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Learn Tamil quickly. It is easy and free. It is designed for foreigners and Non Tamils. You can learn it on line. Audio and Video will be made availab...

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Learn Tamil quickly. It is easy and free. It is designed for foreigners and Non Tamils. You can learn it on line. Audio and Video will be made available. You will be supported through You Tube lessons. Long live Tamil (Vaazka thamiz) . LEARN JUST 400 WORDS and YOU CAN SPEAK 1000 SENTENCES. If you don’t want to learn the Tamil alphabet, just follow the transliterated words .Tamil alphabet lessons are easily available on the internet. Working knowledge of any language can be obtained by mastering 850 words. With my 16 year teaching experience at university level, I have found out that Tamil language can be learnt by mastering approximately 400 words. If one knows how to do the permutation combination of these words and can use a bit of imagination, that person can even survive in Tamil speaking parts of the world like Tamilnadu (India), Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji , France and other countries where Tamils have recently migrated. I am going to give you 1000 sentences by using these 400+ words in Part -2. If you learn these words and sentences you may be able to express your thoughts, needs and feelings in Tamil. But when other Tamils speak to you or write to you they are not going to stick to these 400 words only. So you need to learn more, but not immediately.

In Level 2 you will learn Present, Future and Past Tenses. Simple Pronunciation Guide: Double aa= long A

(sound as in all)

Double ii = long E (sound as in feel) double uu= Long U

(sound as in food)

double ee = Long EA (Sound as in Ape or Fate) Double oo= Long O (sound as in vote)

Capital letter : Different N or R There are three different ‘N’ sounds/letters ந,ண,னand two different ‘R’ sounds/letters ர ,ற in Tamil. Za= Special ‘La‘ ழ sound in Tamil (Retroflex). There are three different’ L ‘sounds/letters ல,ள,,ழ in Tamil.

LEVEL 1- PART 1 1.Pronouns: I

நா

(naan)

You

ந (nee)

He

இவ

/ அவ

(ivan/ avan)

She

இவ

/ அவ

(ivaL/ avaL)

He or she with respect அவ , அவ க

avar or avarhal

(Avar and avarkaL are respectful and can be used for he or she) We

நா

You



க க

neengaL

They அவ க This/that

(naangaL)



avarhaL / அ

adhu

These/ Those

இைவக

/ அைவக

avaihaL

This / That

இ த / அ த (intha /antha )

2.Interrogatives: ேக What எ

ன ? enna?

Why ஏ

? Aen?

When எ ெபா Where எ

வக

keeLvikaL

? Eppozuthu?

ேக? Engee?

Who யா ? Yaar? Which எ

? Edhu?

How எ ப ? Eppadi? How much? எ

வள

? evvaLavu

How many? எ தைன? eththanai

3.Oblique form of pronouns My



ைடய ennudaiya

Your உ Me



ைடய unnudaiya உ ைன ennai you உ

To me என From me எ இ

enakku ன டமி

Unnidam irunthu



ungkaL

ைன unnai

To you உன

unakku

ennidam irundhu From you உ

னட

On me or with me/ on you எ

னட

/உ

னட

Ennidam/ unnidam With me



ேனா

ennoodu withyou உ

4.Essential Items அவசிய ெபா Water



Milk

பா

Sugar



Salt



Food

உண

Vegetable

கா

Fruit

பழ

Meat

மாமிச

Fish



Hen

ேகாழி koozi

Rice

ேசா

Oil



Butter

ெவ

Egg





ேனா

avasiya porutkaL

thaNNeer paal

கைர sarkkarai uppu /சா பா

uNavu/ saappaadu

கறி kaay kaRi pazam / இைற சி maamisam/ iRaichchi

meen

sooRu ைண eNNei ைண veNNai ைட muttai

unnoodu

Fire

ெந

neruppu

5.Animals ( Living beings) மி



ைன puunai

Cat

நா

Dog

Cow ப

naay

மா

pasu maadu

Bull

காைள மா

pig



றி pandri

goat ஆ Insect

kaaLai maadu

aadu சி puuchchi

Snake பா Ant எ

paambu eRumbu

Bird பறைவ paRavai Parrot கிள kiLi Crow காக

kaakam

Eagle க

kazugu

Sparrow Crane ெகா

வ Kuruvi Kokku

Heron நாைர Naarai



6.Body parts: உட Eye



Hair Ear



udal uRuppukaL

kaN mudi/ mayir

/மய கா

kaadhu

Nose

muukku

Mouth வா

vaay

ைக kai

Hand Leg



கா

kaal

Head தைல thalai Stomach வய Tooth ப

vayiRu

pal

7.Feelings: உண



Happy

ச ேதாஷ

Sorry





Agony



Angry

ேகாப

Hungry

uNarvukaL santhoosham

varuththam thunbam kobam

பசி pasi

Pain

வலி vali

Dizzy

கி

கி

kiRukiRuppu

Laughter

சி

sirippu

Cry/ teary/ அ Injury Comes வ

ைக azukai

காய

kaayam

கிற

Varukirathu

In Tamil feelings “come” வ

கிற

(Varukirathu) to you.

You can use the last verb (varukirathu to express any of the above the feelings)

8.Weather :ப

வநிைல paruva nilai

Rainy

மைழ mazai

Sunny

ெவ

Windy

கா

Cold



veyyil kaatRu



Weather verb : அ

kuLir கிற

adikkiRathu

You can use the verb adiikiRathu with any of the above weather conditions Sun



suuriyan

Moon

ச திர

chandiran

Star

ந ச திர

Sky

வான , ஆகாய

nakshaththiram vaanam or aakaayam

9.Places: இட



itangaL

Town

நகர /ஊ

nagaram or uur

Village

கிராம

House



Garden

ேதா ட

School

பாடசாைல/ ப

Hospital



graamam

viidu thoottam ள



வ மைன/ ஆ

paatasaalai or paLLikkuudam

ப தி

maruththuva mana or

aaspaththiri Railway station

ரய

நிைலய

Airport

வ மான நிைலய

Bus terminus



Post office



நிைலய ச

ற ப

Arrival time வ Shop

கைட kadai

Price

வ ைல

Bed room Bath room



anjal nilaiyam

nilaiyam to say the above terminus

ேநர

ேநர

vimaana nilaiyam

pas nilaiyam

நிைலய

You can use the word நிைலய Departure time

rayil nilaiyam

puRappadum Neram

Varum neram

vilai

ைக அைற padukkai aRai

ளய

அைற kuLiyal aRai

Living room

வசி

Toilet

கழி பைற kazippaRai

Gate/entrance

வாச

Door

கத

Window



Wall

அைற vasikkul aRai

vaasal kathavu





jannal

suvar

River



/ நதி aaRu / nadhi

Sea

கட

Mountain

மைல/

Lake



kadal malai / kundRu

/ க

Tank



Road

சாைல

10.Numbers: எ 1



2

இர

3

ondRu iraNdu muundRu

நா

naangu

5



aindhu

6



aaRu

eeri / kaNmaay

kuLam



4

மா

saalai (theru/Veethi)

7



eezu

8



ettu

9



10



11

பதிெனா

pathinondRu

12



pannireNdu



onbathu paththu

னர

100

nuuRu

1000 ஆய ர

aayiram

over (more than) அத

11.Time: ேநர

ேமலாக athaRkum meelaaka

neeram

Day

பக

pakal

Night

இர

Morning

காைல kaalai

Evening

மாைல maalai

Month

மாத

Week

வார /vaaram

iravu

maatham

கிழைம Day in India, Week in Sri Lanka kizamai Year



, வ



aaNdu / varusham

¼

கா

kaal

½

அைர arai கா

¾

mukkaal

Time what? (what is the time now)? மண எ

ன?

12.Adjectives: Good



Bad

ெக ட ketta

Beautiful

அழகான azakaana

Ugly

அழகி

Big

ெப ய periya

Small

சிறிய siRiya or sinna

Dark



Light

ெவள ச , வ ள

Hot

டான suudaana

Cold



Long Short

ல nalla

லாத azkillaatha

டான irttaana veLichcham, viLakku

த kuLirntha

நளமான niiLamaana ைடயான kuttaiyaana

Tall

உயரமான uyaramaana

Deep

ஆழமான aazamaana

13.Adverbs Slowly

ெம

வாக methuvaaka

Quickly

ேவகமாக veekamaaka

Certainly

நி சயமாக nichchcayamaaka (வ

Wholly

) muzu (vathum)

Too much

அதிக

athigam

Too less

மிக

ெகா



mikavum konjam

(To make an adverb you add “aaha” in Tamil like “ly “ in English) Here



ேக ingee

There



ேக angee

14.Impersonal verbs Know

ெத

theriyum

Don’t know ெத யா Like



Dont like



theriyaathu pidikkum

கா

pidikkaathu

Understand

puriyum /viLangum

Don’t understand

யா

Can Can not

puriyaathu / viLangkaathu

mudiyum யா

mudiyaathu

Want/need ேவ

veeNdum

Don’t want ேவ Enough

டா

ேபா

poodhum

Not enough ேபாதா Available

veeNdaam

pdhaadhu

கிைட

kidaikkum

Not available கிைட கா Have/has



கிற

haven’t, hasn’t இ

kidaikkaathu / உ

ைல illai

15.Survival Items: அவசிய Safety(security)

irukkiRathu

பா

கா

ெபா paathukaappu

Knife க தி kaththi Umbrella

ைட kudai

Shoe காலண / ெச

kaalaNi/ seruppu

Shirt ச ைட sattai Sari Dhoti Towel String/rope Cloth

டைவ pudavai ேவ

veshti thundu / கய

ண thuNi

nuul / kayiRu



Medicine



marunthu

Poison

வஷ

visham

Letter

க த

kaditham

Mirror / specks / glass க

ணா

kaNNaadi

Watch/Clock க கார ,மண

kadikaaram, maNikkuuNdu (Sri

Lankans) Lock

puuttu

Key சாவ saavi Not feeling well உட Bye bye ேபா









ைல Udambu sari ilai

கிேற

(you say this when you leave)

Meaning I go now and I will come back. Bye bye ேபா



வா



(other person who sees you off

say this) meaning having gone,please come back Fire

த thii

save

கா பா

Floods

ெவ

Big waves

ெப ய அைல periya alai





kaappaatRungaL

veLLam

16.Greetings and communication: (வா Hello/Vanakkam வண க



)

vaNakkam

How are you? ெசௗ கியமா/ நல தானா? Saukkiyamaa? Nalathaanaa? I am fine

நா

ெசௗ கிய

Naan saukkiyam

/ ந

றாக இ

கிேற

/ nandRaaka irukkiReen

Help உதவ udhavi Danger

ஆப

aapaththu / abaayam

Doctor

டா ட / ம

Yes

ஆமா

Ok



sari

No/not



ைல illai

Thanks



றி nandRi

Please

தய

Pardon



/ ஆ

ெச ன

Doesn’t matter பரவாய Faith in God கட



taaktar/ maruththuvar

aamaam /aam

dhayavu seythu க

mannaiyungkaL ைல paravaayillai

ந ப

ைக kadavuL nambikkai

17.Verbs: வா/ வா

Come



(வர)

Vaa / vaarungkaL / vara ேபா/ ேபா

Go



(ேபாக)

Poo / poongkal pooka நி

Stand

/ நி

Nil / nillungkaL Sit

உ கா



(நி க)

/ niRka / உ கா



(உ கார)

Utkaar / utkaarungkaL/ utkaara Run ஓ

/ ஓ



(ஓட)

Oodu / oodungkaL / ooda Dance ஆ

, Sing பா

, Play வ ைளயா

(conjugated like Oodu Speak

ேப / கைத ேப



(ேபச)

Peesu peesungkaL peesa Write







(எ

Ezuth / ezuthungkaL ezutha Read/study ப





Padi padiyungkaL padikka

(ப

க)

த)

Eat

சா ப

சா ப



(சா ப ட)

Saappidu saappidungkaL saappida Call



9conjugated like saappidu /

Sleep



Thuungu / thuungungkaL

க)

thuunga



Drink

(

(

க)

Kudi kudiyungkaL kudikka Is



/ இ

கிற

(இ

க)

Iru irungkaL irukkiRathu irukka Do

ெச

ெச



(ெச

ய)

Sey seyyungkaL seyya Buy

வா

வா



வா



Vaangu vaangungkaL vaanga Die

ெச

ேபா சா



(சாக)

Seththup poo, saavungkaL saaka Cook சைம சைம Samai, samaiyungkaL Give ெகா Kodu

ெகா



(சைம க)

samaikka க

kodungkaL kodukka

(ெகா

க)

Take







(எ

ேபா



க)

Edu edungkaL edukka Drop

ேபா

Poodu poodungkaL Go up



(ேபாட)

pooda





(ஏற)

eeRu eeRungkaL eeRa Come down இற

, இற



(இற

க)

iRangu, iRangungkaL iRangka ப

Worship





(

ப ட)

Kumbidu kumbidungkaL kumbida Open

திற திற



(திற க)

thiRa thiRavungkaL thiRakka Close



(

ட)

Muudu muudungkaL muuda See பா

Paar paarungkaL

Stop

நி

/ நி

Wait

கா தி

paarkka பா nil / niRuththu

kaaththiru



/ பா



18.General: ெபா

வான ெசா க

தக

Book

pothuvaana soRkaL

puththakam

Chair

நா காலி/ கதிைர naaRkaali / kthirai

Table

ேமைஜ meejai

Paper காகித

/ தா

மர

Tree

maram

/ மல

Flower

ெச

Shrub

kaakitham / thaaL

puu / malar

sedi

Climber/creeper ெகா

kodi

Student

மாணவ

/ மாணவ / மாணவ

Teacher

ஆசி ய

aasiriyar

Class



vakuppu

Friend



Girl friend

ேதாழி thoozi



naNban

People/persons ம க Boy

ைபய

Girl

ெப

/ ஆ

makkaL/ aaL

paiyan peN

Woman

ெப

மண

Man



/ மன த

aaN

or manithan

maaNavan/ maaNavi

Name

ெபய

peyar

Money

பண

paNam

Small change (coins) கா / சி Pen

ேபனா peenaa

World

உலக

லைற kaasu/ sillaRai

ulakam

19.Relatives: ெசா த கார

sonthakkaarar

Family



Father

அ பா appaa

Mother

அ மா ammaa

Brother



Sister

அ கா

Son

மக

makan

Daughter

மக

makaL

Wife

மைனவ manaivi

Husband

கணவ

kaNavan

Baby

பா பா/

ழ ைத/ ப

Uncle

மாமா maamaa

Aunty

மாமி maami

Related

ெசா த கார



kudumbam

/ த ப aNNan/ thambi / த

ைக akkaaL / thangai

ைள paappaa, kuzanthai, piLLai

sonthakkaarar

கார / கா

kaarar / kaari

Kaarar or kaari has got various usages. It may be used as a suffix to denote nationality or ownership or one who sells something. E.g. Frenchman, Russian, Cart man, Taxi man, Taxi driver, vegetable vendor (Man), Vegetable vendor (woman), milk man, paper man, Landlord, House owner

20.Case suffixes: Of

உைடய udaiya / இட

ikku /i dam

From இ



irunthu

With ஓ

oodu

Accusative

ஐ ai

At/in



To

/ இட

il / idam

21.Particles: But

ஆனா

Only

தா

Near

ப க

thaan pakkam



Far Now

aanaal

thuuram

இ ெபா

Then/later அ



ipoozuthu appuRam

Up

ேமேல

meelee

Down

கீ ேழ kiizee

Inside



Outside

ெவள ேய veLiyee

ேள uLLee

In front of/before

னா

munnaal

Behind/later/after ப

னா

pinnaal

Next அ

த aduththa

Last கைடசி kadaisi Often அ



adikkadi

Doesn’t matter பரவாய

ைல paravaayillai

22.Interrogatives/connectives And / also



um

Add Aaaa? ஆ aa Plural suffix- kal க Infinitive- add a or kka

க/ அ

Imperatives (Request or command) Add ஆேத/ ஆத க

(aathee/ aathiirkaL) with the infinitive of the

verb to make an imperative A , an or one ஒ

oru

23.Directions: திைசக

ThisaikaL

Left

இட

idathu

Right

வல

valathu

Straight

ேநராக neeraaka

Turn

தி



24.Colours:நிற



thirumpungkaL

NiRangkaL

Black



kaRuppu NiRam

White

ெவ

Green

ப ைச pachchai

Yellow



Blue

நல

Red

சிவ

ைள veLLai



manjaL niilam sivappu

25.Vegetables and Fruits கா கா

கறிக

/ பழ



கறிக

பழ க

kaaykaRikaL / pazangkaL

Tomato த காள (ரச ) ThakkaaLi rasam (soup) Aubergine க த

கா

(சா பா ) kaththarikkaay saambaar (lentil

soup) Lady’s finger ெவ Potato உ

ைட கா

ைள கிழ

veNdaik kaay

(கறி)

urLaik kizangu kaRi (curry)

Onion ெவ

காய vengkaayam (

Garlic

ெவ

ைள

Chillies

மிளகா

Ginger



Cucumber Pumpkin Coconut

veLLaip puuNdu miLakaay (pepper= miLagu)

ைக கா டல ெவ

கா

ேத

) pudalangkaay

கா கா

கா

murungaik kaay

(



சன

veLLarikkaay / பர

Tender coconut

இளந

Mango

மா பழ

Banana

வாைழ

Jackfruit

பலா

Guava

ெகா

Spicy/ hot உைர கச

Sweet

இன

26. Events நிக

கி

கா

theenkaay

Curd / yogurt/ buttermilk தய

Bitter

) kuzambu (gravy)

சி inji

Drumstick Snake gourd



/ ேமா

thayir /moor

iLaniir maambazam

பழ

பழ யா

vaazaip pazam palaap pazam

பழ

/ கார

koyyaa pazam uraippu or kaaram

kasappu inippu சிக

nikazzikaL

Wedding க

யாண

/ தி

Birth Day ப ற த நா Feast வ Invitation அைழ Crowd / meeting

மண

kalyaanam ,thirumaNam

piRantha naaL

virunthu azaippu ட

kuuttam