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The 247 Letters Chart
எழுத்து அட்டவணை
The full uyirmei grid on one page, built to print cleanly for the wall or the classroom.
Say It: Everyday Phrases
சொற்றொடர் பயிற்சி
Practise saying whole Tamil phrases aloud - greetings, introductions and everyday sentences.
Tricky Sounds
கடினமான ஒலிகள்
The three L sounds, two R sounds and three N sounds English does not have. Learn them, hear the difference, then say them.
Everyday Tamil Phrases
அன்றாட சொற்றொடர்கள்
Greetings, introductions, classroom and shop phrases. Flip, listen, repeat.
Vocabulary Flashcards
சொல் அட்டைகள்
Every themed word set as a flip deck, with audio and a shuffle.
Tamil Grammar Quiz
இலக்கண வினாடி வினா
Ten questions on letters, thinai, paal, cases and tense, with an explanation after each answer.
Thirukkural Meanings
திருக்குறள்
Read a couplet, choose what it means. Eight of the most quoted kurals, with Tamil and English meanings.
Tamil Festivals
தமிழ் பண்டிகைகள்
Pongal, Deepavali, Karthigai and more. When they fall and what they mean.
Days and Tamil Months
கிழமைகளும் மாதங்களும்
The seven weekdays and the twelve Tamil calendar months, in order.
ASL Fingerspelling
விரல் எழுத்து
Read a handshape description and pick the letter. Drills the letters learners actually confuse.
Read the Fingerspelled Word
விரல் எழுத்தைப் படி
Letters appear one at a time - work out the word. The hardest skill in ASL.
ASL Numbers
ASL எண்கள்
Number handshapes 1 to 10, including the palm orientation rule beginners get wrong.
Put It in ASL Order
ASL சொல் வரிசை
Arrange the gloss into correct ASL word order. Topic first, time first, question word last.
The Face Is Grammar
முகமே இலக்கணம்
Match each facial expression to the grammar it carries - question, negation, condition.
Classifiers
வகைக் குறிகள்
Match a classifier handshape to what it represents: vehicle, person, flat surface.
Where Does the Sign Happen?
சைகை அளவுருக்கள்
Every sign has five parameters. Identify where on the body each one is made.
Which Parameter Differs?
எந்த அளவுரு வேறு?
Two signs differ in exactly one parameter. Spot which - MOTHER and FATHER differ only in location.
ASL Sign Flashcards
சைகை அட்டைகள்
Flip cards for ASL vocabulary, with the full parameter breakdown on the back.
Deaf Culture Quiz
பண்பாட்டு வினாடி வினா
Etiquette, history and community norms - as much a part of ASL as the signs.
Match: Everyday Phrases
பொருத்து - அன்றாடத் தொடர்கள்
Whole phrases rather than single words - closer to how you actually speak.
Put the Tamil Months in Order
தமிழ் மாதங்களை வரிசைப்படுத்து
Chithirai to Panguni. The Tamil calendar year, in sequence.
Finish the Proverb
பழமொழியை முடியுங்கள்
Twenty Tamil proverbs, split in half. Each one comes with what it actually means - the part nobody explains.
Draw a Kolam
கோலம் போடுங்கள்
Join the dots to make six traditional kolam patterns. Kolam is geometry taught in a doorway, and this is the sequence part of it.
Read the Tamil Number
எண்ணைப் படியுங்கள்
Tamil number words up to a hundred, with the traditional Tamil digits shown alongside.
Type It: Animals
தட்டச்சு - விலங்குகள்
Type the Tamil word exactly. Needs a Tamil keyboard - finding that setting is itself worth doing once.
Type It: Fruits
தட்டச்சு - பழங்கள்
Fruit names, typed in Tamil.
Type It: Family
தட்டச்சு - குடும்பம்
Family words, typed out.
Type It: Colours
தட்டச்சு - நிறங்கள்
Colour words in Tamil script.
Type It: Numbers
தட்டச்சு - எண்கள்
Tamil number words, spelled out.
Type It: School
தட்டச்சு - பள்ளி
Classroom words, typed.
Type It: Home
தட்டச்சு - வீடு
Household words, typed in Tamil.
Type It: Phrases
தட்டச்சு - தொடர்கள்
Whole phrases rather than single words - the real typing test.