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªè’

ªèí¢® keNTi container

ªèñ¢¹ kembu Coral

Letter ‘‘«è
«è
«è’’ is pronounced as ‘‘kE
kE
kE’’

Example:

«è kE As in the word ca ne
cane

‘«è’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«è’

«èí¤ kENi a well

«è÷¢õ¤è¢°ø¤ kELvikkuRi Question Mark

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Letter ‘‘ªî
ªî
ªî’’ is pronounced as ‘‘the
the
the’’

Example:

ªî the As in the word The rapy

Therapy

‘ªî’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªî’

ªîù¢¬ù thennai Coconut Tree

ªîð¢ðñ¢ theppam A kind of Float

Letter ‘‘«î
«î
«î’’ is pronounced as ‘‘thE
thE
thE’’

Example:

«î thE As in the word Third

Third

‘«î’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«î’

«î÷¢ thEL Scorpion

«îó¢ thEr Chariot

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Letter ‘‘ªï
ªï
ªï’’ is pronounced as ‘‘n’e
n’e
n’e’’

Example:

ªï n’e As in the word neck

neck

‘ªï’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªï’

ªïô¢ n’el Paddy

ªïê¾ n'esavu Weaving

Letter ‘‘«ï
«ï
«ï’’ is pronounced as ‘‘’nE
’nE
’nE’’

Example:

«ï ‘nE As in the word nation

nation

‘«ï’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ï’

«ï¼ ‘nEru Nehru

«ïó¢«è£´ ‘nErkodu Straight Line

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Letter ‘‘ªô
ªô
ªô’’ is pronounced as ‘‘le
le
le’’

Example:

ªô le As in the word leg

leg

Letter ‘‘«ô
«ô
«ô’’ is pronounced as ‘‘LE
LE
LE’’

Example:

«ô lE As in the word Rope La dder

Ladder

Letter ‘‘ªõ
ªõ
ªõ’’ is pronounced as ‘‘ve
ve
ve’’

Example:

ªõ ve As in the word Vegetable

Vegetable

‘ªõ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªõ’

ªõé¢è£òñ¢ venghkAyam Onion

ªõí¢¬ìè¢è£ò¢ veNdaikkAy Lady's Finger

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Letter ‘‘«õ
«õ
«õ’’ is pronounced as ‘‘VE
VE
VE’’

Example:

«õ VE As in the word va ccine

vaccine

‘«õ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«õ’

«õô¢ VEl Spear

«õô¤ VEli Fence

ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1 . Match the letter in the first row with similar

letter in the second row.

ë â

â ã ë âô¤ 㶠âí¢
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2. Writing Exercise for

â â â â â â

3. Writing Exercise for

ã ã ã ã ã ã
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4. Writing Exercise for

ë ë ë ë ë ë

5. Writing Exercise for ãí¤ âô¤

ãí¤ âô¤
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6. Writing Exercise for ªîð¢ ð î¢ «îó¢

ªîð¢ðî¢ «îó¢

7. Writing Exercise for «ñ«ô ªêô¢

«ñ«ô ªêô¢
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Lesson-7
ð£ìñ¢ - 7

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘à
à’ is pronounced as ‘‘u
u’

Example:

à u As in the word wood

wood

‘à’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘à’

àôèà¼í¢¬ì u lakauruNtai Globe

à´ñ¢¹ u dumbu iguana

à´è¢° u dukku a small drum

àí¢®òô¢ u ndiyal Hundi

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Letter ‘‘¹
¹’ is pronounced as ‘‘pu
pu
pu’’

Example:

¹ pu As in the word push

push

‘¹’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¹’

¹ø£ puRA Pigeion

¹ô¤ puli Tiger

¹ø¢Á puRRu Anthill

¹î¢îèñ¢ puththakam Book

âÁñ¢¹ eRumbu Ant

è¼ñ¢¹ Karumbu Sugarcane

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ªêñ¢¹ chembu a container

ܼñ¢¹ arumbu Bud

à𢠹 uppu Salt

ð¼ð¢¹ paruppu Nut

è¼ð¢¹ karuppu Black colour

ê¤õ𢹠civappu Red colour

Letter ‘‘»
»’ is pronounced as ‘‘yu
yu
yu’’

Example:

» yu As in the word Uranium

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‘»’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘»’

Ý»îñ¢ Ayudham Weapon

»î¢îñ¢ yudhdham War

»õù¢ yuvan Youngman

ñ¬ô»ê¢ê¤ malaiyuchchi Mountain peak

Letter ‘‘²
²’ is pronounced as ‘‘chu
chu
chu’’

Example:

² chu As in the word su gar

sugar

‘²’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘²’

裲 kAsu Coin

ð² pasu Cow
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²õó¢ chuvar Wall

ªè£½² kolusu Anklet

ð뢲 panjchu Cotton

èî¢î¤ó¤ð¢ð¤ë¢² kaththirippinjchu TenderBrinjal

ï뢲 n'anjchu Poison

ñ뢲 manjchu Cloud

Letter ‘‘¾
¾’ is pronounced as ‘‘vu
vu
vu’’

Example:

¾ vu As in the word wood

wood
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‘¾’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¾’

èî¾ kathavu Door

ªïê¾ Nesavu Weaving

àö¾ uzhavu farming

ï¤ô¾ n'ilavu Moon

Letter ‘‘´
´’ is pronounced as either ‘‘tu,
tu, or du
du’’

Example:

´ tu As in the word To ok
Took
´ du As in the word frau du
fraudu lence
dulence

‘´’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘´’

õ¦´ vIdu House

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ñ£´ mAdu cow

ܴ𢹠aduppu Stove

Ý´ Adu Goat

â좴 ettu Eight

8
ð좴 pattu Silk

î좴 thattu Plate

ªõ좴 vettu to Cut

Letter ‘‘º
º’ is pronounced as ‘‘mu
mu
mu’’

Example:

º mu As in the word mu nicipality

municipality
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‘º’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘º’

ºèñ¢ mukam Face

ºì¢¬ì muttai Egg

ºð¢ð¶ muppathu Thirty

ºî¢¶ muththu Pearl

Letter ‘‘¿
¿’ is pronounced as ‘‘zhu
zhu
zhu’’

Example:

¿ zhu As in the word ka zhu

kazhu gu (Eagle)
zhugu

‘¿’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¿’

迬î kazhuthai Donkey

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ªñ¿°õó¢î¢î¤ mezukuvarthi Candle

â¿ð¶ ezhupathu Seventy

Letter ‘‘¼
¼’ is pronounced as ‘‘ru
ru
ru’’

Example:

¼ ru As in the word Rupee

Rupee

‘¼’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¼’

è¼ñ¢¹ karumbu Sugarcane

ܼõ¤ aruvi Waterfall

º¼èù¢ murugan Lord Muruga

ªï¼ð¢¹ n'eruppu Fire

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°¼õ¤ kuruvi Sparrow

Letter ‘‘°
°’ is pronounced as ‘‘ku
ku
ku’’

Example:

° ku As in the word cook

cook

‘°’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘°’

°¬ì kudai Umbrella

°ó颰 kurangu Monkey

°ò¤ô¢ kuyil Cuckoo

Letter ‘‘é¢
颰’ is pronounced as ‘‘ngku
ngku
ngku’’

Example:

颰 ngku As in the word Man goo

Mangoo se
goose
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‘颰’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘颰’

°ó颰 kurangku monkey

¸é¢° n'ungku tender

palmyra fruit

ê颰 changku conch

è¤ö颰 kizhangku root vegetable

Letter ‘‘è¢
袰’ is pronounced as ‘‘kku
kku
kku’’

Example:

袰 kku As in the word Rucku

Rucku s
ckus

‘袰’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘袰’

ï£è¢° n’Akku Tongue

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Í袰 mUkku Nose

«î袰 thEkku Teak

ªê袰 chekku oil-press

Letter ‘‘¶
¶’ is pronounced as ‘‘thu
thu
thu’’

Example:

¶ thu As in the word Th roat

Throat

‘¶’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¶’

¶í¤ thuNi Cloth

¶´ð¢¹ thuduppu Oar

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¶ñ¢ð¤ thumbi Dragonfly

¶ô£è¢«è£ô¢ thulAkkol Balance

Letter ‘‘ï¢
’ is pronounced as ‘‘n’thu
n’thu
n’thu’’

Example:

 n’thu As in the word marukkozhu nthu

marukkozhunthu
(Southern wood)

‘’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘’

ð¼ï¢¶ parundhu Vulture

ñ¼ï¢¶ marundhu Medicine

ð pandhu Ball

ð paththu Ten

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õ£î¢¶ vAththu Duck

Ã kUththu folk dance

Letter ‘‘¸
¸’ is pronounced as ‘‘n’u
n’u
n’u’’

Example:

¸ n’u As in the word Nu meral

Numeral

‘¸’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¸’

¸é¢° n’ungku tender Palmyra fruit

¸ù¤ n'uni tip

¸¬óßóô¢ n'uraiyiral Lung

¸íô¢ n'uNal Frog

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Letter ‘‘½
½’ is pronounced as ‘‘lu
lu
lu’’

Example:

½ lu As in the word lo ok
look

‘½’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘½’

â½ñ¢¹ elumbu Bone

ªè£½² kolusu Anklet

ªè£½ kolu array of

figurines

ªè£½¼ koluru Trowel

ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Match the letter in the first row with similar

letter in the second row.

¿ ¹

º ¿ ¼ ¹¿ êó» ¹ô¤
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2. identify the following picture

âï¢î𢠫ðù£ ªðó¤ò¶?

âï¢î ñóñ¢ ªðó¤ò¶?

âï¢îð¢ªð좮 ªðó¤ò¶?

âï¢îð¢ ð ªðó¤ò¶?

âï¢îð¢ ðì° ªðó¤ò¶?

3. Writing Exercise for

à à à à à à
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4. Writing Exercise for °ó颰

°ó颰

5. Writing Exercise for ðì¢ ì £² õ£î¢ ¶

ðì¢ì£² õ£î¢¶
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6. Writing Exercise for ¬î𢠪 ð£é¢ è ô¢

¬î𢠪 ð£é¢ è ô¢
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 103

Lesson - -
ð£ìñ¢ 88

á
Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘á
á’ is pronounced as ‘‘U
U’

Example:

á U As in the word woofer

‘á’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘á’

áë¢êô¢ Unjcal Swing

áîô¢ Udal Whistle

áê¤ Uci Needle

áî£ï¤øñ¢ UthAniRam Violet

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Letter ‘‘Ì
Ì’ is pronounced as ‘‘pU
pU
pU’’

Example:

Ì pU As in the word poo

pooll

‘Ì’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ì’

Ì pU Flower

Ì좴 pUTTu Lock

îñ¢Ìó£ thampUrA A a string

instrument

èø¢Ìóñ¢ kaRpUram Camphor

î£ñ¢Ìôñ¢ thAmpUlam betal leaves

and areca nuts
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Letter ‘‘Î
Î’ is pronounced as ‘‘yU
yU
yU’’

Example:

Î yU As in the word you

‘Î’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Î’

Îèô¤ð¢ìú¢ yUkalipTas Eucalyptus

ñÎóñ¢ mayUram Peacock

Îîó¢è÷¢ yUtharkaL Jews

Letter ‘‘Å
Å’ is pronounced as ‘‘cU
cU
cU’’

Example:

Å cU As in the word soup

soup
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‘Å’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Å’

Åó¤òù¢ cUriyan Sun

Åø£õ÷¤ cURAvaLi Tornedo

Åù¤òè¢è£ó¤ cUniyakkAri Witch

Åô£»îñ¢ cUlAyutham Trident

ªêë¢Åó¤òù¢ cenjcUrian redsun

Letter ‘‘×
×’ is pronounced as ‘‘vU
vU
vU’’

Example:

× vU As in the word woo

wooll
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‘×’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘×’

õ½×좴 valuvUTTu Strengthen

îë¢ê£×ó¢ thanjcAvUr name of a place

Letter ‘‘Ç
Ç’ is pronounced as ‘‘TU
TU
TU’’

Example:
DO
Ç TU As in the word Do

‘Ç’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ç’

¬õÇó¤òñ¢ vaiTUriyam a precious stone

ªè£Çóñ¢ koTUram cruelty

Letter ‘‘Í
Í’ is pronounced as ‘‘mU
mU
mU’’

Example:

Í mU As in the word Mo ve
Move
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‘Í’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Í’

Í袰 mUkku Nose

Íù¢Á mUnRu Three 3

Íé¢è¤ô¢ mUngkil Bamboo

ꓢ“ mUTTai Sack

Letter ‘‘Ø
Ø’ is pronounced as ‘‘zhU
zhU
zhU’’

Example:

Ø zhU As in the word makizhU

makizhU rthi
zhUrthi
(pleasure car)

‘Ø’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ø’

ÃØø¢øô¢ kUzhUtRRal a ritual

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Letter ‘‘Ï
Ï’ is pronounced as ‘‘rU
rU
rU’’

Example:

Ï rU As in the word Roo

Roott

‘Ï’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ï’

Ï ð£ò¢ rU pAi
rUpAi Rupee

Ã’ is pronounced as ‘‘kU
Letter ‘‘Ã kU
kU’’

Example:

à kU As in the word cou

coupp

‘Ã’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ã’

Ãí¢´ kUNdu cage

Ãì¢ìñ¢ kUTTam crowd

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ô kUTu nest

Ãï¢îô¢ kUnthal hair

ïé¢Ãóñ¢ nangkUram Anchor

Letter ‘‘É
É’ is pronounced as ‘‘thU
thU
thU’’

Example:

É thU As in the word thUN (Pillar)

thUN

‘É’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘É’

Éè¢èí£é¢°¼õ¤ thUkkaNAngkuruvi WeaverBird

Éîó¢ thUthar Emissary

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É÷¤ thULi cradle made

with a long
piece of cloth

ªêï¢Éóñ¢ cen'thUram calcined

powder red
in colour

ªêï¢É袰 cen'thUkku Straight

upward

Letter ‘‘Ë
Ë’ is pronounced as ‘‘n’U
n’U
n’U’’

Example:

Ë n’U As in the word Noose

Noose

‘Ë’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ë’

Ëô¢ n’Ul Thread

ËÁ n'URu Hundred

Ëôèñ¢ n'Ulagam Library

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ºï¢ËÁ mun'n'URu Three

Hundred

Letter ‘‘Ö
Ö’ is pronounced as ‘‘lU
lU
lU’’

Example:

Ö lU As in the word Loo

Loomm

‘Ö’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ö’

èô¢Öó¤ kallUri College

õô¢ÖÁ vallURu Falcon

ð£Ö좮 pAlUTTi Mammal

Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 113

ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Match the letter in the first row that is similar

letter in the second row.

Í Ç Ï

2. identify the following pictures

ⶠáîô¢ ðìñ¢?

ⶠð ðìñ¢?

ⶠñóî¢î¤ù¢ ðìñ¢?

ⶠªð좮ò¤ù¢ ðìñ¢?
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3. Writing Exercise for

á á á á á á

4. Writing Exercise for á Î É Í

á Î É Í
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 115

5. Writing Exercise for áë¢êô¢ Ýì¢ìñ¢

áë¢êô¢ Ýì¢ìñ¢
Beginners Programme 116

ð£ìñ¢
Lesson 9 -9

ø ä
Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘ø
ø’ is pronounced as ‘‘R
R’

Example:

ø R As in the Word Run

‘ø’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ø’

Þø° iRaku Feather

ºøñ¢ muRam winnowing Pan

ðø¬õ paRavai Bird

ãø¢øñ¢ EtRRam shadoof

°ø¢øõ£÷¤ kutRRavALi culprit

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Letter ‘‘ä
ä’ is pronounced as ‘‘I’’

Example:
¼
ä I As in the Word ai sle
aisle ¼
¼
‘ä’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:
Words with the letter ‘ä’

ä ain'thu Five

äï¢ËÁ ain'n'URu Five Hundred

ä«ó£ð¢ð£ airOppA Europe

äòù£ó¢ aiyanAr Village Deity

Letter ‘‘Á
Á’ is pronounced as ‘‘Ru
Ru
Ru’’

Example:

Á Ru As in the Word putR Ru (Anthill)

putRRu
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‘Á’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Á’

áø¢Á UtRRu spring

ï£ø¢Á n'atARRu seedling

è¦ø¢Á kItRRu small protion

of a leaf

Letter ‘‘ø£
ø£
ø£’’ is pronounced as ‘‘RA
RA
RA’’

Example:

ø£ RA As in the Word Rocket

Rocket

‘ø£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ø£’

è£ø¢ø£® KAtRRATi Kite

°ø¢ø£ôñ¢ kutRRAlam A Place

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ê¤ø¢ø£Á sitRRARu Stream

èø¢ø£¬ö katRRAzhai aloe

Letter ‘‘ø¤
ø¤
ø¤’’ is pronounced as ‘‘Ri
Ri
Ri’’

Example:

ø¤ Ri As in the Word River

River

‘ø¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ø¤’

ªêñ¢ñø¤ò£´ chemmaRiyATu Sheep

Üù¢ø¤ô¢ antRil Love birds

ðù¢ø¤ pantRi Pig

õ¤ê¤ø¤ visiRi Fan

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Letter ‘‘Ú
Ú’ is pronounced as ‘‘RU
RU
RU’’

Example:

Ú RU As in the Word Roo

Roomm

‘Ú’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ú’

ê¤ø¢Úó¢ chitRRUr hamlet

èø¢Úí¢ katRRUN stone hench

Letter ‘‘ªø
ªø
ªø’’ is pronounced as ‘‘Re
Re
Re’’

Example:

ªø Re As in the Word Red

Red

‘ªø’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªø’

ê¤ø¢ªøÁñ¢¹ ciRReRumpu redant

ê¤ø¢ªøô¤ chitRReli mouse

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Letter ‘‘«ø
«ø
«ø’’ is pronounced as ‘‘RE
RE
RE’’

Example:

«ø RE As in the Word Ra dar

Radar

‘«ø’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ø’

êø¢«ø satRRE just a moment

èø¢«øù¢ katRREn (I) learnt

Letter ‘‘¬è

¬è’’ is pronounced as ‘‘kai
kai
kai’’

Example:

 kai As in the Word ki te

kite

‘¬è’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬è’

¬èè¢è®è£óñ¢ kaikkadikAram WristWatch

¹¬è pukai Smoke

è£è¢¬è kAkkai Crow

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¬èî¤ kaithi Prisoner

«õ颬è vEngkai Tiger

î颬è tangkai Younger Sister

Letter ‘‘¬ê

¬ê’’ is pronounced as ‘‘chai
chai
chai’’

Example:

 chai As in the Word Si gn

Sign

‘¬ê’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ê’

ðꢬê pachchai Green

ªñ£ê¢¬ê mochchai Bean

ñ¦¬ê mIsai Moustache

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«î£¬ê thOsai Dosa

î뢬ê tanjsai Thanjavur

ð뢬ê panjcai Poor

ï뢬ê n'anjsai wet land

푢 punjcai weak

Letter ‘‘¬ë
‘
¬ë’’ is pronounced as ‘‘njai
njai
njai’’

Example:

‘ njai As in the Word maj njai (Peacock)

majnjai

‘¬ë’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ë’

àö¤¬ë uzinjai a Flower

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Letter ‘‘¬ì
“
¬ì’’ is pronounced as ‘‘Tai
Tai
Tai’’

Example:

“ Tai As in the Word Tie

Tie

‘¬ì’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ì’

ݬì ATai Dress

ìì kUTai Basket

ðè¬ì pakaTai Dice

ǖ“ mETai Dais

Letter ‘‘¬î
”
¬î’’ is pronounced as ‘‘thai
thai
thai’’

Example:

” thai As in the Word thi gh

thigh
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‘¬î’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬î’

¬îòø¢ªð£ø¤ thaiyaRpoRi Sewing Machine

õ¤¬î vithai seed

ªñî¢ ¬î meththai Bed

ïî¢ ¬î n'aththai snail

Ýî An'thai Owl

ñî man'thai Herd

êî can'thai Market

îï¢ ¬î tan'thai Father

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Letter ‘‘¬ï
•
¬ï’’ is pronounced as ‘‘n’ai
n’ai
n’ai’’

Example:

¬ï n’ai As in the Word Nitrogen

Nitrogen

‘¬ï’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ï’

ªð£¼¬ïÝÁ porun’ai ARu River

Porunai

¬ïô¢ÝÁ n'ailARu Nile River

¬ïò£í¢® n'aiyANTi percussion

«ñ÷ñ¢ mELam Instrument

Letter ‘‘¬ð
¬ð
¬ð’’ is pronounced as ‘‘pai
pai
pai’’

Example:

¬ð pai As in the Word py thon

python

‘¬ð’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ð’

¬ðòù¢ paiyan Boy

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Üèð¢¬ð akappai wooden Iadle

¬ð pai Bag

«è£ð¢¬ð kOppai Trophy

è¼ñ¢ ¬ð karum pai black bag

ºñ¢¬ð mumbai Mumbai

Letter ‘‘¬ñ
–
¬ñ’’ is pronounced as ‘‘mai
mai
mai’’

Example:

– mai As in the Word mi ke

mike

‘¬ñ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ñ’

ݬñ Amai Tortoise

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èí¢¬ñ kaNmai Kohi

⼬ñ erumai Buffalo

Letter ‘‘¬ó
¬ó
¬ó’’ is pronounced as ‘‘rai
rai
rai’’

Example:

¬ó rai As in the Word Rice

Rice

‘¬ó’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ó’

î£ñ¬ó thAmarai Lotus

Ýø¢øé¢è¬ó AtRRangkarai River bank

ó thirai Screen

ìó kUrai Roof

Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 129

Letter ‘‘¬ô
¬ô
¬ô’’ is pronounced as ‘‘lai
lai
lai’’

Example:

¬ô lai As in the Word lilike

ke

‘¬ô’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ô’

ñ¬ô malai Mountain

î¬ô talai Head

õ¬ô valai Net

꤬ô silai Statue

Letter ‘‘¬õ
¬õ
¬õ’’ is pronounced as ‘‘vai
vai
vai’’

Example:

¬õ vai As in the Word Viva voce exam.

Viva
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‘¬õ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬õ’

¬õóñ¢ vairam Diamond

«ð£ó¢¬õ pOrvai bedsheet

¬õ被è£ô¢ vaikkOl straw

› vaigai River

Letter ‘‘¬ö
¬ö
¬ö’’ is pronounced as ‘‘zhai
zhai
zhai’’

Example:

¬ö zhai As in the Word Ezhai (Poor)

Ezhai

‘¬ö’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ö’

ñ¬ö mazhai Rain

ܬöð¢ð¤îö¢ azhaippithahz Invitation

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õ£¬ö vAzhai Plantain

ö thAzhai Fragrant screw

pine

Letter ‘‘¬ø
¬ø
¬ø’’ is pronounced as ‘‘Rai
Rai
Rai’’

Example:

¬ø Rai As in the Word Sun Ri

SunRi se
Rise

‘¬ø’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ø’

ð£¬ø pARai Rock

꤬ø ciRai Prison

èø¢è£¬ø kaRkARai cement

èø¢¬ø katRRai bundle

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ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Writing Exercise for

ø ø ø ø ø ø

2. Writing Exercise for

ä ä ä ä ä ä
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 133

3. Writing Exercise for ¬è ¬ð ¬ì ¬î

¬è ¬ð ¬ì ¬î

4. Writing Exercise for ê¤ø¢ Ú ó¢ î£ñ¬ó

ê¤ø¢ Ú ó¢ î£ñ¬ó
Beginners Programme 134

5. Writing Exercise for °î¤¬ó ìì

°î¤¬ó ìì
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 135

Lesson-10
ð£ìñ¢ - 10

÷ ù í
Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘÷
÷’ is pronounced as ‘La’

Example:

÷ La as in the Word Lu ng
Lung

‘÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘÷’

ªõ÷¢÷ñ¢ veLLam Flood

õ¤÷袰 viLakku Lamp

ð÷¢÷ñ¢ paLLam Pit

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Letter ‘‘ù
ù’ is pronounced as ‘na’

Example:

ù na as in the Word nu rse

nurse

‘ù’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ù’

êù¢ùô¢ cannal Window

õ£ùñ¢ vAnam Sky

ñù¢ùù¢ mannan King

ñ¤ù¢ùô¢ minnal Lightning

Letter ‘‘í
í’ is pronounced as ‘Na’

Example:

í Na as in the Word va Na
vaNa kkam
Nakkam
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‘í’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘í’

è¤íÁ kiNaRu Well

ðíñ¢ paNam Money

è¤í¢íñ¢ kiNNam Bowl

õí¢íñ¢ vaNNam Color

Letter ‘‘÷¢
÷¢’ is pronounced as ‘L’

Example:

÷¢ L as in the Word Ful

Fulll

‘÷¢’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘÷¢’

ñë¢ê÷¢ manjcaL Turmeric

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ð÷¢÷¤ paLLi School

ð÷¢À paLLu A kind of Tamil

Literary Genere/Form

õ÷¢Àõó¢ thiruvaLLuvar Thiruvalluvar

Letter ù¢ is pronounced as n

Example:

ù¢ n as in the Word Fan

Fan

‘ù¢’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ù¢’

ñ£ù¢ mAn Deer

ðù¢ù¦ó¢ pannIr Rose water

«îù¢Ã´ thEnkUotu Honey comb

ñ¦ù¢ mIn Fish

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Letter í¢ is pronounced as N

Example:

í¢ N as the Word Win

Win

‘í¢’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘í¢’

ïí¢ðó¢ n'aNpar Friend

èí¢ kaN Eye

ñí¢ìðñ¢ maNTapam Stone Pillared

Structure
open on all
sides

Letter ÷£ is pronounced as LA

Example:

÷£ LA as the Word La
Laww

‘÷£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘÷£’

õ¤÷£ñ¢ðöñ¢ viLAmpazham Wood Apple

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è÷£é¢è£ò¢ kaLAngkAy a berry

ªõ÷¢÷£´ veLLATu Goat

è£÷£ù¢ kALAn Mushroom

Letter ù£ is pronounced as nA

Example:

ù£ nA as the Word No vel

Novel

‘ù£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ù£’

«ðù£ pEnA Pen

Üù¢ù£ê¤ð¢ðöñ¢ annAsippazham Pineapple

ê¦ù£ cInA China

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Letter í£ is pronunced as NA

Example:

í£ NA as the Word No ught

Nought

‘í£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘í£’

èí¢í£® kaNNAdi Spectacles

Üí¢í£¶¬ó aNNAthurai Annadurai

²í¢í£ñ¢¹è¢è좮 suNNAmpukaTTi Lime

stone

ð¤í¢í£è¢° piNNAkku Oil-Cake

Letter ÷¤ is pronunced as Li

Example:

÷¤ Li as the Word Lip

Lip
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‘÷¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘÷¤’

õ÷¢÷¤ vaLLi a girl’s Name

Üù¢ð÷¤ð¢¹ anpaLippu gift

Letter ÷¦ is pronunced as LI

Example:

÷¦ LI as the Word Le ap
Leap

‘÷¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘÷¦’

«è÷¦ó¢ kELIr listen

ð÷¦ó¢ paLIr Bright

Letter ù¤ is pronounced as ni

Example:

ù¤ ni as the Word ni ck-name

nick-name
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‘ù¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ù¤’

èù¤ kani Fruit

ðù¤ pani mist

Letter ù¦ is pronounced as n I

Example:

ù¦ nI as the Word ni ecel

niecel

‘ù¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ù¦’

ðù¢ù¦ó¢ªêñ¢¹ pannIrsembu A container

with Rosewater

«îù¦ thEnI Honey Bee

Letter í¤ is pronounced as Ni

Example:

í¤ Ni as the Word Ni
Nill
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‘í¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘í¤’

ñí¤ maNi hour

èí¤ù¤ kaNini Computer

Letter í¦ is pronunced as NI

Example:

í¦ NI as the Word Ne am Tree

Neam

‘í¦’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘í¦’

èí¢í¦ó¢ kaNNIr Tears

îí¢í¦ó ¢ taNNIr Water

Letter À is pronunced as Lu

Example:

À Lu as the Word Loo

Lookk
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 145

‘À’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘À’

õ÷¢Àõó¢ ThiruvaLLuvar a tamil poet

Letter Ù is pronunced as LU

Example:

Ù LU as the Word Loop

‘Ù’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Ù’

ªðé¢èÙó¢ pengkaLUr Banglore

à÷¢Ùó¢ uLLUr Local place

Letter  is pronounced as nu

Example:

 nu as the Word numerals

numerals
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‘Â’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Â’

ñ manu Petition

¹Â° punuku Perfume Prepared from

Civet

Letter Û is pronounced as nU

Example:

Û nU as in the Word Noo

Noonn

‘Û’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘Û’

ïù¢Ûô¢ n’annUl Tamil grammar

õ£Ûó¢î¤ vAnUrthi Aeroplane

Letter µ is pronounced as Nu

Example:

µ Nu as in the Word Nu trient

Nutrient
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‘µ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘µ’

èµè¢è£ô¢ kaNukkAl

Letter È is pronounced as NU

Example:

È NU as in the Word Nook

Nook

‘È’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘È’

õ¤í¢Èó¢î¤ viNNUrti Rocket

Letter ‘‘ª÷
ª÷
ª÷’’ is pronounced as ‘Le’

Example:

ª÷ Le as in the word Le tter

Letter

‘ª÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ª÷’

õ£ª÷´ vALeTu
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Letter ‘‘«÷
«÷
«÷’’ is pronounced as ‘LE’

Example:

«÷ LE as in the word La ke
Lake

‘«÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«÷’

÷´ n'ALETu Newspaper

Letter ‘‘ªù
ªù
ªù’’ is pronounced as ‘ne’

Example:

ªù ne As in the Word Ne ck
Neck

‘ªù’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªù’

ðù¢ªù´é¢è£ôñ¢ pannetungkAlam A longtime

âù¢ªùù¢ù ennenna What ever?

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Letter ‘‘«ù
«ù
«ù’’ is pronounced as ‘nE’

Example:

«ù nE as in the word Na me
Name

‘«ù’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ù’

îù¢ «ù
îù¢«ù ó¤ô¢ ô £ than
«ùó¤ô¢ nE
thannE rillA Incomparable
nErillA

Letter ‘‘ªí
ªí
ªí’’ is pronounced as ‘Ne’

Example:

ªí Ne as in the word Ne xt
Next

‘ªí’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªí’

âí¢ªíò¢ eNNey Oil

ªõí¢ªíò¢ veNNey Butter

Letter ‘‘¬÷
¬÷
¬÷’’ is pronounced as ‘Lai’

Example:

¬÷ Lai as in the word Li fe

Life
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‘¬÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬÷’

õ¬÷òô¢ vaLaiyal Bangle

ñ£¶¬÷ mAthuLai Pomogranate

Letter ‘‘¬ù
¬ù
¬ù’’ is pronounced as ‘nai’

Example:

¬ù nai as in the word ny lon

nylon

‘¬ù’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬ù’

̬ù pUnai Cat

ªîù¢¬ù thennai Coconut Tree

ò£¬ù yAnai Elephant

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Letter ‘‘¬í
’
¬í’’ is pronounced as ‘Nai’

Example:

’ Nai as in the word K ni

Kni fe
nife

‘¬í’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘¬í’

î¬ôò¬í thalaiyaNai Pillow

ã¾è¬í EvukaNai Missile

õ¦¬í vINai A String

Instrument
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ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Writing Exercise for

÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷

2. Writing Exercise for

ù ù ù ù ù ù
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3. Writing Exercise for

í í í í í í

4. Writing Exercise for ñ£ù¢ èí¢

ñ£ù¢ èí¢
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5. Writing Exercise for ªõ÷¢÷ñ¢ èù¢ùñ¢

ªõ÷¢ ÷ ñ¢ èù¢ ù ñ¢

6. Writing Exercise for ªêù¢ ¬ ù èí¢ í ¦ ó ¢

ªêù¢ ¬ ù èí¢ í ¦ ó ¢
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ð£ìñ¢ - 11

å æ å÷
Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘å
å’ is pronounced as ‘‘o
o’

Example:

å o as in the word one

‘å’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘å’

åì¢ìèñ¢ oTTakam Camel

åù¢ð¶ onpathu Nine

åì¢ìèê¢ê¤õ¤é¢è¤ ottakachchivingki Giraffe

Beginners Programme 156

Letter ‘‘æ
æ’ is pronounced as ‘‘O
O’

Example:

æ O As in the word Open

‘æ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘æ’

æìñ¢ Otam (small) boat

æí£ù¢ ONAn Garden Lizard

æ¬ô Olai Palmyra leaf

æõ¤òñ¢ Oviyam Painting

Letter ‘‘å÷
å÷
å÷’’ is pronounced as ‘au’

Example:

å÷ au as in the word c ow
cow
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å÷ìîñ¢ autatham Medicine

å÷¬õò£ó¢ auvaiyAr A Tamil poet

å÷óé¢èê¦ð¢ aurangkachIp A moghul king

Letter ‘‘ªè£
ªè£
ªè£’’ is pronounced as ‘ko’

Example:

ªè£ ko as in the word ko ran (Holy book)

koran

‘ªè£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªè£’

ªè£ñ¢¹ kompu Stick

ªè£í¢¬ì koNTai Hair-do

ªè£² kosu Mosquito

Beginners Programme 158

ªê颪裮 chengkoTi Red colour Flag

ê£õ¤è¢ªè£î¢¶ chAvikkoththu Bunch of Keys

Letter ‘‘«è£
«è£
«è£’’ is pronounced as ‘kO’

Example:

«è£ kO as in the word co ke

coke

‘«è£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«è£’

«è£ö¤ kOzhi Hen

«è£¹óñ¢ kOpuram Temple Tower

«è£´ kOTu Line

ªê颫è£ì¢¬ì chengkOttai Red fort

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ªê颫è£ô¢ chengkOL Sceptre

ºè¢«è£íñ¢ mukkONam Triangle

Letter ‘‘ªê£
ªê£
ªê£’’ is pronounced as ‘cho’

Example:

ªê£ cho as in the word so lution

solution

‘ªê£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªê£’

ªê£è¢èì¢ì£ù¢ chokkattAn Dice

ªê£è¢è£ò¢ chokkAy Shirt

«ê£Á choRu Rice

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Letter ‘‘«ê£
«ê£
«ê£’’ is pronounced as ‘chO’

Example:

«ê£ chO as in the word cho ke (Rice)

choke

‘«ê£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ê£’

«ê£ö¤ chOzi Shell

«ê£¬ô chOlai Garden

«ê£÷ñ¢ chOzham Corn

Letter ‘‘ë¢
뢫ê£
꣒’ is pronounced as ‘njcO’

Example:

ë¢«ê£ njcO as in the word aru njcO

njcOll
arunjcO
(rare word)

‘뢫꣒ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘뢫꣒

ñ£ë¢«ê£¬ô mAnjchOLai Mango Groove

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Ì뢫꣬ô pUnjcOLai Flower garden

Letter ‘‘ªì£
ªì£
ªì£’’ is pronounced as ‘To’

Example:

ªì£ To as in the word oc to

octo pus
topus

‘ªì£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªì£’

ðì¢ ªì£÷¤ pattoLi Shine of silk

Letter ‘‘«ì£
«ì£
«ì£’’ is pronounced as ‘TO’

Example:

«ì£ TO as in the word Do or

Door

‘«ì£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ì£’

죮 ñAtOti nomad

Beginners Programme 162

«è좫ì£ó¢ KEttOr those who listened

ï좫ì£ó¢ ñattOr those who planted

èí¢«ì£ñ¢ kaNtOm We saw

Letter ‘‘ªí£
ªí£
ªí£’’ is pronounced as ‘No’

Example:

ªí£ No as in the word viN No

viNNo Li (lightning)
NoLi

‘ªí£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªí£’

èí¢ªí£÷¤ kaNNoLI vision

Letter ‘‘«í£
«í£
«í£’’ is pronounced as ‘NO’

Example:

«í£ NO as in the word no tice

notice
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‘«í£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«í£’

èí¢«í£´ kaNNOTu with the eyes

ñí¢«í£´ maNNOTu with the mud

Letter ‘‘ªî£
ªî£
ªî£’’ is pronounced as ‘tho’

Example:

ªî£ tho as in the word tho rax

thorax

‘ªî£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªî£’

ªî£ì¢® Thotti Tub

ªî£ð¢ ð ¤ Thoppi Hat

ðî£ù¢ð¶ paththonpathu Nineteen

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ªî£´ thotu touch

ªî£¬ô«ðê¤ tholaipEci Telephone

Letter ‘‘ï¢
î£
’ is pronounced as ‘ñto’

Example:

ï¢ªî£ ñto
to as in the word viru tho tu
thotu
viruñtho
with the feast

‘ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘

ð pañthotu with the ball

Letter ‘‘«î£
«î£
«î£’’ is pronounced as ‘thO’

Example:

«î£ thO as in the word tho rium

thorium
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‘«î£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«î£’

«î£ì¢ìñ¢ thOttam Garden

«î£ð¢¹ thOppu grove

«î£í¤ thONi Boat

«î£´ thOTu Ear Stud

«î£¬è thOkai Tail feathers

Letter ‘‘ªï£
ªï£
ªï£’’ is pronounced as ‘ño’

Example:

ªï£ ño
o as in the word no tarial
notarial
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‘ªï£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªï£’

ªï£í¢®Ýì¢ìñ¢ ñoNtiATTam hopping game

ªï£ê¢ê¤Þ¬ô ñochchi ilai nochileaves

ªï£ò¢òó¤ê¤ ñoyyarichi broken rice

ªï£Á袰î¢î¦ù¤ ñoRukkuththIni small eats

Letter ‘‘«ï£
«ï£
«ï£’’ is pronunced as ‘ñO’

Example:

«ï£ ñO
O as in the word no ble
noble

‘«ï£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªï£’

«ï£ò£÷¤ ñOyALi Patient

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«ï£¾ ñOvu Pain

«ï£ù¢¹è¢èë¢ê¤ ñOnpukkanjchi Porridge

Ïð£ò¢«ï£ì¢´ rUpAyñOttu Ruppee note

Letter ‘‘ªð£
ªð£
ªð£’’ is pronounced as ‘po’

Example:

ªð£ po as in the word po em

poem

‘ªð£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªð£’

ªð£é¢èô¢õ¤ö£ pongkaL vizhA Pongal festival

ªð£ñ¢¬ñ pommai Doll

ªð£ì¢´ pottu Bindi

Beginners Programme 168

î¦ð¢ªð£ø¤ thIppoRi Spark

Letter ‘‘ñ¢
ñ¢ªð£
𣒒 is pronounced as ‘mpo’

Example:

ñ¢ªð£ mpo as in the word Ra mbo

Rambo

‘ñ¢ªð£
ªð£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:
Words with the letter ‘ñ¢ªð£
ªð£’

ªêñ¢ªð£ù¢ chempon pure gold

Üñ¢ªð£´ ampotu with the arrow

Letter ‘‘«ð£
«ð£
«ð£’’ is pronounced as ‘pO’

Example:

«ð£ pO as in the word Po go

Pogo
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‘«ð£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ð£’

«ð£ó¢¬õ pOrvai Bed sheet

îìè÷ð¢«ð£ì¢® thaTakaLappOtti Track

Event

«ð£÷¤ pOLi Food item

«ð£ó¢è¢è÷ñ¢ pOrkkaLam Warfare

ªêñ¢«ð£î¢¶ chempOththu Tender branch

Letter ‘‘ªñ£
ªñ£
ªñ£’’ is pronounced as ‘mo’

Example:

ªñ£ mo as in the word mau ritius

mauritius

‘ªñ£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªñ£’

ªñ£ì¢¬ìñ£® mottaimAti Open Terrace

Beginners Programme 170

ªñ£ì¢¬ì mottai Bald Head

ªñ£ì¢´ mothu bud

ªñ£ì¢¬ìî¢î¬ô mottaiththalai Shaven head

ªñ£ê¢¬ê mochchai beans

Letter ‘‘«ñ£
«ñ£
«ñ£’’ is pronounced as ‘mO’

Example:

«ñ£ mO as in the word mo st

most

‘«ñ£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ñ£’

«ñ£ó¢ mOr buttermilk

«ñ£îô¢ mOthal clash

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«ñ£î¤óñ¢ mOthiram ring

Letter ‘‘ªò£
ªò£
ªò£’’ is pronounced as ‘yo’

Example:

ªò£ yo as in the word v io

vio lin
iolin

‘ªò£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªò£’

ð£ªò£´ pAyotu with the mat

«êªò£´ chEyotu with the child

Letter ‘‘«ò£
«ò£
«ò£’’ is pronounced as ‘yO’

Example:

«ò£ yO as in the word Yo ga

Yoga
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‘«ò£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ò£’

«ò£è¤ yOki Saint

«ê«ò£ù¢ cEyOn Lord Muruga

Letter ‘‘ªó£
ªó£
ªó£’’ is pronounced as ‘ro’

Example:

ªó£ ro as in the word ro mantic

romantic

‘ªó£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªó£’

ªó£ì¢® rotti Bread

ªó£è¢èñ¢ rokkam Cash

Letter ‘‘«ó£
«ó£
«ó£’’ is pronounced as ‘rO’

Example:

«ó£ rO as in the word ro se

rose
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‘«ó£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ó£’

«î«ó£ì¢ìñ¢ thErOttam charioteering

ã«ó£ì¢ìñ¢ ErOttam ploughing

«ó£ü£ð¢Ì rOjAppU rose flower

Letter ‘‘ªô£
ªô£
ªô£’’ is pronounced as ‘Lo’

Example:

ªô£ Lo as in the word lo cation

location

‘ªô£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªô£’

裪ô£®ï¢¶ kALotiñthu fractured leg

ð£ªô£´ pAlotu with milk

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Letter ‘‘«ô£
«ô£
«ô£’’ is pronounced as ‘lO’

Example:

«ô£ lO as in the word lotus

‘«ô£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ô£’

èð¢ð«ô£ì¢®ò kappalOttiya A freedom

îñ¤öù¢ thamizhan fighter

à«ô£èñ¢ UlOkam Metal

Letter ‘‘ªõ£
ªõ£
ªõ£’’ is pronounced as ‘vo’

Example:

ªõ£ vo as in the word vo rtex

vortex

‘ªõ£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªõ£’

åõ¢ªõ£¼ ovvoru each

âõ¢ªõ£¼ evvoru Which ever

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Letter ‘‘«õ£
«õ£
«õ£’’ is pronounced as ‘vO’

Example:

«õ£ vO as in the word voter

‘«õ£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«õ£’

åõ¢«õ£ó¢ ovvOr each one

Üí¢í£«õ£? aNNAvO is it Anna?

Letter ‘‘ªö£
ªö£
ªö£’’ is pronounced as ‘zho’

Example:

ªö£ zho as in the word yAzho

zholili
yAzho
(music of lute)

‘ªö£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªö£’

親ö£´ KIzhotu with the bottom

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Letter ‘‘«ö£
«ö£
«ö£’’ is pronounced as ‘zhO’

Example:

«ö£ zhO as in the word K zhO

zhOrr
KIzhO
(Poor People)

‘«ö£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ö£’

á«ö£´ UzhOtu with fate

ð£«ö£? pazhO? Spoilt?

ëö£? kUzhO? Porridge?

Letter ‘‘ª÷£
ª÷£
ª÷£’’ is pronounced as ‘Lo’

Example:

ª÷£ Lo as in the word lo cate

locate

‘ª÷£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ª÷£’

õ£ª÷£´ vALotu with the sword

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ñè¢èª÷£´ makkaLotu with the people

ªõ÷¢ª÷£÷¤ veLLoLi white light

î¤é¢èª÷£´ thingkaLotu with the moon

Letter ‘‘«÷£
«÷£
«÷£’’ is pronounced as ‘LO’

Example:

«÷£ LO as in the word lo ad

load

‘«÷£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«÷£’

à÷¢«÷£ó¢ uLLOr people present

«è«÷£ñ¢ kELOm we won't listen

ªõ÷¢«÷£ì¢ìñ¢ veLLOttam trial run

Beginners Programme 178

õ£«÷£´ vALOtu with the sword

Letter ‘‘ªø£
ªø£
ªø£’’ is pronounced as ‘Ro’

Example:

ªø£ Ro as in the word Ro

Roww

‘ªø£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªø£’

ñø¢ªø£¼õó¢ maRRoruvar another person

ðø¢ªø£´ paRRotu with affection

ñø¢ªø£ù¢Á maRRonRu another one

ªê£ø¢ªø£ìó¢ choRRotar Phrase

Letter ‘‘«ø£
«ø£
«ø£’’ is pronounced as ‘RO’

Example:

«ø£ RO as in the word Ro ad

Road
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 179

‘«ø£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ø£’

èø¢«ø£ó¢ kaRROr the learned

ªðø¢«ø£ó¢ peRROr Parents

Ýø¢«ø£óñ¢ ARROram river side

Letter ‘‘ªù£
ªù£
ªù£’’ is pronounced as ‘‘no
no
no’’

Example:

ªù£ no as in the word valca no

valcano

‘ªù£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªù£’

ñ£ªù£´ mAnotu with deer

«îªù£´ tEnotu with honey

ðù£ù¢Á pathinonRu eleven

Beginners Programme 180

Letter ‘‘«ù£
«ù£
«ù£’’ is pronounced as ‘‘nO
nO
nO’’

Example:

«ù£ nO as in the word no tebook

notebook

‘«ù£’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘«ù£’

ñù¢ù«ù£´ mannanOtu with the king

õ£«ù£ó¢ vAnOr angels

Letter ‘‘ªè÷
ªè÷
ªè÷’’ is pronounced as ‘‘kau
kau
kau’’

Example:

ªè÷ kau as in the word Cow

‘ªè÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªè÷’

ªè÷óõó¢ kauravar Gauravas

ªè÷îñ¹î¢îó¢ kautamapuththar Buddha

Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 181

ªè÷ñ£óñ¢ kaumAram Lord Muruga cult

Letter ‘‘ªê÷
ªê÷
ªê÷’’ is pronounced as ‘‘chau
chau
chau’’

Example:

ªê÷ chau as in the word Sou th

South

‘ªê÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªê÷’

ªê÷ó¤ chauri False hair

ªê÷ï¢îó¢òñ¢ chauñtaryam Beauty

Letter ‘‘ªð÷
ªð÷
ªð÷’’ is pronounced as ‘‘pau
pau
pau’’

Example:

ªð÷ pau as in the word pow der

powder
Beginners Programme 182

‘ªð÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªð÷’

ªð÷ó¢íñ¤ paurNami Full Moon

ªð÷õñ¢ pauvam Sea

ªð÷î¢îñ¢ pauththam Buddhism

Letter ‘‘ªñ÷
ªñ÷
ªñ÷’’ is pronounced as ‘‘mau
mau
mau’’

Example:

ªñ÷ mau as in the word mou th

mouth

‘ªñ÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªñ÷’

ªñ÷ùñ¢ maunam Silence

ªñ÷ó¤òó¢ mauriyar Mauriyas

ªñ÷¯èñ¢ mauTIkam Ignorance

Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 183

ªñ÷õô¢ mauval Jasmine

Letter ‘‘ªò÷
ªò÷
ªò÷’’ is pronounced as ‘‘yau
yau
yau’’

Example:

ªò÷ yau as in the word yow

yowll

‘ªò÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªò÷’

ªò÷õùñ¢ yauvanam youthhood

ªò÷õùó¢ yauvanar youth

Letter ‘‘ªõ÷
ªõ÷
ªõ÷’’ is pronounced as ‘‘vau
vau
vau’’

Example:

ªõ÷ vau as in the word vow

‘ªõ÷’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ªõ÷’

ªõ÷õ£ô¢ vauvAl bat

Beginners Programme 184

ðò¤ø¢ê¤è÷¢

1. Match the letter in the first row with similar

letter in the second row.
æ

æí£ù¢ åù¢Á æìñ¢ æì¢ìñ¢

2. Writing Exercise for

å å å å å å
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 185

3. Writing Exercise for

æ æ æ æ æ æ

4. Writing Exercise for

æ÷ æ÷ æ÷ æ÷ æ÷ æ÷
Beginners Programme 186

Lesson - 12
ð£ìñ¢ - 12

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

ç’ is pronounced as ‘‘Ht
Letter ‘‘ç Ht
Ht’’

Example:

ç As in the Word October

‘ç’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ç’

âç¶ eHthu As in the Word which?

Üç¶ aHthu As in the Word That

Þç¶ iHthu As in the Word This

Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 187

1. Writing Exercise for

ç ç ç ç ç ç
Beginners Programme 188

ð£ìñ¢ - 13
Üèó õó¤¬ê
The Alphabetical Order

In the 12 Lessons that preceded, we had presented to you all the Tamil
letters. The presentation has been made in the order of simplicity in the written forms.

In this lesson, we present to you the Alphabetical order of the Tamil vowels
and the Tamil consonants.

You should know the Alphabetical order. It will help you in the use of
dictionaries as the entries in the dictionaries are arranged in the alphabetical order. It
will also help you in locating the information you need in an address book, an anthology
of poems, a glossary, an encyclopedia or any such collection where entries are listed
in alphabetical order. So learning the alphabetical order is of practical relevance.

ªñò¢ â¿î¢¶è÷¢
Consonants

In the second part of this lesson, we present the Tamil consonants in their
alphabetical order.

As you see, all the consonants are marked with a dot above them. These
consonants are mute because it is difficult to pronounce them in isolation. Usually the
vowel i is prefixed while pronouncing the mute consonants. Listen to their pronunciation
now in the same alphabetical order.

You may now turn to the song given here by clicking the icon. As you listen to
the song, check the order of highlighted consonants in the first syllable of each line. If
you remember this song, you will remember the alphabetical order of the 18 Tamil
consonants.
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 189

ªñò¢ â ¿î¢ ¶ +àò¤ó¢ â ¿î¢ ¶ = àò¤ó¢ ªñò¢ â¿î¢ ¶

ì¢ + Ü = ì ð¢ + Ü = ð

ñ¢ + Ü = ñ ò¢ + Ü = ò

ö¢ + Ü = ö ó¢ + Ü = ó

ê¢ + Ü = ê è¢ + Ü = è

î¢ + Ü = î ì¢ + Ý = ì£

ð¢ + Ý = ð£ ò¢ + Ý = ò£

ñ¢ + Ý = ñ£ ö¢ + Ý = ö£

ó¢ + Ý = ó£ ê¢ + Ý = ê£

è¢ + Ý = è£ î¢ + Ý = î£

ì¢ + Þ = ® î¢ + ß = î¦

ð¢ + Þ = ð¤ ò¢ + Þ = ò¤

ñ¢ + Þ = ñ¤ ö¢ + Þ = ö¤

ó¢ + Þ = ó¤ ê¢ + Þ = ê¤

è¢ + Þ = è¤ î¢ + Þ = î¤
Beginners Programme 190

ì¢ + ß = ¯ ð¢ + ß = ð¦

ò¢ + ß = ò¦ ì¢ + Þ = ®

ñ¢ + ß = ñ ö¢ + ß = ö¦

ó¢ + ß = ó¦ ê¢ + ß = ê¦

è¢ + ß = è¦ î¢ + ß = î¦

ï¢ + Ý = ï£ é¢ + Ý = é£

ô¢ + Ý = ô£ õ¢ + Ý = õ£

ô¢ + Þ = ô¤ õ¢ + Þ = õ¤

ð¢ + â = ªð ò¢ + â = ªò

ñ¢ + â = ªñ ö¢ + â = ªö

ó¢ + â = ªó ê¢ + â = ªê

è¢ + â = ªè î¢ + â = ªî

ï¢ + â = ªï é¢ + â = ªé

ô¢ + â = ªô õ¢ + â = ªõ

ë¢ + â = ªë ì¢ + ã = «ì

ð¢ + ã = «ð ò¢ + ã = «ò

ñ¢ + ã = «ñ ö¢ + ã = «ö

ó¢ + ã = «ó ê¢ + ã = «ê
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 191

è¢ + ã = «è î¢ + ã = «î

ï¢ + ã = «ï é¢ + ã = «é

ô¢ + ã = «ô õ¢ + ã = «õ

ë¢ + ã = «ë ë¢ + Ý = ë£

ð¢ + à = ¹ ò¢ + à = »

ê¢ + à = ² é¢ + à = ±

õ¢ + à = ¾ ì¢ + à = ´

ñ¢ + à = º ö¢ + à = ¿

ó¢ + à = ¼ è¢ + à = °

î¢ + à = ¶ ï¢ + à = ¸

ô¢ + à = ½ ë¢ + à = ³

ð¢ + á = Ì ò¢ + á = Î

ê¢ + á = Å é¢ + á = Ä

õ¢ + á = × ì¢ + á = Ç

ñ¢ + á = Í ö¢ + á = Ø

ó¢ + á = Ï è¢ + á = Ã

î¢ + á = É ï¢ + á = Ë

ô¢ + á = Ö ë¢ + á = Æ
Beginners Programme 192

ø¢ + Þ = ø¤ ø¢ + ß = ø¦

ø¢ + à = Á ø¢ + á = Ú

ø¢ + â = ªø ø¢ + ã = «ø

è¢ + ä = ¬è é¢ + ä = ¬é

ê¢ + ä = ¬ê ë¢ + ä = ¬ë

ì¢ + ä = ¬ì î¢ + ä = ¬î

ï¢ + ä = ¬ï ñ¢ + ä = ¬ñ

ò¢ + ä = ¬ò ó¢ + ä = ¬ó

õ¢ + ä = ¬õ ö¢ + ä = ¬ö

ø¢ + ä = ¬ø í¢ + Ý = í£

÷¢ + Ý = ÷£ ù¢ + Ý = ù£

í¢ + Ý = í£

Observe the pure consonants and the vowel

consonants of all consonants with å and æ

è¢ + å = ªè£ è¢ + æ = «è£

é¢ + å = ªé£ é¢ + æ = «é£

ê¢ + å = ªê£ ê¢ + æ = «ê£

ë¢ + å = ªë£ ë¢ + æ = «ë£
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 193

ì¢ + å = ªì£ ì¢ + æ = «ì£

í¢ + å = ªí£ í¢ + æ = «í£

î¢ + å = ªî£ î¢ + æ = «î£

ï¢ + å = ªï£ ï¢ + æ = «ï£

ð¢ + å =ªð£ ð¢ + æ= «ð£

ñ¢ + å = ªñ£ ñ¢ + æ = «ñ£

ò¢ + å = ªò£ ò¢ + æ = «ò£

ó¢ + å = ªó£ ó¢ + æ = «ó£

ô¢ + å = ªô£ ô¢ + æ = «ô£

õ¢ + å = ªõ£ õ¢ + æ = «õ£

ö¢ + å = ªö£ ö¢ + æ = «ö£

÷¢ + å = ª÷£ ÷¢ + æ = «÷£

ø¢ + å = ªø£ ø¢ + æ = «ø£

ù¢ + å = ªù£ ù¢ + æ = «ù£
Beginners Programme 194

å÷ is added to a consonant letter by omitting the dot

above it, prefixing the sign ª and adding the sign ÷ after
the consonant.

è¢ + å÷ = ªè÷ é¢ + å÷ = ªé÷

ê¢ + å÷ = ªê÷ ë¢ + å÷ = ªë÷

ì¢ + å÷ = ªì÷ í¢ + å÷ =ªí÷

î¢ + å÷ = ªî÷ ï¢ + å÷ = ªï÷

ð¢ + å÷ = ªð÷ ñ¢ + å÷ = ªñ÷

ò¢ + å÷ =ªò÷ ó¢ + å÷ =ªó÷

ô¢ + å÷ =ªô÷ õ¢ + å÷ =ªõ÷

ö¢ + å÷ =ªö÷ ÷¢ + å÷ =ª÷÷

ø¢ + å÷ = ªø÷ ù¢ + å÷ = ªù÷
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 195

ð£ìñ¢ - 14
Lesson-13

ü û ú þ ý ÿ

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Letter ‘‘ü
ü’ is pronounced as ‘‘ja
ja
ja’’

Example:

‘ü’ ja As in the word ju ngle

jungle

‘ü’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ü’

üô¢ô¤è¢è좴 jallikkattu Bull fight

üèñ¢ jakam World

ü죺® jatamuti matted hair

üô¢ô¤ jalli road metal

Beginners Programme 196

Letter ‘‘û
û’ is pronounced as ‘‘Sha
Sha
Sha’’

Example:

‘û’ Sha As in the word Station

‘û’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘û’

ûí¢ºèñ¢ ShaNmukam Lord Muruga

ûû¢® Shashti An auspicious day

õ¼ûñ¢ varuSham Year

2008

ûó (åð¢ðï¢îñ¢) Sharaththu Clause

Letter ‘‘ú
ú’ is pronounced as ‘‘sa
sa
sa’’

Example:

‘ú’ sa As in the word so

sonn
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 197

‘ú’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ú’

úóú¢õî¤ sarasvathi Goddess of learning

úó¢ð¢ðñ¢ sarppam Snake

Letter ‘‘þ
þ’ is pronounced as ‘‘kSha
kSha
kSha’’

Example:

‘þ’ kSha As in the word sh ut

shut

‘þ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘þ’

ðþíñ¢ pakShaNam Snack item

îþíñ¢ takShaNam Fee

«ñ£þñ¢ mOkSham Heaven

ð£è¢þ¤ pakShi Bird

Beginners Programme 198

Letter ‘‘ý
ý’ is pronounced as ‘‘ha
ha
ha’’

Example:

‘ý’ ha As in the word hut

‘ý’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ý’

ýô¢õ£ halvA A jelly sweet

ý£ó¢«ñ£ù¤òñ¢ hArmOniyam Harmonium

«ý£ññ¢ hOmam Sacrificial fire

‘ý¤’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ý¤’

ý¤ï¢î¤ hin'ti Hindi

Letter ‘‘ÿ
ÿ’ is pronounced as ‘‘SRI
SRI
SRI’’

Example:

ÿ SRI As in the Word Sri lanka

Srilanka
Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 199

‘ÿ’ â¿î¢¶ à÷¢÷ ªê£ø¢è÷¢:

Words with the letter ‘ÿ’

ÿó£ñ¢ SRIrAm A name

ÿñî¤ SRImathi A name

ªüòÿ JayaSRI A name

ÿóé¢èñ¢ SRIrangkam A Place

Vowel consonants are formed in the same way as vowel

consonants are formed in Tamil except à, á.

In the case of à, á different symbols are used in the

Grantha Letter.

Observe the pure consonants and corresponding vowel

consonants of five 5 GRANTHA LETTERS (except ÿ) on the
screen.

These letters are employed only when a word of non-Tamil

origin is to be written.
Beginners Programme 200

ü¢ ú¢ û¢ þ¢ ý¢

Pronunciation/åô¤ð¢ ¹ :

Example:

ü¢ as in the Word page

ú¢ as in the Word purse

û¢ as in the Word mesh

þ¢ as in the Word baksheesh

ý¢ as in the Word hill

è¤óï¢ î â¿î¢ ¶ è÷¢ à÷¢ ÷ ªê£ø¢ è ÷¢

Words with grantha letters

«ó£ü£ rOJA Rose

úóú¢õî¤ sarasvathi Goddess

ûó sharaththu Agreement

î£ü¢ñý£ô¢ thAjmahAl Tajmahal

Ü®ð¢ð¬ìè¢èô¢õ¤ 201

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