Tamil Lesson 7 - Negation and Human Body

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Lesson number 7 teaches an important aspect in Tamil which is negation. I'm also including a list of vocabulary about the human body, and finally a conversation about getting to know someone. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Tamil Classes.

Negation

Negation is the opposite of an affirmative statement. So basically any negative expression such as "no", "never" "nothing" etc. Knowing how to use the negation form could help you double the number of expressions you could use in a sentence.

Here are some negation expressions that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Tamil, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Negation in Tamil

Negation	Tamil	Audio
No	இல்லை illai
Nothing	ஒன்றுமில்லை ondRumillai
Not yet	இதுவரை இல்லை odhuvarai illai
No one	யாருமில்லை yArumillai
No longer	இனியில்லை iniyillai
Never	ஒருபோதுமில்லை orupOdhumillai
Cannot	முடியாது mudiyAdhu
Should not	கூடாது kUdAdhu

Now we will try to implement some of the negative expressions above into full Tamil sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Tamil Negation in a Sentence

English	Tamil	Audio
Don't worry!	கவலைப்படாதே! kavalaippadAdhE!
I cannot remember the word	வார்த்தை எனக்கு நினைவில் இல்லை vArththai enakku ninaivil illai
I do not speak Japanese	ஜப்பானிய மொழியை நாங்கள் பேசவில்லை jappaaniya mozhiyai nAngaL pEsavillai
I don't know!	எனக்கு தெரியாது! enakku theriyAdhu!
I'm not fluent in Italian yet	இத்தாலிய மொழி இன்னும் எனக்கு சரளமாக வரவில்லை iththAliya mozhiyai nAn idhuvarai saraLamAga varAdhu
I'm not interested!	எனக்கு விருப்பமில்லை! enakku viruppamillai!
No one here speaks Greek	இங்கே யாரும் கிரீக் மொழியை பேசுவதில்லை ingE yArum kirIk mozhiyai pEsuvadhillai
No problem!	பிரச்சனை இல்லை! pirachchanai illai!
This is not correct	இது சரியல்ல idhu sariyalla
This is wrong	இது தவறு idhu thavaRu
We don't understand	எங்களுக்கு புரியவில்லை engalukku puriyavillai
You should not forget this word	இந்த வார்த்தையை நீ மறக்கக் கூடாது indha vArththaiyai nI maRakkak kUdaadhu

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Vocabulary List about the Human Body

Below is a list of 20 words related to human body. If you can memorize them by heart, you might be able to communicate to your doctor if you have amy pain or discomfort.

Human Body List in Tamil

Body	Tamil	Audio
Arm	கை kai
Back	முதுகு mudhugu
Chest	மார்பு maarbhu
Ear	காது kaadhu
Eye	கண் kaN
Face	முகம் mugam
Feet	பாதங்கள் pādhangaL
Fingers	விரல்கள் viralgaL
Hair	முடி mudi
Hand	கை kai
Head	தலை thalai
Heart	இதயம் idhayam
Leg	கால் kāl
Mouth	வாய் vāi
Neck	கழுத்து kazuththu
Nose	மூக்கு mookku
Shoulder	தோள் thOL
Stomach	வயிறு vayiRu
Teeth	பற்கள் paRkaL
Tongue	நாக்கு naakku

Daily Conversation in Tamil

Finally, a list of commonly used expressions about getting to know someone for the first time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Tamil Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Tamil

English	Tamil	Audio
He feels with his hand	அவனுடைய கையால் அவன் உணருகிறான் avanudaiya kaiyaal avan uNarugiraan
I smell with my nose	என்னுடைய மூக்கால் நான் நுகர்கிறேன் ennudaiya mUkkaal nAn nugargiREn
She has beautiful eyes	அவளுக்கு அழகான கண்கள் உள்ளது avaLukku azhagaana kaNgaL uLLadhu
She tastes with her tongue	அவளுடைய நாக்கால் அவள் சுவைக்கிறாள் avaludaiya naakkaal aval suvaikkiRaaL
We see with our eyes	நாம் நம்முடைய கண்களால் பார்க்கிறோம் engaLudaiya kaNgaLaal naangal paarkkiROm
You hear with your ears	உங்களுடைய காதுகளால் நீங்கள் கேட்கிறீர்கள் ungaLudaiya kaadhugaLaal nIngaL kEtkiRIrgaL
How old are you?	உங்களுடைய வயது என்ன? ungaludaiya vayadhu enna?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old	எனக்கு (இருபது, முப்பது...) வயது enakku (irubadhu, muppadhu...) vayadhu
Are you married?	நீங்கள் திருமணமானவரா? nIngal thirumaNamAnavarA?
Do you have children?	உங்களுக்கு குழந்தைகள் இருக்கிறதா? ungalukku kuzhandhaigal irukkiRadhA?
I have to go	நான் போக வேண்டும் nAn pOga vENdum
I will be right back!	நான் மீண்டும் வருவேன்! nAn mINdum varuvEn!

Fun Facts

Language Quote: English is the official language of the sky! It doesn't matter which country they are from, all pilots speak in English on international flights.

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