LESSON 1
Tamil Alphabet English Sound Pronunciation
Example
Consonant
க்
k as in kit
ங்
ṅ as in noon
ச்
ihc as in cow
ஞ்
ñ as in Canyon
ட்
ṭ as in toy
ண்
ṇ as in news
த்
t as in time
ந்
n as in night
ப்
p as in pool
ம்
m as in man
ய்
y as in you
ர்
r as in rabbit
ல்
l as in lion
வ்
v as in very
ழ்
ḻ as in red
ள்
ḷ as in look
ற்
ṟ as in room
ன்
ṉ as in night
ஜ்
j as in joke
ஷ்
ṣ as in smile
ஸ்
s as in small
ஹ்
h as in high
க்ஷ்
sh as in racks
Vowel as in
அ
a as in apple
ஆ
ā as in father
இ
i as in tip
ஈ
ī as in deep
உ
u as in ultimate
ஊ
ū as in moon
எ
e as in elephant
ஏ
ē as in weed
ஐ
ai as in Thai
ஒ
o as in opera
ஓ
ō as in moon
ஔ
au as in bowlCombined lettersas in
க (க் + அ)
ka as in cat
கா (க் + ஆ)
kā as in cow
கி (க் + இ)
ki as in kit
கீ (க் + ஈ)
kī as in kiwi
கு (க் + உ)
ku as in Kung-fu
கூ (க் + ஊ)
kū as in cooler
கெ (க் + எ)
ke as in kept
கே (க் + ஏ)
kē as in keep
கை (க் + ஐ)
kai as in Cairo
கொ (க் + ஒ)
ko as in Congo
கோ (க் + ஓ)
kō as in cooler
கௌ (க் + ஔ)
kau as in coward
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