Tamil Verbs for Reading and Writing
The verbs that come up over homework: படி for read, எழுது for write, நினை for think, எண்ணு for count. They are the instructions a child hears most often at school, which makes them worth understanding well before they are worth using.
- Level
- Beginner
- Phrases
- 10
- Ages
- 4 and up, with a grown-up nearby
- Instructions in
- English
Actions 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
படி
(Padi)Write
எழுது
(Ezhudhu)Say
சொல்லு
(Sollu)Speak
பேசு
(Pesu)Think
நினை
(Ninai)Count
எண்ணு
(Ennu)Draw
வரை
(Varai)Look for
தேடு
(Thedu)Show
காட்டு
(Kaattu)Turn
திருப்பு
(Thiruppu)
A tip for grown-ups
படி is worth a second look. It means read, and it is also the word for a step or a stair, so a child who meets both will want to know they are the same word doing two jobs.