2.1 The sound of Tamil

As mentioned in Section 2, the 12 vowels and 18 consonants in Tamil combine to form 216 compound characters. Listen to the two audios below for some examples and to hear how the sounds are pronounced.

க,கா,கி,கீ,கு,கூ,கெ,கே,கை,கொ,கோ,கௌ
ச,சா,சி,சீ,சு,சூ,செ,சே,சை,சொ,சோ,சௌ

Now listen to the pronunciation of some of the new words you have been introduced to so far in this course.

New vocabulary

Tamil | தமிழ்
Tamil Nadu | தமிழ் நாடு
Saylay | சேலை
Vertti | வேட்டி
Pavaadai | பாவாடை

Activity 2