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Lesson 2 of 46 min

Short and long - குறில் and நெடில்

Same letter, held longer

Tamil vowels come in pairs. The long one is written with an extra stroke and held for about twice as long.

Short (குறில்)Long (நெடில்)
aaa
iee
uoo
eae
oai

Try it out loud with a grown-up: அ... ஆ... இ... ஈ... Feel how the second one lasts longer.