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Complete Tamil Course: Learn Tamil for Beginners
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5,194 students

Complete Tamil Course: Learn Tamil for Beginners

Learn Tamil FAST with this non-stop Tamil speaking course for BEGINNERS: learning Tamil will be easy and fun!
Last updated 9/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • 200+ most useful vocabulary words
  • Top most useful phrases you can use in everyday situations
  • Proper Tamil pronunciation
  • How to put basic sentences together
  • Easily order foods and drinks
  • Greet people and introduce yourself both formally and casually
  • The building blocks of Tamil grammar

Course content

2 sections42 lectures12h 15m total length
  • Greetings18:58

    Learn how to greet people in Tamil.

  • Manners9:43

    Learn how to express manners in Tamil.

  • Numbers11:35

    Learn how to count in Tamil.

  • Colours and Objects12:00

    Learn the colours in Tamil.

  • Food and Drinks15:57

    Learn some Tamil food vocabulary.

  • Alphabet - Vowels14:22

    Learn about the Tamil Alphabet.

  • Alphabet - Consonants10:57

    Learn about the Tamil Alphabet.

  • Animals9:34

    Learn animal vocabulary and some verbs.

  • Verb Conjugation21:21

    Learn how to conjugate verbs in Tamil.

  • Important Verbs pt 119:04

    Learn how to conjugate important irregular verbs.

  • Important Verbs pt 214:20

    Continue to learn how to conjugate important irregular verbs.

  • Review: Greetings18:09

    Practice what you’ve learned in lesson 1.

  • Review: Manners9:48

    Practice what you’ve learned in lesson 2.

  • Review: Numbers18:06

    Practice what you’ve learned in lesson 3.

  • Review: Colours12:29

    Practice what you’ve learned in lesson 4.

  • Review: Food11:51

    Practice what you’ve learned in lesson 5.

  • Review: Vowels and Consonants19:52

    Practice what you’ve learned in lessons 6-7.

  • Review: Animals29:21

    Practice what you’ve learned in lesson 8.

  • Review: Verb Conjugation30:17

    Practice what you’ve learned in lessons 9-11.

  • Telling the Time8:49

    Learn how to tell the time in Tamil.

  • Tamil for Beginners Quiz (Lessons 1-20)
  • Asking Questions6:03

    Learn the question words in Tamil.

  • Family9:25

    Learn the name of the family members in Tamil.

  • Emotions14:12

    Learn how to describe your feelings in Tamil.

  • The Body Parts9:31

    Learn the Tamil terms for the body parts.

  • Characteristics11:59

    Learn how to describe someone’s appearance in Tamil.

  • Personality16:45

    Learn how to describe someone’s personality in Tamil.

  • Practice & Build16:32

    Practice what you’ve learned so far.

  • Giving Directions14:30

    Learn how to give and receive directions in Tamil.

  • The Supermarket10:20

    Learn various Tamil vocabulary you would need in a supermarket.

  • The House10:50

    Learn various Tamil vocabulary for items around the house.

  • The Bathroom9:43

    Learn various Tamil vocabulary for items in the bathroom.

  • The Kitchen17:04

    Learn various Tamil vocabulary for items around the house.

  • Practice and Build14:34

    Practice what you’ve learned so far.

  • The Usage of "It"11:41

    Learn how to use the pronoun “it” in Tamil.

  • Translation Practice10:44

    Hone your translation skills in Tamil.

  • Clothes9:50

    Learn various Tamil vocabulary for items of clothing.

  • Weather12:36

    Learn how to describe the weather in Tamil.

  • Sports14:35

    Learn various Tamil vocabulary to talk about sports.

  • Practice & Build12:27

    Practice what you’ve learned so far.

  • Put it all together16:57

    Revise everything you have learnt so far.

  • Tamil for Beginners Quiz (Lessons 21-40)

Requirements

  • No previous knowledge of Tamil is required. You can start from scratch!
  • A desire to learn Tamil
  • A positive attitude!

Description

Have you ever wanted to learn Tamil? As one of the oldest classical languages in the world, Tamil is spoken by over 70 million people. But why should you pick Tamil out of all the languages you could be learning?

To start, Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu, India’s fourth largest state, which has seen significant economic growth and foreign investment over the last decade. The state is a leading figure in several industries, such as automobile and auto-components, engineering, pharmaceuticals and others. Learning Tamil will not only help you out as a tourist in India, but also as a rising professional looking to expand or diversify your business in this booming global market. Secondly, it’s well-proven that learning another language can lead to many new career opportunities, whether that’s becoming a more attractive candidate, or qualifying for a promotion at your current position.

Now, the road to learning Tamil isn’t always going to be easy, of course. That’s exactly why we’ve put together this comprehensive guide to Beginner Tamil.

In this course, we’re going to take you through the first steps of your Tamil journey, from absolute beginner to an intermediate level. Our lessons will cover everything, from teaching you how to pronounce the words correctly, to conjugating verbs and forming sentences to express yourself and describe the world around you.

During our course, you will learn:

  • Lots and lots of vocabulary

  • Useful everyday phrases

  • Basic sentence structures

  • Basic grammar rules most beginner courses don’t teach

After taking this course you will be able to:

  • Greet people and introduce yourself both formally and casually

  • Learn how to count up to 1000

  • Read a restaurant menu

  • Order food and drinks

  • Give and receive directions

  • Describe yourself and other people in both personality and appearance

  • Tell the time

  • Make requests, describe what you want and what you plan to do

  • Express your feelings, your interests and dislikes

  • Navigate multiple types of everyday situations, like shopping

  • Give and receive directions to places you need to go to

This course aims to help you master the basics of Tamil and give you a strong base on which you will be able to build your skills as a Tamil speaker.

Start your Tamil journey with us today!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to start learning Tamil for any purpose - traveling, business, dating, studies, or anything else, this course has you covered
  • Anyone who wants to advance quickly in their Tamil language journey - in a way that's easy, fun and fast