s for sangam

S for sangam
sangam means association/society/institution

சங்கம்
ச=sa
ங்=ng
க=ga
ம்=m


ச is used for both sa and cha. 

R for radam

R for Radam
radam means chariot

ரதம்

ர=ra
த=da
ம்=m

Q for kurangu

Q does not exist in Tamil language. So I am using ku instead of Q(kyu).

குரங்கு
கு=ku
ர=ra
ங்=ng
கு=gu
Please note that although the first letter and final letter are same, as I said earlier, க can take two sounds namely ka and ga. In this case first letter takes the ka sound and in the final letter it takes the ga sound.

ka + u  = ku
க  + உ = கு
ga + u  = gu
So,  குரங்கு  is kurangu 

p for paappaa

P for Paappaa
Pappa means baby

பாப்பா

பா=paa

ப்=ip

பா=paa

ப is also used to write ba. 

I think I can introduce few consonants in Tamil today.

ர         ச           க          த      ட      ப      ம

ra                     sa/cha                 ka/ga                 tha/da          ta/da         pa/ba           ma

               

o for ottagam

o for ottagam
ottagam means camel

ஒட்டகம்
ஒ=o
ட்=it
ட=ta
க=ga
ம்=m
The vowel sign for ஒ is shown below
க + ஒ =கொ
ka+o=ko
The long vowel ஓ is shown below
க + ஓ =கோ

m for maram

m for maram
maram means tree

மரம்

ம-ma

ர=ra

ம்=m

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The most easiest of Tamil consonants to learn must be ta/da which looks like a English L but the horizontal line is a big longer than L. Also, there are no capital letters or joined writing in Tamil. For more Tamil lessons, visiti

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l for london

l for laNdan

லண்டன் means London
ல=la
ண்=N
ட=da
ன்=n
இலங்கை (ilangai)  means Sri Lanka
இ=i
ல=la
ங்=ng
கை=gai
There are 12 vowels in Tamil.
They are 
அ(a as in ) ஆ (aa as in America)

இ(i as in pin) ஈ(ee as in see)
உ(u) ஊ(oo as in soon)
எ (e as game) ஏ(E)
ஐ(ai as in high) 
ஒ(o as hole) ஓ(O as in hope)
ஔ(au as in house)

In the above, the first vowel is the short vowel followed by long vowel.
There is a special letter ஃ called ayutha ezhuthu.
ezhuthu means letter/alphabet.
vowels are called uyir(life) ezhuthu and consonants are called maiezhuthu(body).
uyir means life and uyir ezhuthu and mai ezhuthu combine to form uyirmaiezhuthukkal.
To make plurals of words, we use kal/gal. 
for example, singular malar(flower) becomes plural malargal(flowers).
kaar - kaargal
kappal - kappalgal
megam - meganggal