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TA M I L

campsite mukhaamidum idahm

guesthouse virun-dhinar vidhudheh

hotel hotehl

youth hostel ilainar vidhudheh

Eating & Drinking

Can we see the menu? unavu pattiyalai
paarppomaa?
What’s the local ingu kidaikkak koodiya
speciality? visheida unavu enna?

I’d like rice and curry, sorum kariyum tharungal
please.

I’m a vegetarian. naan shaiva unavu
shaappidupavan

I’m allergic to (nilak kadalai) enakku
(peanuts). alejee

No ice in my drink, enadu paanaththil ais
please. poda vendaam

That was delicious! adhu nalla rushi!

Please bring a/the... ... konda varungal

bill bill

fork mul karandi

glass of water thanni oru glass

knife kaththi
plate oru plate

bowl kooppai

coffee kahpee

fruit paadham

glass glass
milk paal

salt uppu

spoon karandi

sugar seeree

tea te-neer/plan-tea

water than-neer

Emergencies

Help! udavi!

Call a doctor! daktarai kuppidunga!

Call the police! polisai kuppidunga!

Go away! pohn-goh!/poi-vidu!

I’m lost. naan vali tavari-vittehn

Shopping & Services

What time does it et-thana manikka
open/close? tirakhum/mudhum?

How much is it? adhu evvalavu?

big periyeh

medicine marunduh

small siriyeh

bank vanghee

chemist/pharmacy marunduh kadhai

... embassy ... tudharalayem

market maarket

my hotel enadu hotehl

newsagency niyuz paper vitku-midam

post office tafaal nilayem

public telephone podhu tolai-pessee

tourist office toorist nilayem

Time & Dates

What time is it? mani eth-tanai?

morning kaalai

afternoon pit-pahel

day pahel

night iravu

week vaarem

month maadhem

year varudem

yesterday neh-truh

today indru

tomorrow naalay

NUMBERS – TAMIL

0 saifer

1 ondru

2 iranduh

3 muundruh

4 naan-guh

5 ainduh

6 aaruh

7 ealluh

8 ettu

9 onbaduh

10 pat-tuh

100 nooruh

1000 aayirem

2000 irandaayirem

100,000 oru latcham

1,000,000 pattuh lat-chem

10,000,000 kohdee