I Naan
He Avan
She Aval
You Nee
It Athu
A Oru
Come Vaa
Came Vanthuttan(male)/vanthutta(female)
Will come Vanthiruvan(male)/vanthiruva(female)
Open Thera (Teh-ra)
Opened Theranthiruke (Teh-ran-thi-ruk-keh)
Will open Therakum (Teh-rak-Kum)
Sit Ukkaru
Walk Nadae ( na daa)
Eat Saapidu
Drink. Kudi
Win Jayie (Jayeh)
Go Pooh
Run Oodu
I go Naan poraen
He goes Avan poraan
He eats an apple Avan apple saapiduvaan
He is eating an apple Avan apple saapiduraan
He ate an apple Avan apple saapittaan
I saw the film last week Naan poana vaaram padam paarthean
She came by bus yesterday. Aval nethu pearundhu valiya vandha
They went to the temple Avankellam kovilluku poannaanga
He slept the whole night Avan mulu rathiriyum thoonkinaan
He wrote well in the examination Avan paritchayila nalla eluthi irukkaan
He has eaten Avan saapittu mudichutaan
He had eaten Avan saapittaan
He had gone Avan poittaan
He had come Avan vanthutaan
He will eat Avan saapiduvaan
He will go Avan povaan
He will come Avan varuvaan
What is your name? Unga peru enna?
What Enna
Your Wun, unga(respect)
Name paer
What did you do? Nee enna panra, neenga enna panreenga (respect)
What should I do? Naan enna seyyanum?
What are the questions? Enna kelvigal?
What were the questions? Enna kelvigal irunthithu?
What is the last question? Kadaisi kelvi enna?
What is written in the letter? Khadithathil enna ezhuthi iruku?
What you had been told? Unaku enna solli irunthathu?
What will be the answer? Badil enna va irukum?
Why did you come? Yean vantha ?
Why did you sleep? En thoonguray?
Why did you tell him to go? Yaen avana poga sonna?
Why did he bring the bag? Avan yean pai kondu vanthan?
Why did she pay the money? Aval yaen kaasu koduthal?
Why did they sit there? Avunga yaen inga utkaanthirukaanga?
Why do you drive the car? Yaen car ottina?
Why are they late for the meeting? Yean avunga meeting ku thamadama vanthaanga?
How did you come? Nee eppadi vanthe?
How did you sleep? Nee epadi thoongina?
How did you drive? Nee epadi oattina?
How did you write? Nee epadi ezhuthina?
How many apples are there in my hand? Ethana apple enn kaieilla irukku?
How many did you take? Ethana nee edutha?
How much did he pay you? Evalavu panam kodutha?
How much distance to go? Evalavu thooram poakanum?
How was the journey yesterday? Nethu payanam epadi irrunthathu?
Which way did you come? Entha valiya vanthe?
Which is your favorite color? Virupamana niram enna?
In which room did you sleep? Entha arailla thoongina?
Which story did you tell? Entha kathaya sonna?
Which is the sweetest fruit? Unnaku rumba inipaana palam ethu?
Which is the best newspaper in Hindi? Entha siethithaal nalla irukkum?
Which Indian state has the largest population? Entha indhiya naattu maanilathula romba janathogai irruku?
Where did you come from? Enga irunthu vandha?
Where did you sleep? Enga thoonguna?
Where is the manager’s cabin? Seyalaalar arai enga?
Where should I go? Naan enga poganum?
Whom should I contact? Yeara santhikanum?
Is it a book? Ithu puthakama?
It is a book Ithu puthakam?
Is it the answer? Ithuthaan badhila?
It is the answer Ithuthaan badhil?
Will you come with me? Enkoda varuviya?
I shall come with you. Naan wunkoda varuven.
Will you give me your pen? Peanava kodupeengala?
Yes, of course. Aama, pinna.
I love you. Naan Unnai Kadalikiren.
Can you give me your pen? Peanava kudukka mudiyuma?
Can you lift the box? Pettiya thookka mudiyumma?
Can you write the exam? Paritchai elutha mudiyumma?
Did you have your lunch? Madhiyaanam saappadu saapittiya?

Tamil alphabets



Tamil romanization



Tamil has long and short sounding word. Using the wrong sounding will lead to different meaning.

For an example




A = short sound
Ā = long sound

U is pronounced as "uh"
Ū as "uuuuuh"

E = "eh"
Ē = "eeh"



This post has been edited by bananajoe: Dec 6 2014, 04:41 PM

wowow it looks very complicated..

i thought Thani is drink, Saapeder is makan

How to say "get the fcuk out of the way"?

Not really that hard la

why no hindi, chutiya

It looks so difficult.

What about tones?

'ni pi sapede' is wat?

Yup but even my wife can read Tamil. And she is a pinoy.


you can check on YouTube on the tone,

You must twist your tongue to get the sounding.

Suppose to be "Nee poi sappede"

You go and eat

Ni pi sapede means you go and eat shit.

Pi means shit

This post has been edited by bananajoe: Dec 6 2014, 04:49 PM

Hindi is more like Arabic

Mixed-blood babies

Lol

thaani = water

So wat does yennadey means?

i see all those indian movies that used to air on TV3 , usually in hindi.

I watched 3 idiots also was in hindi

Yenna dei means "what is it dei" in a rude manner.
To ask in a polite way, "ungalluku Enna vendum"