Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for Beginners

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Routledge, Oct 14, 2014 - Foreign Language Study - 322 pages

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.

For the eBook and MP3 pack, please find instructions on how to access the supplementary content for this title in the Prelims section.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
en peeru Murugan
9
naan viittukku pooreen
25
enna veenum?
39
haloo naan Smith peesureen
52
mannikkanum taamadamaa
66
Mahaabalipuram poovamaa?
85
niinga enge pooriinga?
100
neettu oru kalyaanattukku pooyirundeen
145
nii enne paakka varakkuuɖaadaa
156
inda eɖattukku epdi pooradu?
177
enna sirikkire?
190
Tamizle oru siranda nuulu
216
Key to exercises
236
TamilEnglish glossary
275
EnglishTamil glossary
295

niinga eppa Indiyaavukku vandiinga?
117
niinga pootturukkira ɖras
133
Index of grammatical terms
312
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E. Annamalai, Asher R.E.

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