Tamil Words for Vehicles
Everything that goes, from a bicycle to an aeroplane. The set includes the auto rickshaw and the bullock cart, which have no single-word English equivalent a child would use.
- Level
- Beginner
- Words
- 10
- Ages
- 4 and up, with a grown-up nearby
- Instructions in
- English
Vehicles words in Tamil
Each row shows the English word, the Tamil spelling, how to say it in English letters, and a button to hear it.
Car
கார்
(Kaar)
Bus
பஸ்
(Bas)
Train
ரயில்
(Rayil)
Aeroplane
விமானம்
(Vimaanam)
Bicycle
சைக்கிள்
(Saikkil)
Boat
படகு
(Padagu)
Auto rickshaw
ஆட்டோ
(Auto)
Lorry
லாரி
(Laari)
Motorbike
மோட்டார் சைக்கிள்
(Mottaar saikkil)
Bullock cart
மாட்டு வண்டி
(Maattu vandi)
A tip for grown-ups
Spot vehicles on a walk and ask for the Tamil word. The unusual ones, like ஆட்டோ, are usually the first to be remembered.