To write and learn in the Tamil language, you must learn both vowel and consonant letters. This is the first and most important step. Tamil Vowels 12 அ , ஆ , இ , ஈ , உ , ஊ , எ , ஏ , ஐ , ஒ , ஓ , ஔ its called உயிர் எழுத்துக்கள் (Uyir Ezhuthukal ). ஆயுத எழுத்து(aautam Ezhuthu) 1. ஃ and 18 consonants க் ங் ச் ஞ் ட் ண் த் ந் ப் ம் ய் ர் ல் வ் ழ் ள் ற் ன் its called மெய்யெழுத்துகள்

Tamil Vowels

1. அ (a)
2. ஆ (aa)
3. இ (i)
4. ஈ (ii)
5. உ (u)
6. ஊ (uu)
7. எ (ea)
8. ஏ (eaa)
9. ஐ (i)
10. ஒ (o)
11. ஓ (oo)
12. ஔ (au)

ஆயுத எழுத்து ஒன்று ஃ (aku)

Tamil Alphabets Sound With Example

12 Vowels

1. அ (a) – sounds like “a” as in “father”
2. ஆ (aa) – sounds like “aa” as in “car”
3. இ (i) – sounds like “i” as in “sit”
4. ஈ (ii) – sounds like “ee” as in “meet”
5. உ (u) – sounds like “o” as in “bowl”
6. ஊ (uu) – sounds like “oo” as in “food”
7. எ (ae) – sounds like “a” as in “mat”
8. ஏ (ee) – sounds like “ay” as in “say“
9. ஐ (ai) – sounds like “eye” as in “sky“
10. ஒ (o) – sounds like “o” as in “go“
11. ஓ (oo) – sounds like “oa” as in “boat”
12. ஔ (au) – sounds like “ow” as in “cow“

18 consonants

க் ங் ச் ஞ் ட் ண் த் ந் ப் ம் ய் ர் ல் வ் ழ் ள் ற் ன்

12 vowels, 18 consonants, and one special character. The Tamil language has a total of 247 letters, out of which 216 are combinations of vowels and consonants forming compound letters. each letter is associated with a unique sound.

Tamil alphabets chart