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Karthik, your native Tamil teacher
Regular live classes in small groups. Ask questions, practice conversation, progress fast.
You speak Tamil every week, with a native teacher
You join whichever slot suits you, with nothing to book. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.
- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
- Replay available the same evening, with no time limit

Reconnect with Tamil
The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.





- Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
- “Hi Mum, I speak Tamil!”
A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.
Start for freeProgress in Tamil between classes, at your own pace
Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 211 lessons across 45 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
Your Tamil level, certified in your name
- Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
- Downloadable as a PDF and shareable on LinkedIn
- A unique number, verifiable online on targumi.com
- Included in the plans with live classes, from the first payment: it is not issued during the trial
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Your Tamil curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 45 modules, 211+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
- The Tamil family , தமிழ் குடும்பம்10 min
- Extended family , உறவினர்கள்10 min
- Describing your family , குடும்பத்தை வர்ணிக்க10 min
- At home , வீட்டில்10 min
- At the Tamil market , சந்தையில்10 min
- Food , உணவுகள்10 min
- Numbers and Transactions , எண்கள்10 min
- Cities of Tamil Nadu , நகரங்கள்10 min
- Looking for housing, வீடு தேடுதல்10 min
- Rooms and amenities , அறைகளும் வசதிகளும்10 min
- Neighborhood life , அக்கம்பக்கம்10 min
- Housing problems and solutions , வீட்டு பிரச்சனைகள்10 min
- The body and health , உடலும் நலமும்10 min
- At the Pharmacy , மருந்தகத்தில்10 min
- At the hospital , மருத்துவமனையில்10 min
- Traditional remedies and well-being , பாரம்பரிய மருத்துவம்10 min
- The Tamil breakfast , காலை உணவு10 min
- Chettinad cuisine , செட்டிநாடு சமையல்10 min
- The Complete Tamil Meal , சாப்பாடு10 min
- Drinks and sweets , பானங்களும் இனிப்புகளும்10 min
- The joint family , கூட்டுக் குடும்பம்10 min
- The Tamil wedding , தமிழ் திருமணம்10 min
- Respecting Elders , பெரியோர் மரியாதை10 min
- Family celebrations, குடும்ப விழாக்கள்10 min
- Chennai , சென்னை10 min
- Madurai and Meenakshi , மதுரையும் மீனாட்சியும்10 min
- Pondicherry and the south , புதுச்சேரியும் தென்பகுதியும்10 min
- Ooty and the Hills , உதகமண்டலமும் மலைப்பகுதியும்10 min
- The Western Ghats , மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலைகள்10 min
- Rivers and beaches , ஆறுகளும் கடற்கரைகளும்10 min
- Flora and agriculture , தாவரங்களும் விவசாயமும்10 min
- Climate and seasons , பருவநிலை10 min
- Pongal and Festivals , பொங்கல் திருநாள்10 min
- Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music, பரதநாட்டியமும் கர்நாடக இசையும்10 min
- Kollywood cinema and literature , கோலிவுட் திரைப்படமும் இலக்கியமும்10 min
- Thiruvalluvar and Tamil wisdom , திருவள்ளுவரும் தமிழ் ஞானமும்10 min
- Chennai IT corridor , சென்னை IT பகுதி10 min
- Zoho and Freshworks, Made in Tamil Nadu10 min
- Digital Life Every Day , அன்றாட டிஜிட்டல்10 min
- The Tamil Tech Future , எதிர்காலத் தொழில்நுட்பம்10 min
- By bus , பஸ்ஸில்10 min
- Trains and the Metro , ரயில் & மெட்ரோ10 min
- Tuk-tuk and two-wheelers , ஆட்டோ & இரு சக்கர வாகனம்10 min
- On Foot and Directions , நடந்து & திசைகள்10 min
- Talking about your job , தொழில் பற்றி பேசுதல்10 min
- The office and work , அலுவலகம்10 min
- Arts and artisans , கைவினை கலைஞர்கள்10 min
- Agriculture , விவசாயம்10 min
- Time , மணி நேரம்10 min
- Days of the week , வாரநாள்கள்10 min
- Months and seasons , மாதங்களும் பருவங்களும்10 min
- Past, present, future , கால இலக்கணம்10 min
- At the shop , கடையில்10 min
- Clothing and Colors , ஆடைகளும் நிறங்களும்10 min
- Food Shopping , உணவுகள் & supermarché10 min
- Paying and Money , பணம் & கட்டணம்10 min
- Expressing Joy and Sadness , மகிழ்ச்சி & துக்கம்10 min
- Expressing opinions , கருத்துக்கள்10 min
- Mental health , மன ஆரோக்கியம்10 min
- Love and Friendship , காதல் & நட்பு10 min
- Cricket, கிரிக்கெட்10 min
- Jallikattu and traditional sports, பாரம்பரிய விளையாட்டுகள்10 min
- Health through sport , விளையாட்டும் ஆரோக்கியமும்10 min
- Talking about sports , விளையாட்டு பேச்சு10 min
- School and university , பள்ளி & கல்லூரி10 min
- Learning Tamil , தமிழ் கற்றல்10 min
- Tamil Literature , தமிழ் இலக்கியம்10 min
- Advanced numbers , எண்கள் மேலும்10 min
- Tamil Hinduism , தமிழ் இந்துமதம்10 min
- Other Tamil religions , கிறிஸ்தவம் & இஸ்லாம்10 min
- The Temples , கோவில் கலாசாரம்10 min
- Tamil philosophy and ethics , திருக்குறள் தத்துவம்10 min
- Carnatic music , கர்நாடக இசை10 min
- The film song , திரைப்பட பாடல்கள்10 min
- Musical instruments , வாத்தியங்கள்10 min
- Singing and dancing , பாடவும் ஆடவும்10 min
- Tamil Government , தமிழ்நாடு அரசு10 min
- The Language Question in India , மொழி கேள்வி10 min
- Society and inequalities , சமூக நீதி10 min
- Modern Tamil identity , நவீன தமிழ் அடையாளம்10 min
- History of Sri Lankan Tamils, இலங்கை தமிழர் வரலாறு10 min
- Jaffna and its culture , யாழ்ப்பாண கலாசாரம்10 min
- Jaffna Tamil vs Chennai Tamil , மொழி வேறுபாடுகள்10 min
- The global Tamil diaspora , உலகு தமிழர்10 min
- Essential Grammar , இலக்கண முக்கியமானவை10 min
- Essential vocabulary , முக்கிய சொல்களஞ்சியம்10 min
- Real conversations, உண்மையான உரையாடல்கள்10 min
- Your Tamil project , உங்கள் தமிழ் திட்டம்10 min
- Spices and flavors , மசாலாக்கள்10 min
- Vegetarian dishes , சைவ உணவு10 min
- Non-vegetarian dishes , அசைவ உணவு10 min
- Cooking in Tamil , சமையல் கற்றல்10 min
- Writing in Tamil , தமிழில் எழுதுதல்10 min
- Telling a story , கதை சொல்லுதல்10 min
- Tamil proverbs , தமிழ் பழமொழிகள்10 min
- My Tamil, my identity , என் தமிழ், என் அடையாளம்10 min
- The uyir eluttu vowels12 min
- The mei eluttu consonants14 min
- Combined letters (uyirmei)15 min
- Formal and Informal Greetings12 min
- Introducing yourself , name and origin13 min
- Food and the Pongal festival14 min
- Numbers and time12 min
- + 3 more
- சுப்ரமண்ய பாரதியார் , the poet of the Tamil renaissance18 min
- பாரதியார் கவிதை , advanced textual analysis19 min
- ஜெயமோகன் மற்றும் நவீன தமிழ் நாவல்17 min
- கல்கி மற்றும் பொன்னியின் செல்வன் , the historical novel18 min
- புலம்பெயர் தமிழ் இலக்கியம் , Diaspora and Creation17 min
- + 3 more
- தமிழ் பத்திரிகைகள் , panorama of the Tamil press17 min
- தமிழ் பத்திரிகை தலைப்புகள் , decoding headlines18 min
- தினமணி , history of the great Tamil daily17 min
- The Hindu Tamil, Benchmark Journalism16 min
- தமிழ் தொலைக்காட்சி , Sun TV, Vijay TV and the Broadcast Media17 min
- + 3 more
- தமிழ் அரசமரபுகள் , A Survey of the Classical Dynasties18 min
- சோழ சாம்ராஜ்யம் , the maritime empire of Asia19 min
- தஞ்சாவூர் கோவில் , The Chola Architectural Masterpiece18 min
- பல்லவர் , Mahabalipuram and Dravidian rock art17 min
- பாண்டியர் , Madurai, eternal city of the Pandya17 min
- + 3 more
- இலங்கை தமிழர் , History and identity of Sri Lankan Tamils18 min
- கறுப்பு ஜூலை 1983 , The Pogrom That Sparked the War18 min
- தமிழீழ விடுதலை புலிகள் , organization and ideology17 min
- ஈழப்போர் I-IV , chronology of the armed conflict17 min
- இலங்கை தமிழ் புலம்பெயர்வு , the diaspora born of war17 min
- + 3 more
- கொல்லிவுட் , overview of Tamil cinema17 min
- மணி ரத்னம் , auteur cinema and Tamil realism18 min
- AR ரஹ்மான் , The Tamil Musical Revolution17 min
- கர்நாடக இசை , Foundations of South Indian classical music18 min
- M.S. சுப்புலட்சுமி , the divine voice of Carnatic music17 min
- + 3 more
- முருகன் , the quintessential god of the Tamils17 min
- சிவ நடராஜர் , The Cosmic Dancer of Chidambaram17 min
- பரத நாட்டியம் , the classical dance of Tamil Nadu17 min
- சைவ சித்தாந்தம் , Tamil Shaiva philosophy18 min
- தைப்பூசம் மற்றும் கோபுரம் , festival and sacred architecture16 min
- + 2 more
- தமிழ் உணவு , tradition and structure of the meal16 min
- இட்லி, தோசை, வடை , the breakfast classics17 min
- சாம்பார் மற்றும் ரசம் , the chemistry of spices and culinary culture17 min
- தண்டை மட்டன் பிரியாணி, non-vegetarian Tamil cuisine17 min
- தமிழ் இனிப்புகள் மற்றும் பானங்கள் , Tamil sweets and drinks16 min
- + 1 more
- தமிழ் வட்டார வழக்குகள் , a panorama of dialects17 min
- சென்னை தமிழ் , the dialect of the metropolis17 min
- யாழ்ப்பாண தமிழ் , archaic Sri Lankan Tamil17 min
- பிராமண தமிழ் மற்றும் சமுதாய வழக்குகள்16 min
- புலம்பெயர் தமிழ் , creolization and global evolution16 min
- + 1 more
- உலக தமிழர் , the global diaspora in numbers17 min
- சிங்கப்பூர் தமிழ் , official language and urban identity17 min
- மலேஷியா தமிழர் , Malaysian plantation Tamils and revival17 min
- மொரீஷஸ் தமிழர் , Creole identity and Tamil culture16 min
- கனடா தமிழர் , Tamil Canadian identity and activism16 min
- + 1 more
- திராவிட மொழிக் குடும்பம் , Dravidian language family overview17 min
- தமிழ் vs மலையாளம் , two linguistic sisters17 min
- தமிழ் vs கன்னடம் , Dravidian neighbors and their history16 min
- தமிழ் எழுத்து , history and structure of the Tamil script17 min
- தமிழ் ஒலியியல் , the unique sounds of Tamil16 min
- + 2 more
- இலக்கிய தமிழ் vs பேச்சு தமிழ் , mastering both registers17 min
- சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி , the father of modern Tamil poetry17 min
- நவீன தமிழ் இலக்கியம் , the contemporary short story and novel16 min
- தமிழ் கவிதை எழுதல் , classical and modern poetic forms17 min
- மேடை தமிழ் , Tamil Oratory and Formal Speech16 min
- + 2 more
- தமிழ் அடையாளம் , a synthesis of global Tamil identity17 min
- சொல்லகராதி C2 , advanced thematic vocabulary17 min
- சோழர் பேரரசு, apogee of Tamil civilization17 min
- திராவிட இயக்கம் , Politics and Cultural Identity16 min
- தமிழ் கலாச்சாரம் , synthesis and global outlook16 min
- + 2 more
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What you'll learn in Tamil
A curriculum designed to get you speaking Tamil in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Tamil alphabet (அரிச்சுவடி): 247 characters, syllabic logic
- 02Classical Tamil (செந்தமிழ்) vs. modern spoken Tamil (கொடுந்தமிழ்)
- 03Chennai Tamil vs. Sri Lankan Tamil: key nuances
- 04Kollywood (Tamil cinema) and the music of A.R. Rahman
- 05Tamil for Singapore and the global Tamil diaspora
- 06Food culture: dosa, idli, sambar and South Indian cuisine
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- A complete learning platform: learn to build sentences, listen to audio recorded by native speakers, practise with exercises.
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