Simple Tamil Sentences for School
The learning verbs given something to do: புத்தகம் படி, படம் வரை, கதை சொல்லு. Short enough for a child to repeat back whole, which is the point at which Tamil starts to feel like sentences rather than vocabulary.
- Level
- Beginner
- Phrases
- 10
- Ages
- 4 and up, with a grown-up nearby
- Instructions in
- English
Two Words for Learning in Tamil
Each row shows the English phrase, the Tamil spelling, how to say it in English letters, and a button to hear it.
Read the book
புத்தகம் படி
(Puththagam padi)Take the pen
பேனா எடு
(Penaa edu)Write your name
பெயர் எழுது
(Peyar ezhudhu)Draw a picture
படம் வரை
(Padam varai)Sing a song
பாட்டு பாடு
(Paattu paadu)Tell a story
கதை சொல்லு
(Kadhai sollu)Speak Tamil
தமிழ் பேசு
(Thamizh pesu)Think properly
நல்லா நினை
(Nallaa ninai)Count ten
பத்து எண்ணு
(Paththu ennu)Say it slowly
மெதுவா சொல்லு
(Medhuvaa sollu)
A tip for grown-ups
தமிழ் பேசு is in here on purpose. It is the one instruction in the set that a child can be given about the app itself, and it is a fair thing to ask at the end of a lesson.