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Foundations Course
Lesson 1: Vowels and Consonants
Lesson 2: The Complete Alphabet
Lesson 3: Subject Pronouns
Lesson 4: Forming the Plural
Lesson 5: Adjectives
Lesson 6: Oblique form
Lesson 7: Numbers and Family! (Spoken)
Lesson 8: Sandhi rules
Lesson 9: Introduction to Case Suffixes
Lesson 10: Case Suffixes
Lesson 11: Case Suffixes Revision
Lesson 12: Case Suffixes (in, to, with, for)
Lesson 13: Case Suffixes (possessive, from, to/on)
Lesson 14: Finite verbs (PNG suffix)
Lesson 15: Finite verbs (Tense suffix)
Lesson 16: Present tense
Lesson 17: Past tense
Lesson 18: Future tense
Lesson 19: Asking Questions
Lesson 20: Time & Questions (spoken)
Lesson 21: Infinitives and Negatives
Lesson 22: The Infinitive (potential, permissive, and prohibitive)
Lesson 23: A Workplace Interview (Spoken)
Lesson 24: Finite Verbs & Infinitives
Lesson 25: The Command / Imperative Form
Lesson 26: Defective Verbs
Lesson 27: At a Restaraunt (Spoken)
Lesson 28: Defective verbs & numbers
Lesson 29: Practice Verbs
Lesson 30: Shopping (Spoken)
Intermediate Course
Intensive / Refresher Course
Lesson 1: Vowels and Consonants
Lesson 2. The Complete Alphabet
Lesson 3. Subject Pronouns
Lesson 4. Forming the Plural
Lesson 5. Adjectives
Lesson 6. Oblique form
Lesson 8. Sandhi rules
Lesson 9. Introduction to Case Suffixes
Lesson 10. Case Suffixes
Lesson 11. Case Suffixes Revision
Lesson 14. Finite verbs (PNG suffix)
Lesson 15. Finite verbs (Tense suffix)
Lesson 13. Asking Questions
Lesson 14. Infinitives and Negatives
Lesson 15. The Infinitive (potential, permissive, and prohibitive)
Lesson 17. Revise: Finite Verbs & Infinitives
Lesson 18. The Imperative Form
Lesson 19. Defective Verbs
Lesson 20. Practice Verbs
Grammar
1. The Basic Alphabet
2. Tamil letters that are difficult to pronounce
3. Forming compound letters
4. Transliteration from Tamil to English
5. Typing in Tamil
6. Subject Pronouns
7. Equational sentences
8. This and that
9. Gendered Nouns
10. Definite & indefinite articles (a, an, the)
11. Plural of nouns
12. The suffix –ஆ
13. And, or, also.
14. Other Conjunctions
15. Adjectives and predicate nouns
16. Word Order
17. Four main Sandhi Rules
18. Sandhi Rules 5 and 6
19. Oblique forms of certain nouns
20. Doubling of letters.
21. Numbers
22. Case Suffixes
23. Introduction to Verbs
24. Politeness using verbs.
25. Verb Classes
26. Verbs Conjugations: Overview
27. உண்டு
28. Noun + PNG suffix
29. The adverbial suffix
30. Interrogatives
31. Examples of Negatives and Questions
32. The connector என்று
35. Potential, Permission, Prohibitive
33. The quotative verb “என்”
34. Infinitives
36. Emphasis
37. Adjective + PNG suffix
38. Cheat constructions
39. Imperative Verbs (Positive, Negative)
40. Imperative Verb Constructions
41. Defective Verbs
42. Each, every, all
43. உள்ள / உள்ளன
44. Conditional Form (Positive, Negative)
45. Even if / even though / although
46. Conditional clause ‘என்றால்’:
47. Adverbial Participle (AvP)
48. AvP Constructions
49. Adjective Participle / AjP (Negative, Positive)
50. The AjP Clause
51. AjP Constructions
52. Writing speech / dialogue
53. Participial Nouns
54. Participial noun constructions
Vocabulary
Foundations Course Vocabulary
Intermediate Course Vocabulary [under construction]
1. Numbers and Quantities (எண்கள் மற்றும் அளவுகள்)
2. Days, Months and Seasons (நாட்கள், மாதங்கள், பருவங்கள்)
3. Colours (நிறங்கள்)
4. Parts of the Body (உடல் உறுப்புக்கள்)
5. Time (நேரம்/காலம்)
6. Writing-related words (எழுத்து சம்பந்தப்பட்ட சொற்கள்)
7. Town & Rural life (நகரத்து மற்றும் கிராமத்து வாழ்க்கை)
8. Weather & Climate (வானிலை மற்றும் தட்பவெப்பம்)
9. Travel & Directions (போக்குவரத்தும் திசைகளும்)
10. Holidays & tourist information (சுற்றுலா தகவல்)
11. Public Services (பொது சேவைகள்)
12. Customs and religion (பழக்கவழக்கங்கள் மற்றும் மதம்)
13. Everyday life (அன்றாட வாழ்க்கை)
14 Countries, Communities and Languages (நாடுகள், சமூகங்கள் மற்றும் மொழிகள்)
15. Childhood (சிறுவயது)
16. School Life (பள்ளி வாழ்க்கை)
17. Work/Careers (வேலை / தொழில்)
18. Family & Friends (குடும்பமும் நண்பர்களும்)
19. House (வீடு)
20. Food and Drinks (உணவும் பாணழம்)
21. Current Affairs and Social Issues (சமகால அலுவல்களும் சமுதாய பிரச்சனைகளும்)
22. Environment (சுற்றுச்சூழல்)
23. Media (ஊடகம்)
24. Information and Communication Technology (தகவல் தொழிநுட்பலம்)
25. Celebrations (கொண்டாட்டங்கள்)
26. Hobbies (பொழுதுபோக்குகள்)
27. Shopping (சந்தை)
28. Health (சுகாதாரம்)
29. Adjectives (பெயரடை)
30. Emotions (உணர்வுகளை)
31. Other grammar -Adverbs & Prepositions (மற்ற இலக்கணம்)
32. Others (மற்ற வார்த்தைகள்)
Conversation & Listening
Conversation 1: Meeting someone new
Conversation 2: Welcome to my Home
Conversation 3: Welcome to my Garden
Conversation 4: Going to the cinema
Conversation 5: Workplace negotiation
Conversation 6: Veg or non-veg?
Conversation 7. Going to a Restaraunt
Conversation 8: Going Shopping
Conversation 9: Playing Cricket
Listening Comprehension 1 – Bahubali film
Listening Comprehension 2: இவனோ, அவனோ, எவனோ?
Listening Comprehension 3: Types of Boys on a Date Ft Tinder
Listening Comprehension 4: இலங்கையின் சுவைமிகு வாழைப்பழ வாய்ப்பன்
Sentence Practice 1
Sentence Practice 2 – An accident
Spoken Tamil
1. Difficult Pronunciations Quiz – Audio Recordings
2. Communicating in class
3. Hello
4. How are you?
5. Where are you from?
6. Phrases of Politeness / Manners
7. Hosting someone
8. Phrases of travel & direction
9. Asking Questions
10. Key differences: Spoken vs Written Tamil
11. Tongue Twisters
Additional Resources
Educational & Research resources
Films, books, other media
Dictionaries
Readings
Passage 1: நளினி மற்றும் ரணில்
Passage 2: என் நகரம்
Passage 3: இலங்கை
Passage 4: என் கிராமம்
Passage 5: தண்ணிர் வேண்டுமா?
Passage 6: பரீட்சை
Passage 7: தடுப்பூசிகள்
Passage 8: திருக்குறள்
Passage 9: காகமும் நரியும்
Passage 10: உதவி செய்தால் ஊனம் இல்லை
Passage 11: இறுதிச் சடங்கு
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