ABSTRACT

Colloquial Tamil is easy to use and completely up to date!

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to spoken Tamil. While emphasis is placed on colloquial spoken Tamil, you are given a useful introduction to formal speech and the written language as well.

What makes Colloquial Tamil your best choice in personal language learning?

  • Emphasis on authentic conversational language
  • Clear explanations on how to pronounce and write the language
  • Helpful grammar notes and reference grammar
  • Comprehensive vocabulary lists (Tamil-English and English-Tamil)
  • Lively illustrations and fascinating cultural insights throughout

By the end of this rewarding course, you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Tamil in a broad range of everyday situations.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

en peeru Murugan: My name is Murugan

chapter 2|14 pages

naan viittukku pooreen: I'm going home

chapter 3|13 pages

enna veenum?: What would you like?

chapter 12|11 pages

en de uuru Yaazppaanam: I'm from Jaffna

chapter 14|10 pages

enna sirikkire?: What are you laughing at?