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The Tamil letters and words described in this book are each
accompanied by a pronunciation key in the International PhoneticAlphabet (IPA). Please refer to these IPA keys for the exact
pronunciation of a Tamil letter or word.
The IPA is a scientific notation used for accurately transcribing the
sounds of most human languages. More about the IPA can be
found at http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/ipa/ and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipa.
The similarities describedin this book between the pronunciations
of Tamil letters and corresponding English letters are only
guidelines and should be considered as such.
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k
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
skip
duck
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This letter also has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
go
game
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This is the letter weve just seen
k
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p
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
speak
top
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b
This letter also has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
bat
boat
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These are the letters weve seen so far
k
p b
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
catch
beach
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This letter also has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
badge
jump
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s
This letter also has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
sit
see
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These are the letters weve seen so far
k
p b
s
The sounds of these letters are all called consonants
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This sound is pronounced similar to
but
month
until
This is called a vowel sound
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Look at these letters
k
p b
s
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In short
k
-
=
k
p b p b
s s
Since the letters on the right
are made up of a consonant anda vowel sound,
lets call them comboletters
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Heres another sign with a vowel sound
i
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
happy
This sign is written aftera letter
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These are some combo letters
with the sign for i
ki i
pi bi
i i si
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing this sign
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In short
k
-
+
=
ki i
p b pi bi
s i i si
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u
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
putpull
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This sign also has a sound similar to
birdpurse
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These are some combo letters with the sign weve just seen
The sign for the vowel u/changes shapedepending on the letter to which it is attached
ku
k
u
pup
bu
b
u
u
su
s
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing this sign
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And again, in short
k
-
+
=
ku
k
u
p bpu
p
bu
b
s
u
u
su
s
Get the idea?!
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These letters look similar
k k ki i kuk
u
s s i i si u
u
sus
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Look at these sequences
made from the letters and signs weve just seen
k pb
ki pib
ku pub
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Some more sequences
made from the letters and signs weve just seen
kb p
kib pi
kub pu
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Notice the pattern?
When the first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronouncedk
k kb
ki kib
ku kub
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But when notthe first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronounced
k p
ki pi
ku pu
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When the first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronounced
p
pb p
pib pi
pub pu
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But when notthe first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronounced
b
pb kb
pib kib
pub kub
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Now look at these sequences
made from the letters and signs weve just seen
k pb
ki pib
ku pub
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Some more sequences
made from the letters and signs weve just seen
kb p
kip pi
kub pu
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Have a look again
at these sequences in particular
ku pub
kub pu
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Notice the pattern?
When the first vowel in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronouncedu
ku kub
pub kub
ku pub
kub pu
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But when notthe first vowel in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronounced
k pb kb p
ki pib kip pi
ku pub kub pu
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So
Beginning of a word Elsewhere in a word
k ki i ku
Beginning of a word Elsewhere in a word
p b pi bi
pu bThere are some exceptions to this pattern
which well come across as we go on
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and its combo letters can be pronouncedeither with or with s
This depends on the dialect of Tamil
So you can get away with either
Happy?
In this book, well stick with the s pronunciation
for the most part
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Now look at these sequences of letters
kk kki kk
pp ppi pp
i
So
When a combo letter appears on its own, its pronunciation may vary
depending on its position in a word
like we saw on the previous few pages
But when it is doubled, its pronunciation is fixed
as shown above
Yay!
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These are some actual Tamil words
Can you read them?
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Here are their pronunciations and meanings
s sbi sub
plus curse auspicious
ps kus ku
cow flatulence splinter
pkk pii pi
lateral, on the side jasmine madness
ppi sippi kuppi
chaff oyster bottle, flask
kkk ukk ppp
vomit, spew dried ginger division, classification
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j
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
yo-yo
young
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r
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the Italian wordRoma
This is a rolled /r/, as in Spanish or Italian
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l
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
lad
luck
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
van
victory
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These are the basic letters weve just seen
j r
l
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This is how the vowel is written on these letters
j r
l
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing this sign
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This is how the vowel i is written on these letters
ji ri
li i
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing this sign
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This is how the vowel u / is written on these letters
juj
rur
lu
l
u
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing this sign
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These are all the various basic and combo letters weve seen thus far
j j ji juj
r r ri
ru
r
l l li
lu
l
i
u
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These letters look similar
l l li lul
iu
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These combo letters with the vowel u / have a similar shape
ku
k
u
ru
r
As do these
pu
p
bu
b
su
s
u
ju
j
u
This letter forms a combo letter with u /
with a shape different from the rest
lu
l
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Can you read these Tamil words?
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Here are their pronunciations and meanings
ur1 irl1 rjil
wall finger, toe train
il1 ikkl1 kspp1
go away, go off hiccup bitterness
prpp pp sipp1
lentils classroom red
sirpp2 kulkk plkkl1
laughter shake, jolt pronunciation
1 is pronounced like a in ago2 is pronounced like i inpin
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n
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
no
new
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r
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the Italian word Roma
This is a rolled /r/, as in Spanish or Italian
That is, its pronunciation is the same as
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These are the basic letters weve just seen
n r
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This is how the vowels , i and u are written on these basic letters
n r
ni ri
nu
n
ru
r
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing this sign
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These are all the various basic and combo letters weve seen thus far
n n ni nu ,n
r r ri ru , r
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Now look at these sequences of letters
r ri rur
tr tri tr
The double letter sounds like
tr in tree
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These combo letters with the vowel u / have a similar shape
lul nun rur
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These letters look similar
l l li lul
i
u
n n ni
nu
n
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Can you read these Tamil words?
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Here are their pronunciations and meanings
sni kri sinsinn
inn
Saturn curry
Shiva, name of
a Hindu godsmall
ptri sutr kjir
about circular motion rope
knr pinr krpp
calf,
young one of a cowafterwards, behind blackness
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n
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
tenth
month
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue
touches your front teeth
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m
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
May
mother
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These are the basic letters weve just seen
n m
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This is how the vowels for , i and u / are written on these basic letters
n m
ni mi
numu
m
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing this sign
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These are all the various basic and combo letters weve seen thus far
n n n i n un
m m mi
mu
m
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These letters look similar
r r ri rur
n n n i
n u
n
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These combo letters with the vowel u / have a similar shape
ku
k
u
ru
r
mu
m
As do these
lu
l
nu
n
ru
r
n u
n
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Look at these sequences of letters
mb mbi mbumb
So,
when comes immediately before and its combo lettersthe combo letters ofare pronounced with a b
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Some Tamil words with the letters weve just seen
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Heres how they sound and what they mean
mn n m murs
son fingernail drum
mns n nri kmbi
mind thank you wire, string
n rm srmm n mkk
town, city skin to us
n rmb n irmb krmb
nerve fully, in plenty sugarcane
pinnum skkrm mummrm
moreover wheel intensity
n nnjm surkkm
courtesy, politeness heaven
smmns mrmn
angel son-in-law
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t
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the Spanish word toro
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tonguetouches the back of your front teeth
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d
This letter also has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the Spanish word diez
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tonguetouches the back of your front teeth
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
tray
trouble
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tonguecurls right back and touches the roof of your mouth
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This letter also has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
drum
drink
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tonguecurls right back and touches the roof of your mouth
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This letter also has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the American pronunciation ofbetter
the American pronunciation ofladder
the Spanish wordpero
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue
curls right back and flaps against the roof of your mouth
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These are the basic letters weve just seen
t d
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This is how the vowels for , i and u / are written on these basic letters
t d
t i d i i i i
t u
d u
t
d u
u
u
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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These are all the various basic and combo letters weve seen thus far
t d t d t i d i t ud u
t d
i i iu
u
u
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These letters look similar
k k ki i kuk
u
s s i i si
u
u
su
s
t d t d t i d it u
d u
t
d
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As do these
r r ri rur
n n n i
n u
n
t d t d t i d it u
t
d u
d
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These combo letters with the vowel u / have a similar shape
kuk
u
rur
mum
u
u
u
As do these
lu
l
nu
n
ru
r
n u
n
t u
t
d u
d
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Look at these sequences
made from the letters and signs weve just seen
t d t d
t id i t i id
t ud u t u ud
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Notice the pattern?
When the first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronouncedt
t d t
t id t i
t ud t u
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But when notthe first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronounced
d
t d d
t id id
t ud ud
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When the first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronounced
d
i id
u ud
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But when notthe first letter in a word,
and its derivatives are usually pronounced
t
t i i
t u u
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Now look at these sequences of letters
t t t t i t t
i
The pronunciation of these double letters is fixed
as shown above
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Look at these sequences of letters
n d n d i n d un d
So,
when comes immediately before and its combo lettersthe combo letters of are pronounced with a d
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Here are some Tamil words with the new letters weve just seen
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And heres how you pronounce them, and what they mean
pm skt i k
movie, picture, photo strength, power tie, bind
pt t t inn mud
ten eat (a snack) back
mnid n mum lm
human, man onlylakh, hundred
thousand (100,000)
mrn d prd mr1
medicine prime ministerkuijrs smbn d m
republic connection, relation
sud n d rm1 mrbrijum
freedom again
1 is pronounced like i inpin, but very lightly
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Some more vowel sounds and signs
e
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
pen
bend
This sign is written before a letter
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o
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
The Italian word Roma
but shorter in length
Note that this sign has two parts
One is written before, and the other afterthe letter
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These are the vowel signs weve just seen
e
o
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This is how these signs are written
on the letters weve seen so far
ke e ko o
pe be po bo
e e se o o so
Only the beginning
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je jo
re ro
le lo
e o
More to come
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ne no
re ro
n e n o
me mo
Wait for it
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And were done
t e d e t o d o
e e e o o o
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These letters look similar
le lo
e o
ne no
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Here are some Tamil words with the new letters weve just seen
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And these are their pronunciations and meanings
n el n ej
paddy clarified butter, ghee
eri etri
rage, mania victory
perij kurt t elmb
big cartilage
poj komb
lie, falsehood horn, antlers
romb kos
very, highly mosquito
porkki pejrol
rogue, vagabond noun
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
hold
boulder
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue
curls right back and touches the roof of your mouth
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the American pronunciation ofAmerica
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue
curls right back and touches the roof of your mouth
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These are the basic letters weve just seen
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i u
e o
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i u
e o
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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These letters look similar
l l li lu l
le lo
i u
e o
n n ni nu n
ne no
i u
e o
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As do these
m m mimu
m
me mo
iu
e o
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These combo letters with the vowel u / have a similar shape
kuk u rur mum
u
u
u
u
u
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And heres how you pronounce them, and what they mean
mu pm mu
thorn fruit bud
t usi poru
holy basil, tulsi
Ocimum tenuiflorummeaning
ikk kikk
lamp east
kul mud um
god wholly, completely
t m moi
Tamil language
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
sing
ringing
It is notpronounced like the underlined letter(s) below
finger
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
onion
the French word montagne
the Spanish word Espaa
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
bend
wander
To pronounce this letter, the tip of your tongue
curls right back and touches the roof of your mouth
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i u
e o
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i u
e o
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i u
e o
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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These letters look similar
n n n in u
n
n e n o
n n in u
n
n e n o
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These letters are experts at camouflage
n n ninu
n
ne no
iu
e o
Note that nhas two circles
and has three circles
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u / combo letter classes
Class 2
pu
p
bu
b
u
u
su
s
ju
j
u
u
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and Class 3
lul
nun
rur
n u
n
t u
t
d u
d
u
u
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Look at these sequences of letters
i u
e o
So,
when comes immediately before and its combo lettersthe combo letters of are pronounced with a
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And here are their meanings and pronunciations. How did you fare?
sm t m kur
conch gold monkey
n t i t i
shake, tremble Monday younger sister
srn kuumm
Sankara,
Siva, a Hindu Godvermilion powder
mui pol
radish Pongal, a Tamil festival
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Look at these sequences of letters
n ni nun
ne no
So,
when comes immediately before and its combo lettersthe combo letters ofare pronounced with a
Note that the pronunciation ofalso changes from to n
when it comes before
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Here are the meanings and pronunciations of these words
kni pn n en
gruel, conjee cotton heart
lnm mn kir
bribe yellow poet
konm nerni
a little, small quantity
puncturevine,
Tribulus terrestris
knol
harsh words
Note that the pronunciation ofchanges from to n
when it comes before
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Look at these sequences of letters
i u
e o
So,
when comes immediately before and its combo lettersthe combo letters ofare pronounced with a
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Not too difficult?
k pu pe
eye sore, ulcer woman
t i i kini
water cart, vehicle computer
ni kri
dictionary metal ladle
nbn mbm
friend festival pavilion
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
jump
badge
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This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
ship
sugar
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These are the basic letters weve just seen
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i u,
e o
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i u,
e o
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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Note that these letters
form a whole new u / combo letter class
Class 4
u, u,
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Here are some Tamil words with these new letters
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And here are their meanings and pronunciations
i im
shorts, underpants poison
ejm km
victory difficulty, trouble
nnl n imm
window minute, moment
nri rm
January year
ermni ijm
Germany subject, topic
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Our new letter has a special formwhen it combines with k
k k
+
=
And this is how the vowel signs are written on this special form
k ki ku, k
ke ko
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Were you able to read these words?
pki
bird
lkmi
Lakshmi,
Hindu goddess of
wealth
d kim
south
n kt t rmstar
kt t rijnwarrior
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Great.
Now, an obvious question.
What if a word starts with a vowel?
How do we write it then?
Theres a slightly different way of doing this
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If a word starts with a vowel,
we use the followingindependent letters, instead of vowel signs
i
u
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And here are some words that use these independent vowel letters
d n
that he, that man she, that woman
nb n mbn
love, affection elder brother barber
id in i
this he, this man she, this woman
ir irt t m ird jm
two blood heart
un ujir ud i
your life helpumb ulm ur
body world consciousness
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Here are some more independent vowel letters
e
o
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Note that the independent vowel letters weve just seen
are pronounced slightlydifferently from their signs
e
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
ye in yet
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o
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
wo in wonkyt
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These letters look verysimilar
i u,
e o
e
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And are some words that use these independent vowel letters
en en e
my who, which man who, which woman
ermb eppi et t
ant how writing
ebd e eirn d
eighty how much from where
or oli oi
a, an sound light
onr onbd om
one nine camel
okkm oi oippm
discipline parasite photograph
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Speaking of vowels, here are some more
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
drama
father
This sign is written aftera letter
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i
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
bee
keep
This sign is written aftera letter
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u
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
tool
loop
This sign is written belowa letter
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e
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the French word fiance
but slightly longer in length
This sign is written above a letter
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o
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
the Italian word Roma
but slightly longer in length
This sign is written aftera letter
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This is how the signs for , i,e and o are written
on the basic letter k/
k ki i
ke e ko o
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Here are most ofthe vowels weve seen so far,
attached to the letter k/
k k
ki i ki i
ke e ke e
ko o ko o
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and form a combo letterwith a slightly different shape
i
i
i
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u, just like u/, has an identity crisis
Class 1
ku
uru mu
u
u
u u u
This one is the black sheep among this lot
ku
u
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Class 2
pu uu
su
ju
u u
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Class 3
lu nu ru
n ut u
d u
u u
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and Class 4
u su
Phew!
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These signs look similar
e
e
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As do these
o
o
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Heres a nice long list of words to get your hands dirty
kd ear
kppicoffee
kie
below kinm
horizon
kun
curve,
bend
kum
meeting
keiquestion
kermKerala, a state in
India
kobm
anger kojil
temple
si
witness spp
food
sippipp
comb
sikkrm
speed
su
heat surijn
sun
sel
rooster sern d
together with
sorcooked
rice
somb
fennel seeds
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min
bail
oi
pair, couple
jir
Sunday bm
remembrance,
recollection
em
not
needed
i
tea
uijm
atrocity
keen
I heard
elder
brother
kir
tears
t our
ninety pom
we did
t n
oneself
in d
here you go
t i
fire lt t in
Latin
language
t ed idate torm
traditional
festoon
n nI
n iyou all
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n ul
thread
n erm
time
pmb
snake pim
platform
sippur
Singapore somberi
lazybones
mnilm
state,
province
min
fish
muni
mouth,
face mosmfraud
in d ij
India jppm
Jaffna,
Sri Lanka
eiji
release
jud r
Jewish
r
king srirm
body
rubj
rupee reijo
radio
ljkk
suitability
li
leave,holiday
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klluri
college
pinnle
afterwards
b1
bungalow eijm
tin (metal)
beur1
Bangalore,
India
ue
inside,
within
i
festival
med
softly
i
house t nur
Tanjore, a
town in
Tamil Nadu
enrlum
even then sitrur
village,
hamlet
t eni
honeybee n nurfour
hundred
1 at the beginning of these words is pronounced b, not p
Phew!
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At the beginning of a word, these vowels are written like this
i u
e o
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Again, note that the last two
of the independent vowel letters weve just seen
are pronounced slightlydifferently from their signs
e
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
Yale
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o
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
wont
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Here are all the independent vowels weve seen so far,
along with their corresponding vowel signs
i i
u, u
We already know that does not have any vowel sign of its own
More to come
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e e e e
o o o o
Remember,
the independent vowel letters above
have pronunciations slightly different
from those of the vowel signs
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These letters look similar
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As do these
r
i
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And these
u
u
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And these
e
e
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And these
o
o
The only difference between these two
is the little curl at the bottom ofo
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Some Tamil words beginning with the new vowel letters
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You should have got all of these right!
nlbut
rmbmbeginning
irnIran irpp
attraction,
pull
ur
city,
town
urj
Indian pickle
enwhy e
climb,
ascend
orun ol
hotel,
restaurant
`
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And even more vowels
j
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
kite
height
This sign is written before a letter
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w
This sign has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
how
brown
This sign is written before and aftera letter
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This is how the signs for j and w are written
using the letter k/as the basic letter
kj j
kw j
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These are all the vowel signs with the letter k/
k k
ki i ki i
ku
k
u
ku u
ke e ke e
ko o ko o
kj j kw w
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Notice the similarity in these letter combinations
ke e
kj j
That is, notice the similarity in
e j
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And in these
ko o
kw w
That is, the similarity in
o w
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Unfortunately, there is no difference between
these letter combinations
ke e
kw w
That is, there is no difference betweene w
If its any consolation,
w occurs quite rarely in Tamil
So that reduces the chance of confusion somewhat
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Watch out for these in particular
lj
j
nj
j
The last two are especially notorious!
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Here are some words that have these signs
kjhand
mj
rain
sj
quarrel
sennj
ennjChennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu
iljSri Lanka
jppm
banana
wlbat (animal)
swkkijmhealth, well-being
swn d rijm
beauty, loveliness
mwnrd m
vow of silence
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At the beginning of a word, these vowels are written like this
j
w
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These letters look verysimilar
i i
u
u e e
o o
j w
j
Notice the difference
in the curls at the bottom
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These letters, too, look verysimilar
o
o
w
Note that the portion ofwlooks exactly like o
that is, withouta curl at the bottom
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These letter combinations look identical -
o
w
Remember, wdoesnt occur too often in Tamil
So keep your chin up
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Here are some Tamil words with the new letters weve just seen
five
oh!
five hundred
fifty
Europe
United States
respectful title for elderly woman
medicine
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i u
e o
The vowels above are called short vowels, as their length while speaking
is comparatively less
i u
e o
The vowels above are called long vowels, as their length while speaking
is comparatively more
j w
The sounds above are called diphthongs
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Homophones are different letters that have the same sound.
Tamil too has homophonic letters
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
sugar
ship
That is, its pronunciation is the same as
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s
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
sit
see
That is, its pronunciation is the same as one of the pronunciations of
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This letter doesnt have any homophones
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
hat
help
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These are the basic letters weve just seen
s
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i i
u u
e e
o o
j w
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these
vowels
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on s
s s
si si
su su
se se
so so
sj sw
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these
vowels
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This is how the various vowel signs are written on
i i
u u
e e
o o
j w
Note that the sign above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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These letters look similar
l l l li li
lu , l lu le le
lo lo
lj lw
s s s si si
su , s su se se
so so
sj sw
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u / combo letter class for these letters
Class 4
u, su, s u,
u su u
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Here are some words with these new letters
rmshelter, refuge
st ri
scholar
sr
sir
kkkuslatrine, WC
polis
police
pust m
book
spt t ri
hospital
in d i
Hindi language
ll
halal (Islamic food standard)
snem
friendship
imsj
non-violence
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The letter is normally replaced by in everyday Tamil
So, you would more likely see (and hear)
srm
shelter, refuge
sst ri
scholar
In fact, is almost never used in Tamil
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Our new letter has a special formwhen it combines with ri
ri ri
+
=
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Here are some Tamil words with this combination letter
rimt iMrs.
ride i
Sridevi
a name for Lakshmi, a Hindu goddess
rirmSrirangam, a place in Tamil Nadu
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This character is sometimes used
to modify the sound of the letter
immediately afterit
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f
This letter has a sound similar to the underlined letter(s) below
f in fat
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This is how the vowel signs weve seen are written on f
f f
fi fi
fu fu
fe fe
fo fo
fj fw
Note that the sign
above the letter is removed for writing these vowels
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The only difference between these pairs of letters
is the sign
p
f
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Here are some Tamil words
containing the letters weve just seen
kfi
coffee
fonphone
fsism1fascism
frns
France
1Some speakers pronounce this word as in English - fz()m
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Lets end with numerals and punctuation
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However, Western numerals are used nowadays.
The original Tamil numerals shown above are rarely used.
Punctuation marks are similar to those used in English.
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Here is a well-known piece of writing, in its Tamil version
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mnid prijinr slrum sud n d rme pirkkinrnr .
r md ippilum urimjilum smmnr. r
n jjt t jjum mnsijjjum ijrppp petrr . r
orrnorr sod r urp pil nn d ol
eum .
This is Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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This is the Tamil alphabet, with the names of the letters
i i u u
e e j o o w
k
t n
p m
j inn r l
perij r n
s
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And these are the vowel and other signs, and their Tamil names
pui i i
u u e e j
o o w jd m
Good luck!
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