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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