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Learn Tamil via English: Script, Grammar & Spoken Tamil 3in1

Name: Learn Tamil via English: Script, Grammar & Spoken Tamil 3in1
Rating: 4.8 (270 reviews)

Learn to read, write, and speak Tamil. Includes grammar, vocabulary, and transliteration for easy pronunciation.

Created byMeenakshi Anand

Last updated 2/2026

English

What you'll learn

Read and write all 247 Tamil letters plus common Grantha (Sanskrit) characters used in modern Tamil.
Master the Subject-Object-Verb (S-O-V) sentence structure to build your own sentences through English.
Develop a strong grip on Tamil pronunciation and phonetics to speak clearly and naturally.
Master essential Grammar rules including tenses, pronouns, and cases for everyday communication.
Engage in Spoken Tamil conversations for real-world scenarios like travel, shopping, and family.
Transition from basic alphabets to reading full words and sentences fluently and confidently.

Course content

40 sections • 66 lectures • 9h 46m total length

Introduction3:27
This course follows easy methodology which helps everyone to learn this ancient Tamil language easily. Each and every letter is explained with an example, so that you can learn it easily. Writing method is also taught in this course, so that you can write it in the proper way.
This course mainly has 5 sections which will give you a full clarity of all Tamil letters. Worksheets are attached to write and practice the letters. Quiz is created under each section, so that you can access yourself.
Section 1:
Uyir Ezhuthugal (Tamil Vowels)

Section 2:
Mei Ezhuthugal (Tamil consonants)

Section 3:
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal (Merging Mei Ezhuthugal with Uyir ezhuthugal)

Section 4:
Aayidha Ezhuthu and Vadamozhi Ezhuthugal

Section 5:
Tamil Words to read and practice
Tamil Letters

Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal Introduction1:42
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 1 ( அ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)11:00
அ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines9:23
You will be knowing when to pronounce ka as ga, Sa as cha, ja , ta as da , tha as dha and pa as ba.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 2 ( ஆ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)13:02
You will be knowing when to pronounce kaa as gaa, Saa as chaa, jaa , taa as daa , thaa as dhaa and paa as baa.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. Taht will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
ஆ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines11:18
You will be knowing when to pronounce kaa as gaa, Saa as chaa, jaa , taa as daa , thaa as dhaa and paa as baa.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 3 ( இ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)11:30
இ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines11:55
You will be knowing when to pronounce ki as gi, Si as chi, ji, ti as di , thi as dhi and pi as bi.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 4 ( ஈ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)10:16
ஈ- Oosai pronunciation guidelines13:01
You will be knowing when to pronounce kee as gee, See as chee, jee , tee as dee , thee as dhee and pee as bee.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 5 ( உ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)10:58
உ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines12:36
You will be knowing when to pronounce ku as gu, Su as chu, ju , tu as du , thu as dhu and pu as bu.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 6 ( ஊ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)11:19
ஊ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines11:36
You will be knowing when to pronounce kuu as guu, Suu as chuu, juu , tuu as duu , thuu as dhuu and puu as buu.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 7 ( எ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)9:58
எ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines12:45
You will be knowing when to pronounce ke as ge, Se as che, je , te as de , the as dhe and pe as be.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 8 ( ஏ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)10:18
ஏ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines14:35
You will be knowing when to pronounce kae as gae, Sae as chae, jae , tae as dae , thae as dhae and pae as bae.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 9 ( ஐ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)12:25
ஐ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines13:39
You will be knowing when to pronounce kai as gai, Sai as chai, jai , tai as dai , thai as dhai and pai as bai.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 10 ( ஒ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)9:49
ஒ - Oosai pronunciation guidelines12:05
You will be knowing when to pronounce ko as go, So as cho, jo , to as do , tho as dho and po as bo.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 11 ( ஓ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)10:21
ஓ - Oosai pronunciation guideline14:29
You will be knowing when to pronounce koo as goo, Soo as choo, joo , too as doo , thoo as dhoo and poo as boo.
It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal - Part 12 ( ஔ ஓசை எழுத்துகள்)17:32
ஔ - Oosai pronunciation guideline4:18

It will be better if you complete all the letters before coming to this section. That will help you to identify and understand the concept easily.
Types of Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal( Uyir Mei Ezhuthu வகைகள்)5:28
Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal

Requirements

No prior knowledge of Tamil is required; this course starts from the absolute basics.
A basic understanding of English is necessary, as the course is taught through English instructions.
A willingness to practice writing the script and speaking aloud to build muscle memory.

Description

Vanakkam! Tamil is one of the world's oldest classical languages, spoken by over 70 million people. This course is designed as the most effective starting point for English speakers to master Tamil from scratch. Using a natural "listen and repeat" methodology, you will move through five structured sections covering everything from Uyir Ezhuthugal (Vowels) to complex Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal (Compound letters). By the end of this course, the mystery of the 247 letters will be gone, and you will be able to read, write, and understand Tamil with confidence.

Step by step methodology of teaching will help you to understand the logic.

Pronunciation Guidelines are uploaded after each section, so that you can know when to pronounce

"ka" as "ga"

"sa" as "cha", "ja",

"ta" as "da"

"tha" as "dha"

"pa" as "ba"

All these letters are covered under 5 Sections.

Section I: Introduction

Section 2: Uyir Ezhuthugal (Vowels)

Section 3: Mei Ezhuthugal (Consonants)

Section 4 : Ina Ezhuthugla (Pairing Letters)

Section 5: Uyir Mei Ezhuthugal (Compound letters)

12 parts under this section

i) அ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

ii) ஆ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

iii) இ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

iv) ஈ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

v) உ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

vi) ஊ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

vii) எ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

viii) ஏ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

ix) ஐ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

x) ஒ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

xi) ஓ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

xii) ஔ Oosai letters and its pronunciation guidelines

Section 6: Aayidham and Vadamozhi Ezhuthugal

Section 7: Tamil words (More than 100 words to check your learning)

Section 8 : Tamil Numbers

Section 9 : Tamil Months

Section 10: Colours in Tamil

Section 11: Shapes in Tamil

Section 12: Directions in Tamil

Section 13 : Parts of the body in Tamil

Section 14: Tastes in Tamil

Section 15: Illakanam Introduction (Grammar intro)

Section 16 : Types of Uyir Ezhuthugal (Types of Vowels)

Section 17: Types of Mei Ezhuthugal (Types of consonants)

Section 18: Types of uyirmei ezhuthugal (Types of compound letters)

Section 19: Ina Ezhuthugal (Pairing Letters)

Section 20: Maathirai

Section 21: Classification of all living & non- living thing

Section 22: Orumai Panmai (Singular & Plural)

Section 23: Paal (Gender)

Section 24: Moovidangal (Personal Pronouns)

Section 25:Kaalam ( Tenses)

Section 26: Ezhuvaai , Payanilai , Seyapaduporul (Sentence Structure: Subject, Object, Verb)

Section 27: Types of Words

Section 28: Spoken Tamil Introduction

Section 29: Kaalam (Tenses)

Section 30: Pronouns in Tamil

Section 31: Verbs in Tamil

Section 32: Relationships in Tamil

Section 33: Question Words

Section 34: Vocabularies

Section 35: Introducing yourself and your family members to others

Section 36: Conversation with vegetable vendor

Section 37: Conversation with auto-rickshaw man

Section 38: Conversation with Hotel waiter

Section 39: Conversation with cloth shop keeper

Section 40: Conversation with Servant Maid

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Assess yourself by playing quiz in each section.

Worksheets uploaded under each lecture so that you can write and practice the letters.

Follow the curriculum, repeat it twice or thrice and you will be on your way to mastering the basics!

Hope to see you soon!

Who this course is for:

Absolute beginners who want a structured, step-by-step guide to learning Tamil from scratch.
People with Tamil-speaking friends or family who want to connect through the language.
Expats or travelers planning to visit Tamil Nadu or Sri Lanka who need "survival" Tamil skills.
Students interested in the history and beauty of one of the world's oldest classical languages.
Heritage learners who can speak a little Tamil but want to master reading and writing the script.

Learn Tamil via English: Script, Grammar & Spoken Tamil 3in1

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 3min

UYIR EZHUTHUGAL (Tamil Vowels) & IT'S TYPES1 lecture • 15min

MEI EZHUTHUGAL (Tamil Consonants) & IT'S TYPES1 lecture • 27min

Ina Ezhuthugal (Pairing Letters)1 lecture • 5min

UYIR MEI EZHUTHUGAL (Compound Letters)26 lectures • 4hr 47min

AAYIDHAM & VADAMOZHI EZHUTHUGAL(ஆய்தம் & வடமொழி எழுத்துகள்)1 lecture • 7min

TAMIL WORDS ( தமிழ் வார்த்தைகள்)1 lecture • 11min

TAMIL NUMBERS (தமிழ் எண்கள்)1 lecture • 23min

TAMIL MONTHS & DAYS OF THE WEEK2 lectures • 8min

Colours in Tamil1 lecture • 9min

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