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Lesson - 37
( Let us learn - "O" )



Let us Pronounse

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Let us Write




Let us Read

As Tamil is a phonetic language you may not experience any difficulty in pronouncing words. Constant and speedy repetition of the alphabets will produce the required words's sound. The correctness of the pronunciation of the words can be verified by moving the cursor over the word.


ஒளி(light)

ஒலி(sound)

ஒழி(destroy)

ஒற்றை(one)

ஒடி(to break)

ஒயில்(beautiful)

ஒப்படை(submit)

ஒப்பனை(makeup)

ஒட்டகம்(camel)

ஒட்ட(paste)

The meaning of each word is given within brackets. Try to understand the meaning of the given Tamil word. It would be useful for you to construct sentences later on.




Vowel Consonant combination

In this lesson we are dealing with vowel "O" ( ஒ ) and its vowel consonat combinations.

For example
consonant ik ( க் ) combines with O ( ஒ ) and forms kO ( கொ ).

க் + ஒ = கொ
ச் + ஒ = சொ
ட் + ஒ = டொ
த் + ஒ = தொ
ப் + ஒ = பொ
ற் + ஒ = றொ

ய் + ஒ = யொ
ர் + ஒ = ரொ
ல் + ஒ = லொ
வ் + ஒ = வொ
ழ் + ஒ = ழொ
ள் + ஒ = ளொ

ங் + ஒ = ஙொ
ஞ் + ஒ = ஞொ
ண் + ஒ = ணொ
ந் + ஒ = நொ
ம் + ஒ = மொ
ன் + ஒ = னொ




Let us practice



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Pronounce the letter (recall)



Let us Read

As Tamil is a phonetic language you may not experience any difficulty in pronouncing words. Constant and speedy repetition of the alphabets will produce the required words's sound. The correctness of the pronunciation of the words can be verified by moving the cursor over the word.


கொக்கி(hook)

கொங்கை(breast)

கொஞ்சம்(small)

கொட்டை(seed)

கொடி(flag)

கொண்டல்(wind)

கொடை(gift)

கொண்டை(coil of hair)

கொத்தடிமை(slavery)

கொதித்தல்(boil)

கொல்லர்(blacksmith)

கொள்(horsegram, receive, marry)


சொட்டை(baldness)

சொத்தை(damaged)

சொல்(speach)

சொறி(itch)

சொந்தம்(relation)


தொகை(sum)

தொடக்கம்(begining)

தொண்டை(throat)

தொலை(destroy)

தொழில்(work)

தொளை(hole)

தொன்மை(old)

தொல்லை(distrubance)


பொடி(powder)

பொதி(bundle)

பொய்(untruth)

பொரி(to be fried)

பொறி(spark)

பொன்(gold)

பொலி(to flourish)

பொழி(to shower)

பொங்கல்(tamil festival)

பொசுங்கல்(what is burnt)

பொம்மலாட்டம்(puppetry)

பொய்க்கால்(wooden leg, false foot)

பொருள்(thing)


நொய்(minuteness)

நொடி(to snap with fingers)

நொண்டி(lame person)


மொழி(language)

மொய்(to crowd)

மொட்டை(bald)

மொத்தம்(whole)


The meaning of each word is given within brackets. Try to understand the meaning of the given Tamil word. It would be useful for you to construct sentences later on.



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