Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for

The ideal introduction to spoken and written Tamil. Focuses on the standard language of Tamil Nadu in South India, while providing a useful introduction to formal speech and the written language.

Introduction

en peeru Murugan

9

(16)

My name is Murugan

naan viittukku pooreen

25

(14)

I'm going home

enna veenum?

39

(13)

What would you like?

haloo, naan Smith peesureen

52

(14)

Hello, this is Smith

mannikkanum, taamadamaa varradukku

66

(19)

I'm sorry I'm late

Mahaabalipuram poovamaa?

85

(15)

Shall we go to Mahabalipuram?

niinga enge pooriinga?

100

(17)

Where are you going?

niinga eppa Indiyaavukku vandiinga?

117

(16)

When did you come to India?

niinga pootturukkira dras

133

(12)

The clothes you are wearing

neettu oru kalyaanattukku pooyirundeen

145

(11)

Yesterday I went to a wedding

nii enne paakka varakkuudaadaa

156

(10)

Shouldn't you come to see me?

ende uuru Yaazppaanam

166

(11)

I'm from Jaffna

inda edattukku epdi pooradu?

177

(13)

How do I get to this place?

enna sirikkire?

190

(10)

What are you laughing at?

naan Tamiznaattule rendu naaldaan irukka mudiyum

200

(16)

I can be in Tamil Nadu for just a couple of days

Tamizle oru siranda nuulu

216

(9)

A famous book in Tamil

Appendix 1: The Tamil alphabet

225

(1)

Appendix 2: The Tamil writing system

226

(1)

Grammatical summary

227

(9)

Key to exercises

236

(39)

Tamil--English glossary

275

(20)

English--Tamil glossary

295

(17)

Index of grammatical terms

312

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Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for Beginners

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