Tamil Action Words for Kids
One Tamil word each, and each one a complete instruction: வா for come, போ for go, தூங்கு for sleep. These are the words a child hears at home long before anyone explains them, which makes them the quickest set to recognise and the most useful to understand.
- Level
- Beginner
- Phrases
- 10
- Ages
- 4 and up, with a grown-up nearby
- Instructions in
- English
Simple Actions in Tamil
Each row shows the English phrase, the Tamil spelling, how to say it in English letters, and a button to hear it.
Come
வா
(Vaa)Go
போ
(Po)Sit
உட்காரு
(Utkaaru)Get up
எழுந்திரு
(Ezhundhiru)Eat
சாப்பிடு
(Saappidu)Drink
குடி
(Kudi)Sleep
தூங்கு
(Thoongu)Run
ஓடு
(Odu)Look
பாரு
(Paaru)Listen
கேளு
(Kelu)
A tip for grown-ups
These are in the plain form, because that is how they are said to a child. Said back to a grown-up they sound blunt, so it is worth adding that -ங்க turns each one polite: வா becomes வாங்க, போ becomes போங்க, உட்காரு becomes உட்காருங்க.