I'm learning to read and write Tamil.

Most vowel signs seem relatively easy to understand because they appear as distinct marks around the consonant.

But உ (u) and ஊ (ū) are confusing me because they can change the shape of the consonant itself.

I grouped these combinations into a few visual patterns. I'm wondering whether this is a useful way to learn or whether I'm overcomplicating something that children learn naturally.  I am curious about how children are taught the vowel symbols in Tamil. Please share tricks and tips or how you learnt this symbol part.

i read some where in facebook post "வேழ்க்கை" it says that two peoples/couple desired to become one, i don't know whether this is true or not, because i never heard of this word. i know about "வேட்கை" which means desire. and both words are giving same meaning, yet different, does this word really existed or its a made up word...

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சுகம் என்கிறார்கள்

ஜன்னல் ஓரம்

அவளுடன் நகையொடு

பேசும் சுகம் அரியாதோர்

Hi, these two terms are appearing a lot in a text I am reading (can't post right now unfortunately) which takes place in a village in the Vanni in Jaffna.

I thought பள்ளன் was a caste, and assumed that பள்ளன் குளம் was a lake where they are perhaps bathing or washing? But now I'm questioning myself.

And then கிறவல் வீதி keeps coming up.. but I couldn't find anything.. I started to wonder if it's gravel, but a gravel house seems strange.

கட்டிடம் கட்ட

மனிதன் எத்தனை திட்டங்கள் செய்கிறானோ,

உன்னைப் படைக்க

அந்த பிரம்மன் எத்தனை திட்டங்கள் செய்தானோ...

அத்தனை முயன்றும்

தோற்றானோ என்னவோ—

மீண்டும் உன்னைப் போன்றோர் படைக்க

அவன் முன்வரவே இல்லை.

\- A lonely man with a one side love.

\#அழகி #காதல் #பெண் #படைப்பு

Is this sentence grammatical? I don't understand the use of "onnum" here. Gemini (AI chatbot) tells me that, in this context, "onnum" means "really" or "certainly." Is this right? Could the man speaking in the audio clip be saying "innum" instead of "onnum"?

EDIT - context: Some men (old hockey buddies) are having a celebration. The celebration is marred because the captain of the team died prematurely a year or two ago. So the speaker is rueing his absence. He's saying something like: the celebration would be happier if the captain was still around (to celebrate with us).

Did malayalam come from Tamil?

பண்டை தமிழில் இருந்து மலையாளம் தோன்றியதா?

Im having a bit of trouble with a few words and constructions in this
குமரி இருட்டு - some sort of darkness?

மின்னஞ்சல் & தொலைநகல் ?

தூக்கக் கலக்கத்திலிருந்த காவல் நிலையங்களின் எழுதுவினைஞர்கள் எழுந்த சோம்பலாகக் குறிப்புகளை எடுக்க தொடங்கினர்கள் =??= from the distress which had arisen, the எழுதுவினைஞர்கள் of the police/guard stations, got up and lazily started to take the messages (sorry, my very quick attempt of translating fairly literally)

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Well, my tamil is very weak in general and if anyone has any tips, pls lmk esp for letter writing and story

And if u memorised the answers or understood and wrote for q and a, or just read the story, kattaboman, sarithira sambavangal anol

I have 1 IRL Gujarati friend from Vellore

He said that dialect of Tamil spoken by Muslim communities in Tamil Nadu sounds different from Standard Tamil or other dialects of Tamil

And also he mentioned that he heard many that he couldn't even understand it

Is there any Tamilar or 1 from Tamil Nadu who can explain this and also tell that do Tamil Muslims have its own Tamil dialect especially in Vellore side

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Some times it runs away: ex . தங்கம்+சிலை is தங்கச் சிலை and not தங்கஞ்சிலை , மரப் பலகை and not மரம் பலகை etc

Some times it turns into another nasal:

Ex. மரம்+கள் is மரங்கள் and not மரக்கள் , செம் (மை)+கல் செங்கல், வெம் (மை)+கதிர் is வெங்கதிர்,வரும்+(-)பவர் is வருபவர்

Some times it stays there (?) வெற்றிப் பயணம் திட்டம் and not வெற்றிப் பயணத் திட்டம் or வெற்றிப் பயணந் திட்டம் (this feels wrong)

Why?

I can hear most of it:

____________ தம்பி. சினிமா கினிமான்னு இவ்வளவு நாளா இவன் சொன்னதெல்லாம் நான் நம்புறதே கிடையாது.

ஆமாமா.

____________________ உன்னையும் கூட்டிட்டு வந்துட்டான் போல இருக்கு.

But I can't catch the words spoken in the two blanks. Help? 🙏🏼

From the movie Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. The protagonist Karthik wants to be a movie director, but his father disapproves of this career choice. So Karthik invites Mr. Ganesh from the movie industry to have lunch with his family. In the audio clip, Karthik's father is expressing scepticism about the movie industry to Mr. Ganesh. The part "ஆமாமா" is spoken by Karthik's mum.

If it helps to see the video, please see this youtube video at 4:00-4:07.

The video has Tamil subtitles but I'm not sure if they are accurate. Supposedly, the first blank is "இங்க பாரு" and the second blank is "அன்னைக்கு உன் காலத்துக்கு".

According to Gemini (AI chatbot), however, the first blank is actually "இவர் வேற". As for the second blank, I think it might be "இன்னைக்கு வக்காலத்துக்கு".

Need native speaker feedback on the two blanks. 🙏🏼

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Hi everyone! 😊 I’m a Tamil tutor from Tamil Nadu, and I’m currently taking on new students.
I can help with:
🗣️ Conversational Tamil — natural, everyday speaking
📚 Grammar & vocabulary
✍️ Reading & writing
🔊 Pronunciation
🇮🇳 Indian Tamil and Jaffna Tamil
💬 Tamil for family, travel, relationships, or everyday communication
I’ve been learning Tamil language and literature since childhood, write Tamil poetry, and have around a year of experience tutoring learners from different backgrounds.
Classes are 1-on-1 over Google Meet, and I tailor the lessons to your level and goals. You don’t need any prior knowledge — complete beginners are welcome! 😊
If you’re interested, feel free to comment or DM me, and I can share the class structure and pricing. 💚