Tamil Alphabet Chart - Learning Tamil Through English/hindi Page 21

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Masculine
Feminine
English
Tamil
Hindi script
English
Tamil
Hindi script
maaNavana`
maaNaiva
1. Student
Student (f)
மாணவ
மாணவ
2. Son
mahna`
Daughter
mah<`
மக
மக
isanae i hdna`
isanae i hid
3. Friend (m)
Friend (f)
சிேநகித
கிேநகிதி
maamaa
maamaI
4. Uncle
Aunty
மாமா
மாமி
5. Milkman
paaLakarna`
Milkmaid
paaLakir
பா
கார
பா
கா
6. Actor
nai@kr
Actress
nai@k“
ந க
ந ைக
Lae k kr` `
Lae i kk“
7. Writer
Writer (f)
ேலகக
ேலகிைக
8. God
de v ana`
Goddess
de i va
ேதவ
ேதவ
9. Lion
isa> g ama`
Lioness
pae N a` i sa> g ama`
சி க
ெப
சி க
10. Tiger
paU i La
Tigress
pae N a` p aU i La
லி
ெப
லி
Let’s make simplest Tamil sentences
NOTE :
The English articles a, an and the do not get translated in Tamil (like Hindi and Sanslrit). The numbers
(one. two, three etc.) do get translated.
ma@ n < a van
மாணவ
maaNavana`
1. A student
oru ma@ n < a van
மாணவ
Aae w maaNavana`
2. One student
puli
லி
pau i La
3. The tiger
oru singam
சி க
Aae w isa> g ama`
4. One lion
nat> i kar
ந க
nai@kr`
5. An actor
ii. SINGULAR and PLURAL TAMIL NUMBER
i. Like Hindi, Tamil has two Numbers, Singular and Plural (Sanskrit has three : Singular, Dual
and Plural).
ii. Plural Nominative of a Noun is always formed from a Singular Nominative Noun/pronoun.
ga<` gal< to singular nominative noun/pronoun.
iii. It is MOSTLY formed by adding suffix
தக
pau s takma` pustakam (Book); Plural
தக க
pau s takä g a<`
e.g. Singular
pustakangal< (Books). (Note : final
ma` m is dropped before following
G` ng).
Adu adu (It) , the plural is formed by just changing the
iv. In some NOUNS and in pronoun
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