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 and a button to hear it.
Car
கார்
Bus
பஸ்
Train
ரயில்
Aeroplane
விமானம்
Bicycle
சைக்கிள்
Boat
படகு
Auto rickshaw
ஆட்டோ
Lorry
லாரி
Motorbike
மோட்டார் சைக்கிள்
Bullock cart
மாட்டு வண்டி
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.