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Tap the Vowel

உயிர் எழுத்து

Hear a vowel, tap the right letter. The gentlest first step into the Tamil alphabet.

Ages 3-85 min★171 plays
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Read the Vowels Aloud

உயிர் எழுத்துக்கள் - வாசிப்புப் பயிற்சி

Hear each of the 12 vowels while it is written out, read it back to the microphone, then write it yourself.

Ages 4-910 min★79 plays
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Tap the Consonant

மெய் எழுத்து

All 18 consonants, one at a time, with an example word for each.

Ages 6-118 min★★88 plays
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Read the Consonants Aloud

மெய் எழுத்துக்கள் - வாசிப்புப் பயிற்சி

All 18 consonants, said the way schools recite them (க் - இக்), with a mic check and a writing pad for each.

Ages 5-1112 min★★59 plays
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Build a Compound Letter

உயிர்மெய் சேர்ப்போம்

Pick a consonant, pick a vowel, and see the compound letter appear. All 216, the way they are actually formed.

Ages 6-1410 min★★120 plays
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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.

Ages 4-995 min★147 plays
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Trace the Letters

எழுத்து பயிற்சி

Trace Tamil letters with a finger or mouse, then check your work against the shape.

Ages 4-910 min★147 plays
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Trace the Consonants

மெய் எழுத்து பயிற்சி

All 18 consonants, one at a time, with a score showing how closely you followed the shape.

Ages 6-1110 min★★120 plays
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Trace Whole Words

சொல் எழுதுப் பயிற்சி

Move on from single letters to writing complete Tamil words by hand.

Ages 7-1210 min★★★98 plays
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Picture and Word Match

படமும் சொல்லும்

See a picture, choose the Tamil word. Eleven themed sets from animals to vehicles.

Ages 4-118 min★104 plays
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Memory Pairs

நினைவு விளையாட்டு

Flip the cards and match each Tamil word to its picture. Good for two players taking turns.

Ages 4-118 min★140 plays
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Build the Word

சொல்லை உருவாக்கு

The letters are scrambled. Put them back in order to spell the Tamil word for the picture.

Ages 6-1210 min★★111 plays
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Say It

சொல்லிப் பாரு

See a word, press the microphone and say it out loud. Your device listens and tells you how you did.

Ages 4-128 min★92 plays
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Repeat After Me

என் பின்னால் சொல்

Your device says a Tamil word, then it is your turn to copy it. Listen, repeat, and get checked.

Ages 4-1210 min★90 plays
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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.

Ages 6-9912 min★★★116 plays
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Listen and Choose

கேட்டுத் தேர்ந்தெடு

Your device reads a Tamil word aloud. Pick the one you heard. Trains the ear, not just the eye.

Ages 6-148 min★★80 plays
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Count in Tamil

தமிழில் எண்ணு

Count the objects and pick the Tamil number. Includes the traditional Tamil numerals.

Ages 4-98 min★106 plays
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Trace Tamil Numbers

தமிழ் எண் பயிற்சி

Write the traditional Tamil numerals ௧ ௨ ௩ by hand and check your shape.

Ages 6-118 min★★82 plays
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Tamil Numerals ௧ ௨ ௩

தமிழ் எண்கள்

The traditional Tamil digits alongside the words and the Arabic numerals.

Ages 6-146 min★★109 plays
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Match the Opposites

எதிர்ச்சொல்

Pair each Tamil word with its opposite. Big and small, hot and cold, day and night.

Ages 7-126 min★★88 plays
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Vocabulary Flashcards

சொல் அட்டைகள்

Every themed word set as a flip deck, with audio and a shuffle.

Ages 4-9910 min★126 plays
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Aathichudi, Letter by Letter

ஆத்திசூடி

Avvaiyar's one-line lessons, one for each vowel. The classic first reader, with meanings.

Ages 6-1410 min★★85 plays
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Tamil Festivals

தமிழ் பண்டிகைகள்

Pongal, Deepavali, Karthigai and more. When they fall and what they mean.

Ages 6-998 min★112 plays
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Animal Word Search

விலங்குச் சொல் தேடல்

Find the animal words hidden in a Tamil letter grid. Words run across and down.

Ages 7-1210 min★★69 plays
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Fruit Word Search

பழச் சொல் தேடல்

Hunt for fruit names in a grid built from real Tamil letters, not transliteration.

Ages 7-1210 min★★67 plays
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Vegetable Word Search

காய்கறிச் சொல் தேடல்

Vegetable names hidden in a nine-by-nine Tamil grid.

Ages 7-1210 min★★70 plays
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School Word Search

பள்ளிச் சொல் தேடல்

Classroom vocabulary, hidden in a grid. Good before a spelling test.

Ages 7-1210 min★★74 plays
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Home Word Search

வீட்டுச் சொல் தேடல்

Things around the house, hidden in Tamil letters.

Ages 7-1210 min★★73 plays
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Body Word Search

உடல் உறுப்புச் சொல் தேடல்

Parts of the body, to find and then point at.

Ages 7-1210 min★★73 plays
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Nature Word Search

இயற்கைச் சொல் தேடல்

Sun, rain, tree, river - nature words hidden in a grid.

Ages 8-1310 min★★67 plays
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Vehicle Word Search

வாகனச் சொல் தேடல்

Vehicles, hidden across and down.

Ages 7-1210 min★★67 plays
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Sort into Baskets

கூடையில் வகைப்படுத்து

Everything falls into a basket - animal, fruit, vehicle. Sorting is how a young child builds categories, and categories are how vocabulary sticks.

Ages 4-98 min★63 plays
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Vowel or Consonant?

உயிரா? மெய்யா?

Sort each letter into uyir or mei. The single most useful distinction in the Tamil script.

Ages 6-118 min★★61 plays
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Sort Food and Home

உணவும் வீடும்

Two baskets, mixed items. Read the word or look at the picture - both work.

Ages 5-108 min★65 plays
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Odd One Out

வேறுபட்டது எது?

Three belong together, one does not. Trains the category thinking that vocabulary rests on.

Ages 5-118 min★★65 plays
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Odd One Out: Animals

வேறுபட்டது - விலங்குகள்

Spot the item that is not an animal.

Ages 4-96 min★60 plays
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Odd One Out: Fruits

வேறுபட்டது - பழங்கள்

Three fruits and something else. Which is the intruder?

Ages 4-96 min★59 plays
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Odd One Out: Letters

வேறுபட்டது - எழுத்துக்கள்

Three vowels and a consonant, or the other way round.

Ages 6-127 min★★66 plays
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Odd One Out: School

வேறுபட்டது - பள்ளி

Classroom things, with one that does not belong.

Ages 6-117 min★★62 plays
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Odd One Out: Vehicles

வேறுபட்டது - வாகனங்கள்

Which one does not travel?

Ages 5-106 min★59 plays
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Match: Animals

பொருத்து - விலங்குகள்

Tamil on one side, English on the other. Tap a pair to join them.

Ages 6-126 min★62 plays
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Match: Fruits

பொருத்து - பழங்கள்

Six fruit names to pair up against their meanings.

Ages 6-126 min★61 plays
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Match: Vegetables

பொருத்து - காய்கறிகள்

Vegetable names, paired with their English meanings.

Ages 6-126 min★59 plays
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Match: Family

பொருத்து - குடும்பம்

Tamil family words are precise where English is vague. Pair each one correctly.

Ages 6-147 min★★64 plays
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Match: Colours

பொருத்து - நிறங்கள்

Colour names paired with their meanings.

Ages 5-116 min★62 plays
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Match: Body Parts

பொருத்து - உடல் உறுப்புகள்

Parts of the body, matched up.

Ages 5-116 min★56 plays
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Match: Nature

பொருத்து - இயற்கை

Nature words paired with meanings.

Ages 7-137 min★★58 plays
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Match: School

பொருத்து - பள்ளி

School vocabulary, matched.

Ages 6-126 min★57 plays
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Match: Food

பொருத்து - உணவு

Food words paired with their meanings.

Ages 6-126 min★56 plays
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Match: Home

பொருத்து - வீடு

Household objects, matched to meaning.

Ages 6-126 min★63 plays
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Match: Vehicles

பொருத்து - வாகனங்கள்

Vehicles in Tamil and English.

Ages 5-116 min★58 plays
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Match: Everyday Phrases

பொருத்து - அன்றாடத் தொடர்கள்

Whole phrases rather than single words - closer to how you actually speak.

Ages 8-998 min★★65 plays
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Put the Numbers in Order

எண்களை வரிசைப்படுத்து

Six Tamil numbers, shuffled. Put them back in order.

Ages 5-117 min★55 plays
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Put the Days in Order

நாட்களை வரிசைப்படுத்து

The seven Tamil weekday names, in order.

Ages 6-137 min★★59 plays
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Put the Tamil Months in Order

தமிழ் மாதங்களை வரிசைப்படுத்து

Chithirai to Panguni. The Tamil calendar year, in sequence.

Ages 8-998 min★★59 plays
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Which Letter Starts It? Animals

எந்த எழுத்தில் தொடங்குகிறது - விலங்குகள்

See a picture, pick the letter the Tamil word starts with. The bridge from speaking to reading.

Ages 5-97 min★65 plays
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Which Letter Starts It? Fruits

எந்த எழுத்தில் தொடங்குகிறது - பழங்கள்

Fruit pictures, and the letter each name begins with.

Ages 5-97 min★60 plays
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Which Letter Starts It? Home

எந்த எழுத்தில் தொடங்குகிறது - வீடு

Household objects and their first letters.

Ages 5-97 min★59 plays
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Which Letter Starts It? Body

எந்த எழுத்தில் தொடங்குகிறது - உடல்

Body parts and their first letters.

Ages 5-97 min★56 plays
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Which Letter Starts It? Vehicles

எந்த எழுத்தில் தொடங்குகிறது - வாகனங்கள்

Vehicles and the letters their names begin with.

Ages 5-97 min★57 plays
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Which Letter Starts It? Nature

எந்த எழுத்தில் தொடங்குகிறது - இயற்கை

Nature words and their opening letters.

Ages 6-107 min★★57 plays
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Balloon Pop: Animals

பலூன் - விலங்குகள்

One minute. Pop the balloon that matches the word. Fast, loud and repeatable.

Ages 4-105 min★54 plays
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Balloon Pop: Fruits

பலூன் - பழங்கள்

Fruit names against the clock.

Ages 4-105 min★55 plays
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Balloon Pop: Colours

பலூன் - நிறங்கள்

Colour words, one minute.

Ages 4-105 min★58 plays
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Balloon Pop: Numbers

பலூன் - எண்கள்

Tamil number words, at speed.

Ages 5-115 min★★59 plays
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Balloon Pop: Family

பலூன் - குடும்பம்

Family words, against the clock.

Ages 5-115 min★★58 plays
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Balloon Pop: Food

பலூன் - உணவு

Food words at speed.

Ages 5-115 min★60 plays
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Balloon Pop: School

பலூன் - பள்ளி

Classroom words under time pressure.

Ages 6-125 min★★58 plays
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Balloon Pop: Opposites

பலூன் - எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்

Opposite pairs, at speed. Harder than it looks.

Ages 8-145 min★★★54 plays
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Catch the Fish: Animals

மீன் பிடி - விலங்குகள்

Fish swim past carrying Tamil words. Catch the right one before it leaves.

Ages 5-115 min★★59 plays
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Catch the Fish: Fruits

மீன் பிடி - பழங்கள்

Reading under time pressure - the skill that turns decoding into fluency.

Ages 5-115 min★★73 plays
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Catch the Fish: Vegetables

மீன் பிடி - காய்கறிகள்

Vegetable words swimming past.

Ages 5-115 min★★54 plays
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Catch the Fish: Home

மீன் பிடி - வீடு

Household words on the move.

Ages 5-115 min★★58 plays
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Catch the Fish: Nature

மீன் பிடி - இயற்கை

Nature words, caught on the swim.

Ages 6-125 min★★54 plays
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Catch the Fish: Body

மீன் பிடி - உடல்

Body words at speed.

Ages 5-115 min★★54 plays
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Shadow Match: Animals

நிழல் - விலங்குகள்

Match a silhouette to the real thing. Nothing has to be read, so a three-year-old can succeed first try.

Ages 3-76 min★57 plays
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Shadow Match: Fruits

நிழல் - பழங்கள்

Fruit shadows, to be recognised and then named.

Ages 3-76 min★54 plays
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Shadow Match: Vehicles

நிழல் - வாகனங்கள்

Vehicle silhouettes.

Ages 3-76 min★51 plays
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Shadow Match: Home

நிழல் - வீடு

Household object shadows.

Ages 3-76 min★55 plays
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Shadow Match: Food

நிழல் - உணவு

Food shadows, then the Tamil word spoken aloud.

Ages 3-76 min★52 plays
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Shadow Match: Nature

நிழல் - இயற்கை

Nature silhouettes.

Ages 4-86 min★49 plays
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Letter Rain: Vowels

எழுத்து மழை - உயிர்

Twelve vowels falling. Catch the one that is called. Recognition speed is what reading fluency is made of.

Ages 5-105 min★★55 plays
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Letter Rain: Consonants

எழுத்து மழை - மெய்

The eighteen consonants, falling fast.

Ages 6-115 min★★59 plays
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Letter Rain: All Letters

எழுத்து மழை - அனைத்தும்

Vowels and consonants together - a harder recognition drill.

Ages 7-135 min★★★60 plays
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Letter Rain: Compound Letters

எழுத்து மழை - உயிர்மெய்

Compound letters falling. The real test of whether the grid has been learnt.

Ages 8-146 min★★★62 plays
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Count the Garden

தோட்டத்தில் எத்தனை?

Flowers, butterflies and lamps to count, with the Tamil number spoken back. A first numeracy game.

Ages 3-76 min★55 plays
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What Time Is It?

மணி என்ன?

Read an analogue clock and say the time in Tamil. The hour hand moves with the minutes, as a real clock does.

Ages 7-148 min★★60 plays
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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.

Ages 6-9910 min★★78 plays
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Which Day Comes Next?

அடுத்த நாள் எது?

The Tamil weekday cycle, one step at a time.

Ages 6-126 min★55 plays
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Read the Tamil Number

எண்ணைப் படியுங்கள்

Tamil number words up to a hundred, with the traditional Tamil digits shown alongside.

Ages 7-998 min★★62 plays
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Pay for the Fruit

பழம் வாங்குவோம்

Make the exact amount with rupee notes. Counting money is arithmetic with a reason.

Ages 6-128 min★★57 plays
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Pay at the Vegetable Stall

காய்கறிக் கடை

Exact change at the vegetable stall.

Ages 6-128 min★★63 plays
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Pay for School Things

பள்ளிப் பொருள் வாங்குவோம்

Buy school supplies with the right notes.

Ages 7-138 min★★60 plays
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Memory: Vegetables

நினைவு - காய்கறிகள்

Turn over cards to pair each picture with its Tamil word.

Ages 4-108 min★56 plays
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Memory: Body Parts

நினைவு - உடல் உறுப்புகள்

Match body-part pictures to their Tamil names.

Ages 4-108 min★54 plays
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Memory: Nature

நினைவு - இயற்கை

Nature pictures paired with Tamil words.

Ages 5-118 min★59 plays
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Memory: Vehicles

நினைவு - வாகனங்கள்

Vehicle cards to pair up.

Ages 4-108 min★56 plays
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Memory: School

நினைவு - பள்ளி

School objects and their Tamil names.

Ages 5-118 min★58 plays
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Memory: Home

நினைவு - வீடு

Household cards to match.

Ages 4-108 min★67 plays
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Picture Match: Vegetables

படம் - காய்கறிகள்

See the picture, choose the Tamil word.

Ages 4-106 min★54 plays
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Picture Match: Body

படம் - உடல்

Body parts, matched to their Tamil names.

Ages 4-106 min★57 plays
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Picture Match: Nature

படம் - இயற்கை

Nature pictures and Tamil words.

Ages 5-116 min★54 plays
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Picture Match: Vehicles

படம் - வாகனங்கள்

Vehicles, matched to their names.

Ages 4-106 min★54 plays
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Picture Match: School

படம் - பள்ளி

Classroom pictures and Tamil words.

Ages 5-116 min★57 plays
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Picture Match: Food

படம் - உணவு

Food pictures and their Tamil names.

Ages 4-106 min★60 plays
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Spell It: Fruits

எழுத்துக் கூட்டு - பழங்கள்

Build the Tamil word letter by letter, in real Tamil graphemes.

Ages 6-128 min★★58 plays
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Spell It: Vegetables

எழுத்துக் கூட்டு - காய்கறிகள்

Assemble vegetable names from their letters.

Ages 6-128 min★★58 plays
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Spell It: Family

எழுத்துக் கூட்டு - குடும்பம்

Spell out family words.

Ages 6-128 min★★55 plays
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Spell It: Colours

எழுத்துக் கூட்டு - நிறங்கள்

Build colour words from Tamil letters.

Ages 6-128 min★★55 plays
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Spell It: Home

எழுத்துக் கூட்டு - வீடு

Household words, spelled out.

Ages 6-128 min★★59 plays
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Listen and Choose: Vegetables

கேட்டுத் தேர்ந்தெடு - காய்கறிகள்

Hear the Tamil word, pick the right picture.

Ages 4-106 min★45 plays
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Listen and Choose: Body

கேட்டுத் தேர்ந்தெடு - உடல்

Listening practice with body-part words.

Ages 4-106 min★49 plays
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Listen and Choose: Nature

கேட்டுத் தேர்ந்தெடு - இயற்கை

Nature words, by ear.

Ages 5-116 min★50 plays
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Listen and Choose: Vehicles

கேட்டுத் தேர்ந்தெடு - வாகனங்கள்

Vehicle words, heard and matched.

Ages 4-106 min★55 plays
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