By the end
What you'll build
- Read and write all 12 Tamil vowels (uyir) and 18 consonants (mey) with confidence.
- Recognise and pronounce Tamil's tricky sounds — ழ/ள/ல, ர/ற, ண/ந/ன — without mixing them up.
- Combine consonants and vowels into uyirmey syllables using the correct vowel signs (matras).
- Read the Tamil numerals ௦–௰ and say the number words from one to ten.
- Sound out and read real Tamil words, signboards, bus boards and shop names.
- Write your own name in the Tamil script.
- Understand how vowel length (short vs long) changes a word's meaning.
- Avoid the most common beginner spelling and reading mistakes.
- Build a foundation of 40+ everyday Tamil words to carry into the Survival course.
The shape of it
How this course works
Short lessons
41 lessons across 5 modules, each small enough to finish in one sitting.
Practice as you go
Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.
A certificate at the end
Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.
Ready when you are.
Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.