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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 a ll) Double ii = long E (sound as in fee l) double uu= Long U (sound as in foo d) double ee = Long EA (Sound as in A pe or Fa te) Double oo= Long O (sound as in vo te)

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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 க (naangaL)

You ந க neengaL

They அவ க avarhaL

This/that இ / அ adhu

These/ Those இைவக / அைவக avaihaL

This / That இ த / அ த (intha /antha )

2.Interrogatives: ேக வ க keeLvikaL

What எ ன ? enna?

Why ஏ ? Aen?

When எ ெபா ? Eppozuthu?

Where எ ே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 எ ைடய ennudaiya

Your உ ைடய unnudaiya உ க ungkaL

Me எ ைன ennai you உ ைன unnai

To me என enakku To you உன unakku

From me எ னடமி ennidam irundhu From you உ னட இ Unnidam irunthu

On me or with me/ on you எ னட /உ னட

Ennidam/ unnidam

With me எ ேனா ennoodu withyou உ ேனா unnoodu

4.Essential Items அவசிய ெபா க avasiya porutkaL

Water த ண thaNNeer

Milk பா paal

Sugar ச கைர sarkkarai

Salt உ uppu

Food உண /சா பா uNavu/ saappaadu

Vegetable கா கறி kaay kaRi

Fruit பழ pazam

Meat மாமிச / இைற சி maamisam/ iRaichchi

Fish ம meen

Hen ேகாழி koozi

Rice ேசா sooRu

Oil எ ைண eNNei

Butter ெவ ைண veNNai

Egg ைட muttai

Fire ெந neruppu

5.Animals ( Living beings) மி க க

Cat ைன puunai

Dog நா naay

Cow ப மா pasu maadu

Bull காைள மா kaaLai maadu

pig ப றி pandri

goat ஆ aadu

Insect சி puuchchi

Snake பா paambu

Ant எ eRumbu

Bird பறைவ paRavai

Parrot கிள kiLi

Crow காக kaakam

Eagle க kazugu

Sparrow வ Kuruvi

Crane ெகா Kokku

Heron நாைர Naarai

6.Body parts: உட உ க udal uRuppukaL

Eye க kaN

Hair /மய mudi/ mayir

Ear கா kaadhu

Nose muukku

Mouth வா vaay

Hand ைக kai

Leg கா kaal

Head தைல thalai

Stomach வய vayiRu

Tooth ப pal

7.Feelings: உண க uNarvukaL

Happy ச ேதாஷ santhoosham

Sorry வ த varuththam

Agony ப thunbam

Angry ேகாப kobam

Hungry பசி pasi

Pain வலி vali

Dizzy கி கி kiRukiRuppu

Laughter சி sirippu

Cry/ teary/ அ ைக azukai

Injury காய kaayam

Comes வ 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 ய veyyil

Windy கா kaatRu

Cold ள kuLir

Weather verb : அ கிற adikkiRathu

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

Sun ய suuriyan

Moon ச திர chandiran

Star ந ச திர nakshaththiram

Sky வான , ஆகாய vaanam or aakaayam

9.Places: இட க itangaL

Town நகர /ஊ nagaram or uur

Village கிராம graamam

House வ viidu

Garden ேதா ட thoottam

School பாடசாைல/ ப ள ட paatasaalai or paLLikkuudam

Hospital ம வ மைன/ ஆ ப தி maruththuva mana or aaspaththiri

Railway station ரய நிைலய rayil nilaiyam

Airport வமான நிைலய vimaana nilaiyam

Bus terminus ப நிைலய pas nilaiyam

Post office அ ச நிைலய anjal nilaiyam

You can use the word நிைலய nilaiyam to say the above terminus

Departure time ற ப ேநர puRappadum Neram

Arrival time வ ேநர Varum neram

Shop கைட kadai

Price வைல vilai

Bed room ப ைக அைற padukkai aRai

Bath room ளய அைற kuLiyal aRai

Living room வசி அைற vasikkul aRai

Toilet கழி பைற kazippaRai

Gate/entrance வாச vaasal

Door கத kathavu

Window ஜ ன jannal

Wall வ suvar

River ஆ / நதி aaRu / nadhi

Sea கட kadal

Mountain மைல/ malai / kundRu

Lake ஏ / க மா eeri / kaNmaay

Tank ள kuLam

Road சாைல saalai (theru/Veethi)

10.Numbers: எ க

1 ஒ ondRu

2 இர iraNdu

3 muundRu

4 நா naangu

5 ஐ aindhu

6 ஆ aaRu

7 ஏ eezu

8 எ ettu

9 ஒ ப onbathu

10 ப paththu

11 பதிெனா pathinondRu

12 ப ன ர pannireNdu

100 nuuRu

1000 ஆய ர aayiram

over (more than) அத ேமலாக athaRkum meelaaka

11.Time: ேநர neeram

Day பக pakal

Night இர iravu

Morning காைல kaalai

Evening மாைல maalai

Month மாத maatham

Week வார /vaaram

கிழைம Day in India, Week in Sri Lanka kizamai

Year ஆ , வ ஷ aaNdu / varusham

¼ கா kaal

½ அைர arai

¾ கா mukkaal

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

12.Adjectives:

Good ந ல nalla

Bad ெக ட ketta

Beautiful அழகான azakaana

Ugly அழகி லாத azkillaatha

Big ெப ய periya

Small சிறிய siRiya or sinna

Dark இ டான irttaana

Light ெவள ச , வள veLichcham, viLakku

Hot டான suudaana

Cold ள த kuLirntha

Long நளமான niiLamaana

Short ைடயான kuttaiyaana

Tall உயரமான uyaramaana

Deep ஆழமான aazamaana

13.Adverbs

Slowly ெம வாக methuvaaka

Quickly ேவகமாக veekamaaka

Certainly நி சயமாக nichchcayamaaka

Wholly (வ ) muzu (vathum)

Too much அதிக athigam

Too less மிக ெகா ச mikavum konjam

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

Here இ ேக ingee

There அ ேக angee

14.Impersonal verbs

Know ெத theriyum

Don’t know ெத யா theriyaathu

Like ப pidikkum

Dont like ப கா pidikkaathu

Understand puriyum /viLangum

Don’t understand யா puriyaathu / viLangkaathu

Can mudiyum

Can not யா mudiyaathu

Want/need ேவ veeNdum

Don’t want ேவ டா veeNdaam

Enough ேபா poodhum

Not enough ேபாதா pdhaadhu

Available கிைட kidaikkum

Not available கிைட கா kidaikkaathu

Have/has இ கிற / உ irukkiRathu

haven’t, hasn’t இ ைல illai

15.Survival Items: அவசிய ெபா க

Safety(security) பா கா paathukaappu

Knife க தி kaththi

Umbrella ைட kudai

Shoe காலண / ெச kaalaNi/ seruppu

Shirt ச ைட sattai

Sari டைவ pudavai

Dhoti ேவ veshti

Towel thundu

String/rope / கய nuul / kayiRu

Cloth ண thuNi

Medicine ம 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 ச இ ைல Udambu sari ilai

Bye bye ேபா வ வ கிேற (you say this when you leave)

Meaning I go now and I will come back.

Bye bye ேபா வ வா க (other person who sees you off say this) meaning having gone,please come back

Fire த thii

save கா பா க kaappaatRungaL

Floods ெவ ள veLLam

Big waves ெப ய அைல periya alai

16.Greetings and communication: (வா க )

Hello/Vanakkam வண க vaNakkam

How are you? ெசௗ கியமா/ நல தானா?

Saukkiyamaa? Nalathaanaa?

I am fine நா ெசௗ கிய / ந றாக இ கிேற

Naan saukkiyam / nandRaaka irukkiReen

Help உதவ udhavi

Danger ஆப aapaththu / abaayam

Doctor டா ட / ம வ taaktar/ maruththuvar

Yes ஆமா / ஆ aamaam /aam

Ok ச sari

No/not இ ைல illai

Thanks ந றி nandRi

Please தய ெச dhayavu seythu

Pardon ம ன க mannaiyungkaL

Doesn’t matter பரவாய ைல paravaayillai

Faith in God கட ந ப ைக kadavuL nambikkai

17.Verbs:

Come வா/ வா க (வர)

Vaa / vaarungkaL / vara

Go ேபா/ ேபா க (ேபாக)

Poo / poongkal pooka

Stand நி / நி க (நி க)

Nil / nillungkaL / niRka

Sit உ கா / உ கா க (உ கார)

Utkaar / utkaarungkaL/ utkaara

Run ஓ / ஓ க (ஓட)

Oodu / oodungkaL / ooda

Dance ஆ , Sing பா , Play வைளயா

(conjugated like Oodu

Speak ேப / கைத ேப க (ேபச)

Peesu peesungkaL peesa

Write எ எ க (எ த)

Ezuth / ezuthungkaL ezutha

Read/study ப ப க (ப க)

Padi padiyungkaL padikka

Eat சா ப சா ப க (சா ப ட)

Saappidu saappidungkaL saappida

Call ப 9conjugated like saappidu

Sleep / க ( க)

Thuungu / thuungungkaL thuunga

Drink க ( க)

Kudi kudiyungkaL kudikka

Is இ / இ கிற (இ க)

Iru irungkaL irukkiRathu irukka

Do ெச ெச க (ெச ய)

Sey seyyungkaL seyya

Buy வா வா க வா க

Vaangu vaangungkaL vaanga

Die ெச ேபா சா க (சாக)

Seththup poo, saavungkaL saaka

Cook சைம சைம க (சைம க)

Samai, samaiyungkaL samaikka

Give ெகா ெகா க (ெகா க)

Kodu kodungkaL kodukka

Take எ எ க (எ க)

Edu edungkaL edukka

Drop ேபா ேபா க (ேபாட)

Poodu poodungkaL pooda

Go up ஏ ஏ க (ஏற)

eeRu eeRungkaL eeRa

Come down இற , இற க (இற க)

iRangu, iRangungkaL iRangka

Worship ப ப க ( ப ட)

Kumbidu kumbidungkaL kumbida

Open திற திற க (திற க)

thiRa thiRavungkaL thiRakka

Close க ( ட)

Muudu muudungkaL muuda

See பா Paar paarungkaL paarkka பா க / பா க

Stop நி / நி nil / niRuththu

Wait கா தி kaaththiru

18.General: ெபா வான ெசா க pothuvaana soRkaL

Book தக puththakam

Chair நா காலி/ கதிைர naaRkaali / kthirai

Table ேமைஜ meejai

Paper காகித / தா kaakitham / thaaL

Tree மர maram

Flower / மல puu / malar

Shrub ெச sedi

Climber/creeper ெகா kodi

Student மாணவ / மாணவ / மாணவ maaNavan/ maaNavi

Teacher ஆசி ய aasiriyar

Class வ vakuppu

Friend ந ப naNban

Girl friend ேதாழி thoozi

People/persons ம க / ஆ makkaL/ aaL

Boy ைபய paiyan

Girl ெப peN

Woman ெப மண

Man ஆ / மனத aaN or manithan

Name ெபய peyar

Money பண paNam

Small change (coins) கா / சி லைற kaasu/ sillaRai

Pen ேபனா peenaa

World உலக ulakam

19.Relatives: ெசா த கார sonthakkaarar

Family ப kudumbam

Father அ பா appaa

Mother அ மா ammaa

Brother அ ண / த ப aNNan/ thambi

Sister அ கா / த ைக akkaaL / thangai

Son மக makan

Daughter மக makaL

Wife மைனவ manaivi

Husband கணவ kaNavan

Baby பா பா/ ழ ைத/ ப ைள paappaa, kuzanthai, piLLai

Uncle மாமா maamaa

Aunty மாமி maami

Related ெசா த கார 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

To / இட ikku /i dam

From இ இ irunthu

With ஓ oodu

Accusative ஐ ai

At/in இ / இட il / idam

21.Particles:

But ஆனா aanaal

Only தா thaan

Near ப க pakkam

Far ர thuuram

Now இ ெபா ipoozuthu

Then/later அ ற appuRam

Up ேமேல meelee

Down கீேழ kiizee

Inside உ ேள uLLee

Outside ெவளேய veLiyee

In front of/before னா munnaal

Behind/later/after ப னா pinnaal

Next அ த aduththa

Last கைடசி kadaisi

Often அ க adikkadi

Doesn’t matter பரவாய ைல paravaayillai

22.Interrogatives/connectives

And / also உ 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 க thirumpungkaL

24.Colours:நிற க NiRangkaL

Black க kaRuppu NiRam

White ெவ ைள veLLai

Green ப ைச pachchai

Yellow ம ச manjaL

Blue நல niilam

Red சிவ sivappu

25.Vegetables and Fruits கா கறிக பழ க

கா 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 ைட கா veNdaik kaay

Potato உ ைள கிழ (கறி) urLaik kizangu kaRi (curry)

Onion ெவ காய vengkaayam ( ழ ) kuzambu (gravy)

Garlic ெவ ைள veLLaip puuNdu

Chillies மிளகா miLakaay (pepper= miLagu)

Ginger இ சி inji

Drumstick ைக கா murungaik kaay

Snake gourd டல கா ( ) pudalangkaay

Cucumber ெவ ள கா veLLarikkaay

Pumpkin சன கா / பர கி கா

Coconut ேத கா theenkaay

Curd / yogurt/ buttermilk தய / ேமா thayir /moor

Tender coconut இளந iLaniir

Mango மா பழ maambazam

Banana வாைழ பழ vaazaip pazam

Jackfruit பலா பழ palaap pazam

Guava ெகா யா பழ koyyaa pazam

Spicy/ hot உைர / கார uraippu or kaaram

Bitter கச kasappu

Sweet இன inippu

26. Events நிக சிக nikazzikaL

Wedding க யாண / தி மண kalyaanam ,thirumaNam

Birth Day ப ற த நா piRantha naaL

Feast வ virunthu

Invitation அைழ azaippu

Crowd / meeting ட kuuttam