Tamil to English Alphabet Mapping
Tamil Vowels (Uyir Ezhuthukkal)
| Tamil | English Sound |
|---|
| அ | a |
| ஆ | aa / ā |
| இ | i |
| ஈ | ii / ī |
| உ | u |
| ஊ | uu / ū |
| எ | e |
| ஏ | ee / ē |
| ஐ | ai |
| ஒ | o |
| ஓ | oo / ō |
| ஔ | au |
Tamil Consonants (Mei Ezhuthukkal)
| Tamil | English Sound |
|---|
| க | ka / ga |
| ங | nga |
| ச | cha / sa |
| ஞ | nya |
| ட | ta (hard) |
| ண | na (retroflex) |
| த | tha |
| ந | na |
| ப | pa / ba |
| ம | ma |
| ய | ya |
| ர | ra |
| ல | la |
| வ | va |
| ழ | zha |
| ள | la (retroflex) |
| ற | ra / tra |
| ன | na |
Special Character
| Tamil | English |
|---|
| ஃ | ah / akh (Aytham) |
Tamil Combined Letters Examples
| Tamil | English |
|---|
| கா | kaa |
| கி | ki |
| கீ | kii |
| கு | ku |
| கூ | kuu |
| கே | kee |
| கை | kai |
| கோ | koo |
| கௌ | kau |
The same vowel pattern applies to most consonants.
Pronunciation Notes
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ழ (ழா) is a unique Tamil sound often written as zha.
Example:
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ற sounds stronger/faster than normal ர.
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Tamil pronunciation changes slightly depending on word position.
Example Words
| Tamil | English Transliteration |
|---|
| தமிழ் | Tamizh |
| வணக்கம் | Vanakkam |
| அம்மா | Ammaa |
| நண்பன் | Nanban |
| பள்ளி | Palli |
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