தமிழ் வரிவடிவம் — Learn Tamil Alphabet with Native Audio

What Is the Tamil Alphabet?

The Tamil alphabet (தமிழ் அகரவரிசை) is one of the oldest writing systems in the world, with a literary history of over 2,000 years. It is the script used in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and Tamil communities worldwide. The alphabet has:

• 12 Vowels (உயிர் எழுத்துகள்): அ ஆ இ ஈ உ ஊ எ ஏ ஐ ஒ ஓ ஔ
• 18 Consonants (மெய் எழுத்துகள்): க ங ச ஞ ட ண த ந ப ம ய ர ல வ ழ ள ற ன
• 216 Combined forms (உயிர்மெய்): each consonant combined with each vowel
• Unique Tamil letters: ழ (retroflex approximant), ள (retroflex lateral), ற (trilled r), ண (retroflex nasal) — sounds found only in Tamil

How Our App Teaches the Tamil Alphabet

Each letter is introduced with a classic association word — அ for அம்மா (Mother), ஆ for ஆடு (Goat), இ for இலை (Leaf). Children see the Tamil letter, hear it spoken in native audio, and see the picture simultaneously. This multi-sensory approach makes letters stick far faster than rote repetition — especially for the unique Tamil sounds like ழ and ற that don't exist in other languages.