Simple Tamil Sentences for Playtime

Outdoor instructions, mostly built on a manner word: வேகமா for fast, மெதுவா for slowly, உயரமா for high. Those endings do the job English does with “-ly”, and three of them side by side make the pattern hard to miss.

Level

Beginner

Phrases

10

Ages

4 and up, with a grown-up nearby

Instructions in

English

Two Words at Play in Tamil

Each row shows the English phrase, the Tamil spelling, how to say it in English letters, and a button to hear it.

• 🌳

  Go outside

  வெளியே போ

  (Veliye po)
• 🚪

  Come inside

  உள்ளே வா

  (Ulle vaa)
• ⚽

  Throw the ball

  பந்தை எறி

  (Panthai eri)
• 🧒

  Play together

  சேர்ந்து விளையாடு

  (Sernthu vilaiyaadu)
• 🚶

  Walk slowly

  மெதுவா நட

  (Medhuvaa nada)
• 🏃

  Run fast

  வேகமா ஓடு

  (Vegamaa odu)
• 🤸

  Jump high

  உயரமா குதி

  (Uyaramaa kudhi)
• 🌲

  Climb the tree

  மரம் ஏறு

  (Maram eru)
• 🪜

  Come down

  கீழே இறங்கு

  (Keezhe irangu)
• 🛋️

  Rest a while

  கொஞ்சம் ஓய்வெடு

  (Konjam oivedu)