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Words to know
Greetings 10
வணக்கம்
Vaṇakkam
Hello / Greetings
வணக்கம் (அன்பு)
Vaṇakkam (anbu)
Hello (casual)
காலை வணக்கம்
Kālai vaṇakkam
Good morning
மதிய வணக்கம்
Mattiya vaṇakkam
Good afternoon
மாலை வணக்கம்
Mālai vaṇakkam
Good evening
இனிய இரவு
Iṉiya iravu
Good night
பை
Pai
Bye
மீண்டும் சந்திப்போம்
Mīṇṭum santippōm
See you again
வரவேற்கிறோம்
Varavērkiṟōm
Welcome
சந்தித்ததில் மகிழ்ச்சி
Santittatil makiḻcci
Nice to meet you
Level quiz
Hello in Tamil?
Good morning?
Meet the Tamil Script
Tamil has a clean, logical alphabet — and a special letter "ழ" (ḻa) found in almost no other language. Hear a few letters, then open the full chart. See the complete Varnamala →
Words to know
அ
a
first vowel
க
ka
first consonant
ம
ma
the "m" sound
ழ
ḻa
the deep Tamil "l"
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Tamil has NO aspirated consonants (no kh, gh, th as separate letters) — don’t add extra breath like in Hindi.
🪴 Culture & usage
- Tamil is over 2,000 years old with a continuous literary tradition — one of the few surviving classical languages of the world.
Quiz time
Which unique letter is the deep Tamil "l"?
What did you hear?
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