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தமிழ் · Tamil
Translate text into Tamil, learn common English words, hear example pronunciations, and practice a few useful phrases.
Where it is usedIndia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and communities worldwideWriting directionLeft to rightSpeech exampleBrowser voice · ta-IN
A few examples
Common words in Tamil
EnglishIநான் (nāṉ)
Englishyouநீ (nī, informal)
Englishwaterதண்ணீர் (taṇṇīr)
Englishgoodநல்ல (nalla)
Englishhelpஉதவி (utavi)
Englishhelloவணக்கம் (vaṇakkam)
Englishthank youநன்றி (naṉṟi)
Englishyesஆம் (ām)
Englishnoஇல்லை (illai)
Useful phrases
Browse starter greetings, questions, and travel phrases in Tamil.
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