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09 | Tamil Lesson - 09
Numbers, colors, directions, and seasons

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In this the ninth lesson we will learn numbers (cardinal and ordinal), colors, directions,

and seasons. I may also add taste, jem stones, days of the week and months to this lesson.
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continue to add more lessons when I have time. Please let me know its usefulness and give
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Numbers, colors, directions, and seasons |

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NUMBER (S)

Number

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Number in

English

Tamil

pronunciation

Number

Number in
Tamil

English

pronunciation

0 (zero)

suzhi

60 (sixty)

arubadhu

1 (one)

onRU

70 (seventy)

azhubadhu

2 (two)

IraNNdu

80 (eighty)

aenbadhu

3 (three)

munRU

90 (ninty)

thonnuru

4 (four)

nangu

100 (hundred)

nooru

5 (five)

ainthu

200 (two hundred)

iranooru

6 (six)

AAru

300 (three hund)

monnooru

7 (seven)

aezhu

400 (four hund)

nanooru

8 (eight)

aettu

500 (five hund)

ainooru

9 (nine)

onbathu

1000 (thousand)

ayiram

10 (ten)

patthu

10,000 (ten thoud)

pathayiram

20 (twenty)

irupadhu

100,000

latcham

30 (thirty)

muppadhu

1,000,000

pathu latcham

40 (forty)

narpadhu

10,000,000

kodi

50 (fifty)

aimbadhu

100,000,000

pathu kodi

ORDINAL NUMBERS
Number
st

Number in Tamil

(first)

pronunciation
mudhalavathu

2nd (second)
rd

English

irandavathu

Number
th

th

(third)

munravathu

(fourth

nangavathu

5th (fifth)

ainthavathu

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pronunciation

(sixth)

AAravadhu

7th (seventh)

th

Number in

th

aezavadhu

(eighth)

aettavadhu

(ninth)

onbathavadhu

10th (tenth)

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COLOR(S)

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Color

Number in Tamil

English pronunciation

Orange

kaavi

White

veLLai

Blue

NEElam

Green

pacchai

Red

sigappu

Black

karuppu

Yellow

mangjal

Purple

OOtha

Brown

pazhuppu

Indigo

Karu neelam

DIRECTION(S)

Direction

Direction in Tamil

English pronunciation

East

kizhakku

West

mERRkku

North

vadakku

South

thRRkku

Northeast

vada kizhakku

Northwest

vada meRRkku

Southeast

then kizhakku

Southwest

then meRRkku

WEEK DAYS (

Days

Days in Tamil

English pronunciation

Monday

thinkal kizahamai

Tuesday

sevvaik kizahamai

Wednesday

puthan kizahamai

Thursday

viyazhak kizahamai

Friday

vellik kizahamai

Saturday

sanik kizahamai

Sunday

njyirruk kizahamai

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MONTHS

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Western Equivalent

Month Tamil

English pronunciation

April

chithirai

May

vaikasi

June

AAni

July

AAvadi

August

AAvaNNi

September

purattasi

October

aippasi

November

karthikai

December

markazhi

January

thai

February

maasi

March

panguni

SEASON(S)

Months

Season

Season in Tamil

English pronunciation

Dec-Jan

Winter

munpanikkallam

Feb-Mar

Winter/Spring

pinpanikkallam

Apr-May

Spring/Summer

Ilavenilkallam

Jun-Jul

Summer

muduvenilkallam

Aug-Sep

Summer/Autumn

karkallam

Oct-Nov

Autumn

KUthirkallam

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Numbers, Tamil colors, directions in Tamil, seasons in Tamil, taste, days, months, jem stones

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