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LESSONS ON TAMIL LANGUAGE -4

by S.P. Iyer


Learning Tamil Language -lesson 4

Very important subject

Alphabetical pronunciations-Vowel sounds

Aa          -As you pronounce it say UMBRELLA
Aaa
Ie           -As you pronounce it  say IN
Iee        - As you pronounce it say Eerie
Oo
Ooo
Aey
Aaey
Ho
Hoa
aw         - As you pronounce it say Awsome
kh -This sound system of course changes from letters to letter as explained below.
 
Consanants-Sounds
Ka              Cha              Ja            Gna            Rha         Ra          Va         Tta     La         Ma        Pa      Ya          Na
Kaa            Chaa            Jaa          Gnaa         Rhaa       Raa        Vaa       Ttaa    Laa      Maa      Paa     Yaa       Naa
Kie             Chi               Ji              Gni            Rhi           Ri           Vi          Tti       Li         Mi          Pi        Yi           Ni 
Kee            Chee            Jee          Gnee        Rhee        Ree        Vee       Ttee   Lee      Mee      Pee      Yee       Nee
Koo            Choo            Joo          Gnoo         Rhoo       Roo        Voo       Ttoo   Loo      Moo      Poo      Yoo   Noo
Kooo          Chooo          Jooo        Gnooo       Rhooo     Rooo      Vooo     Ttooo Looo    Mooo    Pooo   Yooo Nooo
Key            Chey            Jey           Gney         Rhey       Rey         Vey       Ttey   Ley       Mey      Pey     Yey   Ney
Kaey         Chaey          Jaey           Gnaey      Rhaey     Raey       Vaey     Ttay   Lay       May      Pay      Yay  Nay
Ko             Cho             Jo               Gno          Rho         Ro           Vo         Tto    Lo         Mo        Po       Yo    No
Koa           Choa           Joa             Gnoa        Rhoa       Roa         Voa       Ttoa   Loa      Moa      Poa  Yoa    Noa 
Kaw           Chaw          jaw             Gnaw       Rhaw      Raw        Vaw       Ttaw  Law     Maw     Paw  Yaw   Naw 
iik              ich                ijj                ignn         RR          rr             VV           TT      LL         mmm    PP    YY     nnn
 
There are some  more letters to follow i.e THa and NGa and Ha and Da with the same flow . 
 
If you students know the tamil letters you will be able to learn the language easily because the sound system is inherited into the letters themselves which has been the beauty of the tamil Language.
 
Example - You pick up the following letters from the above flow chart
 
              Aa + Maa     = You get the word AMMA   means MOTHER
              Sa+ Pi +Doo +Nga +LL  = You get the word SAPIDOONGALL  means  EAT
              Tha+Nee+Ir   = You get the word THANEER   means   WATER
 
So - if you know the Tamil letters and the meaning of the words - You will be thorough in your language
and you dont need to have a conversation practice  to a great extend.
             
             
    
 
Contd...........        
 
 
 
 
  






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