Thursday, 28 February 2013

Welcome !! Introduction

Conversation:  English  to Tamil (This blog will teach you how to speak in colloquial way in tamil)

1. Hi Sir                                     :- Vanakkam sir !

2. Hi, how are you                :- Vanakkam, Eppadi irukeenga (With respect & plural form use same)
                                                     :- Vanakkam, Eppadi irukka (Without respect,used the same for both genders)

3. I am fine.                               :- Nalla irukan.

4. How are you                          :- Neenga eppadi irukeenga?  (Formal)
                                                            Ni eppadi irukka ?  (Informal)

5. I am an Eng. student       :- Naan oru engineering maanavan (For masculine)
                                                       :- Naan oru engineering maanavi (For feminine)

Note: In the above sentences maanavan and manavi is the actual word used in tamil, but in colloquial way we just say student only because of english language influence.
So, it would be  :   " Naan oru engineering student"

6. What is your name          :- Unga paeru enna? (With respect)
                                                      :- Un paeru enna? (Without respect,used the same for both genders)

7. My name is Kavitha          :- En paeru Kavitha ( Can be used by both the genders)

8. Who are you?                    :- Neenga yaaru? (With respect)
                                                     :- Neengalam yaaru? (For plural)
                                                     :- Ni yaaru ?  (Without respect,used the same for both genders)

9. Which is your native?      :- Unga sondha ooru edhu? (With respect)
                                                        :- Un sondha ooru edhu? (Without respect,used the same for both genders)

10. Who is this?                                :- Ivanga yaaru? (With respect poiting a 2nd person it can be male or female)
    Who is she?                                  :- Iva yaaru?   (Pointing a 2nd person - Female informal)
    Who is he?                                    :- Ivan yaaru? (Pointing a 2nd person - Male informal)
    Who is this?                                  :- Idhu yaaru? (It is a way you don't specify gender - informal way)
Note: All these are used when the person is beside you.

11. This is Krishna                              :- Ivanga Krishna. (With respect)
                                                                 :- Idhu Krishna (Informal way)

12. This is Radha                              :- Ivanga Radha (With respect)
                                                                 :- Idhu Radha (Informal)

13. Who is that?
       Who is he?                                :- Avaru yaaru?  (With respect - Male)
       Who is she?                               :- Avanga yaaru? (With respect - Female)
        Who is that?                            :- Adhu yaaru? ( Informal, not specifes the gender)
Note: When the person is away from you.

14. His name is Krishna              :- Avaru paeru krishna (3rd person)
                                                            :- Ivaru paeru krishna (2nd person)
      Her name is Radha               :- Avanga paeru Radha (3rd person)
                                                            :- Ivanga paeru Radha (2nd person)

15. Which place is he from?          :- Avaru endha oorukararu? (Formal)/ Avan endha ooru? (Informal)
       Which place is she from?        :- Avanga endha oorukaranga? (Formal)/Ava endha ooru? (Informal)

16. What is his name ?                      :- Avaru paeru enna? (Formal)/ Avan paeru enna? (Informal-3rd person)
                                                                   :- Ivaru paeru enna? (Formal)/ Ivan paeru enna? (Informal -2nd person)
       What is her name?                      :- Ivanga paeru enna? (Formal)/ Iva paeru enna? (Informal -2nd person)
                                                         :- Avanga paeru enna?(Formal)/Ava paeru enna? (Informal -3rd person)
17. What are you doing         :- Neenga enna pandreenga? (Formal - applies to both genders)
                                                          :- Ni enna pandra? (Informal - Applies to both genders)

13 comments:

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  2. Girl, you've done great job! Why don't make more lessons like this one?

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  3. Girl, you've done great job! Why don't make more lessons like this one?

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  4. Very useful .
    I am in chennai from past three years but could not learn even a single word as my office colleagues are from our mother tongue background and rest of the people are managed with english and hindi. .. .

    But am very interested in learning tamil.....

    Please keep posting small words and sentences like this that are on daily usage

    Thank you so much

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  7. Thanx alot....More lessons please

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  9. You are doing a great job. Am keen to learn Tamil. Please post something like 50 or 100 most common words or sentences. Like, good ,bad, happy , sad, hit, cold, nice to meet you,you all, where is, how do I reach..., where can I find...,I didnt get you, sorry thanks, excuse me, beautiful..etc etc .

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