Tamil Alphabet
Below is a table showing the Tamil alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.
| Tamil Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example |
| Consonant | ||
| க் | k | as in kit |
| ங் | ṅ | as in noon |
| ச் | c | as in cow |
| ஞ் | ñ | as in Canyon |
| ட் | ṭ | as in toy |
| ண் | ṇ | as in news |
| த் | t | as in time |
| ந் | n | as in night |
| ப் | p | as in pool |
| ம் | m | as in man |
| ய் | y | as in you |
| ர் | r | as in rabbit |
| ல் | l | as in lion |
| வ் | v | as in very |
| ழ் | ḻ | as in red |
| ள் | ḷ | as in look |
| ற் | ṟ | as in room |
| ன் | ṉ | as in night |
| ஶ் | ś | as in show |
| ஜ் | j | as in joke |
| ஷ் | ṣ | as in smile |
| ஸ் | s | as in small |
| ஹ் | h | as in high |
| க்ஷ் | kṣ | as in racks |
| Vowel | as in | |
| அ | a | as in apple |
| ஆ | ā | as in father |
| இ | i | as in tip |
| ஈ | ī | as in deep |
| உ | u | as in ultimate |
| ஊ | ū | as in moon |
| எ | e | as in elephant |
| ஏ | ē | as in weed |
| ஐ | ai | as in Thai |
| ஒ | o | as in opera |
| ஓ | ō | as in moon |
| ஔ | au | as in bowl |
| Combined letters | as in | |
| க (க் + அ) | ka | as in cat |
| கா (க் + ஆ) | kā | as in cow |
| கி (க் + இ) | ki | as in kit |
| கீ (க் + ஈ) | kī | as in kiwi |
| கு (க் + உ) | ku | as in Kung-fu |
| கூ (க் + ஊ) | kū | as in cooler |
| கெ (க் + எ) | ke | as in kept |
| கே (க் + ஏ) | kē | as in keep |
| கை (க் + ஐ) | kai | as in Cairo |
| கொ (க் + ஒ) | ko | as in Congo |
| கோ (க் + ஓ) | kō | as in cooler |
| கௌ (க் + ஔ) | kau | as in coward |