Tamil Phrases

What is your name?

Unga per enna?

Who are you?

Neenga yaaru?

Who am I?

Naan yaaru?

What is this?

Idhu enna?

What is that?

Adhu enna?

Where are you?

Enga irukinga?

How to go?

Epadi porathu?

When is it?

Eppodhu?

Where are you going?

Neenga enga poringa?

How are you?

Epdi irukinga?

How to do?

Epdi seiyaradhu?

Why do you need?

Ungalukku yen thevai?

Why do you say that?

Neenga yen atha solringa?

What do you want?

Ungalukku enna venum?

Come here for a minute.

Oru nimisham inga vanga.

Please come tomorrow.

Nalaiki vaanga.

Do your work.

Unga velaya parunga (harsh). Pesamma velaya mudinga (more polite).

I know Tamil.

Engakku Tamil teriyum.

I am Raja.

Naan Raja.

My name is Raja.

Ennoda per Raja.

What are you doing?

Neenga enna seiringa?

Had food? Did you go and come back? Did you finish your work?

Sapadu aacha? Poitu vandhaacha? Velaya muduchaacha?

Did you finish the work?

Velaya muduchitingla?

See you tomorrow.

Naalaiki paapom.

Was the meal good?

Sapadu nalla irundhucha?

What shall I do now?

Naan ipa enna panna?

What shall we do now?

Naama ipa enna panna?

Give it to Raju.

Ada Raju’ta kudunga.

What shall we take from here?

Naama inga irundhu enna kondu pogalam?

We didn’t like the food.

Engalukku Sapadu pidikala.

Bus didn’t come in time.

Bus nerathukku varala.

I didn’t know that.

Enakku adu theriyadhu.

He doesn’t go.

Avaru poga maataar.

He knows my name.

Avarukku ennoda peru theriyum.

I don’t come tomorrrow.

Naan nalaiki varamaten.

We don’t wait for anybody.

Naanga yaarukkagavum kathirukka matom.

I don’t go.

Naan pogala.

They come with us.

Avanga engakooda varranga.

I have money.

Enkita panam irukku.

I want coffee.

Ennakku coffee venum.

Finish the work and watch TV.

Velaya mudichitu TV paru.

Prepare some coffee and give it to him.

Konjam coffee senju avarukku kudunga.

Have meals and come.

Sapitu vaanga.

Start the work.

Velaya arambinga.

Speak in English.

English’la pesunga.

Who gave it?

Yaaru kudutha?

Didn’t you understand?

Ungalukku puriyalaya?

Is this yours?

Idhu ungadha?

She is my younger sister.

Aval ennoda thangachi.

He is my younger brother.

Avan ennoda thambi.

What would you like to eat?

Enna sapidaringa?

I came by car.

Naan car’la vandhen.

Why you come here?

Yen inga vandhinga?

Which shop did you buy the cloth?

Endha kadaila thuni eduthinga?

How long do you work here?

Ethana naala inga vela pakuringa?

I go to temple every day.

Naan dinamum kovilukku poren.

Can I help you?

Ungalukku ethachum udavi venuma?

Go up.

Mela po / ponga.

Bring him.

Avara kootitu vanga.

Tell this to him.

Idhu avarta sollunga.

Why did you hit him?

Yen avana adichinga?

Take him to the hospital.

Aspathiriku kooti ponga.

Nothing is left.

Ethuvum minjala.

Don’t call him hereafter.

Inimel avana koopidatha.

Raise your hand.

Kaiya mela thookunga.

Sugar is there?

Sakkarai irukka?

We both did this.

Naanga rendu perum idha senjom.

Please call him.

Avara koopidunga.

I am still eating.

Naan innum sapite irukken.

Don’t scold him.

Avana thittatha.

So what?

Adhukku enna ipa?

He is always active.

Avar eppavu surusuruppa iruppar.

Actual price is 10 rupees only.

Unmaiyana vilai 10 rupai than.

I don’t want to go to cinema.

Naan cinema’vuku poga virumbala.

Don’t put anything inside.

Ulla ethaiyum podathinga.

According to him, I am a bad guy.

Avara poruthavaraikum, naan kettavan.

After 5 minutes, I go to home.

5 nimsathuku aparam, naan veetukku poren.

There must be someone.

Anga yaaravathu irukkanum.

He ate soon.

Avan seekiram sapitan.

She know that for sure.

Avalukku nichayam theriyum.

I don’t believe.

Naan nambamaten.

That’s not true.

Adhu unmai illa.

Did you press the button?

Button’na aluthiningala?

Please accept it.

Thayavuseithu ethukonga.

Don’t pretend.

Nadikatha.

Don’t yell at me.

Enkita satham podatha.

This is wrong answer.

Idhu thavarana bathil.

There is no response / no answer.

Bathil illa.

Don’t hurt me.

Enna kaya-paduthathinga.

Develop your skills.

Unga thiramaya valarthukonga.

I don’t like the way he talks to me.

Avar enkita ipadi pesurathu ennaku pidikala.

I am not afraid.

Ennaku bayamilla.

Are you hungry?

Ungalukku pasikidha?

I am thirsty.

Ennaku thagama irukku.

You look beautiful.

Neenga paakka alaga irukinga.

I missed the bus.

Bus’a thavara vittuten.

Do you have children?

Ungalukku kulandhaigal irukangala?

What are your hobbies?

Ungal poluthupokkugal enna?

Cricket is my hobby.

Cricket ennoda poluthupokku.

Okay. See you later.

Sari. Apram papom.