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Learn Tamil quickly. It is easy and free. It is designed for foreignersand Non Tamils. You can learn it on line. Audio and Video will bemade 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 transliteratedwords .Tamil alphabet lessons are easily available on the internet. Workingknowledge of any language can be obtained by mastering 850 words. With my16 year teaching experience at university level, I have found out that Tamillanguage can be learnt by mastering approximately 400 words. If one knowshow to do the permutation combination of these words and can use a bit ofimagination, that person can even survive in Tamil speaking parts of the worldlike Tamilnadu (India), Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Mauritius,Fiji , France and other countries where Tamils have recently migrated. I amgoing 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 yourthoughts, needs and feelings in Tamil.But when other Tamils speak to you or write to you they are not going to stickto 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 RThere 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 11.Pronouns:Iநா(naan)Youந (nee)Heஇவ/ அவ(ivan/ avan)Sheஇவ/ அவ(ivaL/ avaL)He or she with respect அவ , அவ கavar or avarhal(Avar and avarkaL are respectful and can be used for he or she)WeநாYouநககneengaLThey அவ கThis/that(naangaL)இavarhaL/ அadhuThese/ Thoseஇைவக/ அைவகavaihaLThis / Thatஇ த / அ த (intha /antha )

2.Interrogatives: ேகWhat என ? enna?Why ஏ? Aen?When எ ெபாWhere எவகkeeLvikaL? Eppozuthu?ேக? Engee?Who யா ? Yaar?Which எ? Edhu?How எ ப ? Eppadi?How much? எவள? evvaLavuHow many? எ தைன? eththanai3.Oblique form of pronounsMyஎைடய ennudaiyaYour உMeஎைடய unnudaiya உைன ennai you உTo me எனFrom me எஇenakkuன டமிUnnidam irunthuகungkaLைன unnaiTo you உனunakkuennidam irundhu From you உனட

On me or with me/ on you எனட/உனடEnnidam/ unnidamWith meஎேனாennoodu withyou உ4.Essential Items அவசிய hமHenேகாழி �ாavasiya porutkaLthaNNeerpaalகைர sarkkaraiuppu/சா பாuNavu/ saappaaduகறி kaay kaRipazam/ இைற சி maamisam/ iRaichchimeensooRuைண eNNeiைண veNNaiைட muttaiunnoodu

Fireெநneruppu5.Animals ( Living beings) மிகைன puunaiCatநாDogCow பnaayமாpasu maaduBullகாைள மாpigபறி pandrigoat ஆInsectkaaLai maaduaaduசி puuchchiSnake பாAnt எpaambueRumbuBird பறைவ paRavaiParrot கிள kiLiCrow காகkaakamEagle கkazuguSparrowCrane ெகாவ KuruviKokkuHeron நாைர Naaraiக

6.Body parts: உடEyeகHairEarஉudal uRuppukaLkaNmudi/ mayir/மயகாkaadhuNosemuukkuMouth வாvaayைக kaiHandLegககாkaalHead தைல thalaiStomach வயTooth பvayiRupal7.Feelings: உணகHappyச ��ி pasiPainவலி valiDizzyகிகிkiRukiRuppu

LaughterசிsirippuCry/ teary/ அInjuryComes வைக azukaiகாயkaayamகிறVarukirathuIn Tamil feelings “come” வகிற(Varukirathu) to you.You can use the last verb (varukirathu to express any of the above the feelings)8.Weather :பவநிைல paruva nilaiRainyமைழ eather verb : அkuLirகிறadikkiRathuYou can use the verb adiikiRathu with any of the above weather conditionsSunயsuuriyanMoonச திரchandiranStarந ச திரSkyவான , ஆகாயnakshaththiramvaanam or aakaayam

9.Places: இடகitangaLTownநகர /ஊnagaram or uurVillageகிராமHouseவGardenேதா டSchoolபாடசாைல/ பHospitalமgraamamviiduthoottamளடவ மைன/ ஆpaatasaalai or paLLikkuudamப திmaruththuva mana oraaspaththiriRailway stationரயநிைலயAirportவ மான நிைலயBus terminusபPost officeஅநிைலயசற பArrival time வShopகைட kadaiPriceவ ைலBed roomBath roomபanjal nilaiyamnilaiyam to say the above terminusேநரேநரvimaana nilaiyampas nilaiyamநிைலயYou can use the word நிைலயDeparture timerayil nilaiyampuRappadum NeramVarum neramvilaiைக அைற padukkai aRaiளயஅைற kuLiyal aRai

Living roomவசிToiletகழி பைற �Wallஅைற vasikkul aRaivaasalkathavuனவjannalsuvarRiverஆ/ நதி aaRu / nadhiSeaகடMountainமைல/Lakeஏkadalmalai / kundRu/ கTankளRoadசாைல10.Numbers: indhu6ஆaaRueeri / kaNmaaykuLamக4மாsaalai (theru/Veethi)

Ru1000 ஆய ரaayiramover (more than) அத11.Time: ேநரேமலாக athaRkum ��ைல kaalaiEveningமாைல maalaiMonthமாதWeekவார /vaaramiravumaathamகிழைம Day in India, Week in Sri Lanka kizamaiYearஆ, வஷaaNdu / varusham

¼காkaal½அைர araiகா¾mukkaalTime what? (what is the time now)? மண என?12.Adjectives:GoodநBadெக ட kettaBeautifulஅழகான azakaanaUglyஅழகிBigெப ய periyaSmallசிறிய siRiya or sinnaDarkஇLightெவள ச , வ ளHotடான suudaanaColdளLongShortல nallaலாத azkillaathaடான irttaanaveLichcham, viLakkuத kuLirnthaநளமான niiLamaanaைடயான kuttaiyaanaTallஉயரமான uyaramaanaDeepஆழமான aazamaana

13.AdverbsSlowlyெமவாக methuvaakaQuicklyேவகமாக veekamaakaCertainlyநி சயமாக nichchcayamaaka(வWholly) muzu (vathum)Too muchஅதிகathigamToo lessமிகெகாசmikavum konjam(To make an adverb you add “aaha” in Tamil like “ly “ in English)Hereஇேக ingeeThereஅேக angee14.Impersonal verbsKnowெதtheriyumDon’t know ெத யாLikeபDont andpuriyum /viLangumDon’t understandயாCanCan notpuriyaathu / viLangkaathumudiyumயாmudiyaathu

Want/need ேவveeNdumDon’t want ேவEnoughடாேபாpoodhumNot enough ��kidaikkumNot available கிைட காHave/hasஇகிறhaven’t, hasn’t இkidaikkaathu/ உைல illai15.Survival Items: �ாெபாpaathukaappuKnife க தி kaththiUmbrellaைட kudaiShoe காலண / ெசkaalaNi/ seruppuShirt ச ைட sattaiSariDhotiTowelString/ropeClothடைவ pudavaiேவveshtithundu/ கயண thuNinuul / kayiRuக

MedicineமmarunthuPoisonவஷvishamLetterக தkadithamMirror / specks / glass கணாkaNNaadiWatch/Clock க கார ,மணkadikaaram, maNikkuuNdu (SriLankans)LockpuuttuKey சாவ saaviNot feeling well உடBye bye ேபாவசஇவைல Udambu sari ilaiகிேற(you say this when you leave)Meaning I go now and I will come back.Bye bye ேபாவவாக(other person who sees you offsay this) meaning having gone,please come backFireத thiisaveகா பாFloodsெவBig wavesெப ய அைல periya alaiளகkaappaatRungaLveLLam

16.Greetings and communication: (வாHello/Vanakkam வண கக)vaNakkamHow are you? ெசௗ கியமா/ நல தானா?Saukkiyamaa? Nalathaanaa?I am fineநாெசௗ கியNaan saukkiyam/ நறாக இகிேற/ nandRaaka irukkiReenHelp உதவ udhaviDangerஆபaapaththu / abaayamDoctorடா ட / மYesஆமாOkசsariNo/notஇைல illaiThanksநறி nandRiPleaseதயPardonம/ ஆெசனDoesn’t matter பரவாயFaith in God கடவtaaktar/ maruththuvaraamaam /aamdhayavu seythuகmannaiyungkaLைல paravaayillaiந பைக kadavuL nambikkai

17.Verbs:வா/ வாComeக(வர)Vaa / vaarungkaL / varaேபா/ ேபாGoக(ேபாக)Poo / poongkal pookaநிStand/ நிNil / nillungkaLSitஉ காக(நி க)/ niRka/ உ காக(உ கார)Utkaar / utkaarungkaL/ utkaaraRun ஓ/ ஓக(ஓட)Oodu / oodungkaL / oodaDance ஆ, Sing பா, Play வ ைளயா(conjugated like OoduSpeakேப / கைத ேபக(ேபச)Peesu peesungkaL peesaWriteஎஎக(எEzuth / ezuthungkaL ezuthaRead/study பபகPadi padiyungkaL padikka(பக)த)

Eatசா பசா பக(சா ப ட)Saappidu saappidungkaL saappidaCallப9conjugated like saappidu/SleepகThuungu / thuungungkaLக)thuungaகDrink((க)Kudi kudiyungkaL kudikkaIsஇ/ இகிற(இக)Iru irungkaL irukkiRathu irukkaDoெசெசக(ெசய)Sey seyyungkaL seyyaBuyவாவாகவாகVaangu vaangungkaL vaangaDieெசேபா சாக(சாக)Seththup poo, saavungkaL saakaCook சைம சைமSamai, samaiyungkaLGive ெகாKoduெகாக(சைம க)samaikkaகkodungkaL kodukka(ெகாக)

Takeஎஎக(எேபாகக)Edu edungkaL edukkaDropேபாPoodu poodungkaLGo upஏ(ேபாட)poodaஏக(ஏற)eeRu eeRungkaL eeRaCome down இற, இறக(இறக)iRangu, iRangungkaL iRangkaபWorshipபக(ப ட)Kumbidu kumbidungkaL kumbidaOpenதிற திறக(திற க)thiRa thiRavungkaL thiRakkaCloseக(ட)Muudu muudungkaL muudaSee பாPaar paarungkaLStopநி/ நிWaitகா திpaarkka பாnil / niRuththukaaththiruக/ பாக

18.General: ெபாவான ெசா கதகBookpothuvaana soRkaLpuththakamChairநா காலி/ கதிைர naaRkaali / kthiraiTableேமைஜ meejaiPaper காகித/ தாமரTreemaram/ மலFlowerெசShrubkaakitham / thaaLpuu / malarsediClimber/creeper ெகாkodiStudentமாணவ/ மாணவ / மாணவTeacherஆசி யaasiriyarClassவvakuppuFriendநGirl friendேதாழி thooziபnaNbanPeople/persons ம கBoyைபயGirlெப/ ஆmakkaL/ aaLpaiyanpeNWomanெபமணManஆ/ மன தaaNor manithanmaaNavan/ maaNavi

NameெபயpeyarMoneyபணpaNamSmall change (coins) கா / சிPenேபனா peenaaWorldஉலகலைற kaasu/ sillaRaiulakam19.Relatives: ெசா த காரsonthakkaararFamilyபFatherஅ பா appaaMotherஅ மா ammaaBrotherஅSisterஅ ��வ manaiviHusbandகணவkaNavanBabyபா பா/ழ ைத/ பUncleமாமா maamaaAuntyமாமி maamiRelatedெசா த காரணkudumbam/ த ப aNNan/ thambi/ தைக akkaaL / thangaiைள paappaa, kuzanthai, piLLaisonthakkaarar

கார / காkaarar / kaariKaarar or kaari has got various usages. It may be used as a suffix todenote nationality or ownership or one who sells something.E.g. Frenchman, Russian, Cart man, Taxi man, Taxi driver, vegetablevendor (Man), Vegetable vendor (woman), milk man, paper man,Landlord, House owner20.Case suffixes:Ofஉைடய udaiya/ இடikku /i damFrom இஇirunthuWith ஓooduAccusativeஐ aiAt/inஇTo/ இடil / idam21.Particles:ButஆனாOnlyதாNearப கthaanpakkamரFarNowaanaalthuuramஇ ெபாThen/later அறipoozuthuappuRam

UpேமேலmeeleeDownகீ ேழ kiizeeInsideஉOutsideெவள ேய veLiyeeேள uLLeeIn front of/beforeனாmunnaalBehind/later/after பனாpinnaalNext அத aduththaLast கைடசி kadaisiOften அகadikkadiDoesn’t matter பரவாயைல paravaayillai22.Interrogatives/connectivesAnd / alsoஉumAdd Aaaa? ஆ aaPlural suffix- kal கInfinitive- add a or kkaக/ அImperatives (Request or command)Add ஆேத/ ஆத க(aathee/ aathiirkaL) with the infinitive of theverb to make an imperativeA , an or one ஒoru