Alphabet in Tamil Language

Alphabet in Tamil Language

Learning the Tamil alphabet is essential in learning the Tamil Language. Tamil alphabet composition is used in a every day conversation. With out the Tamil alphabet, it is extremely hard to speak the Tamil words properly even if a person can write those phrases in Tamil. Learn More

As with any language, the better a person articulate a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Tamil language. Listed below are web links which redirects you to the Tamil alphabet and exactly how it’s pronounced in English.

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• Tamil Vowels
• Tamil Consonants
• Tamil Diphthongs

Vowels in Tamil Alphabet

a	like 'a' in "apple", 'a' in "cake", "a" in "amen"
e	like 'e' in "magazine", 'e' in "bed" (often silent at the end of a word)
i	like 'i' in "pine", 'i' in "fin"
o	like 'ow' in "low", like 'o' in "top"
u	like 'oo' in "hoop", like 'u' in "cup"

Consonants in Tamil Alphabet

b	like 'b' in "bed"
c	like 's' in "supper", 'k' in "kid"
d	like 'd' in "dog"
f	like 'ph' in "phone"
g	like 'g' in "go", 'j' in "jello"
h	like 'h' in "help" (often silent in the UK and other Commonwealth countries)
j	like 'dg' in "edge"
k	like 'c' in "cat"
l	like 'l' in "love"
m	like 'm' in "mother"
n	like 'n' in "nice"
p	like 'p' in "pig"
q	like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always)
r	like 'r' in "row", like 'r' in "feather" (often silent in the UK and other Commonwealth countries at end of word)
s	like 'ss' in "hiss", like 'z' in "haze"
t	like 't' in "top"
v	like 'v' in "victory"
w	like 'w' in "weight"
x	like 'cks' in "kicks", like 'z' in "haze" (at beginning of a word)
y	like 'y' in "yes", like 'ie' in "pie", like 'ee' in "flee"
z	like 'z' in "haze"

Semi Vowels/ Diphthongs in Tamil Alphabet

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