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Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days in Tamil
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. Play the ten Tamil words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Tamil phrases in this lesson
- இப்போதுIP-poo-tu
- Now
- பிறகுpi-RA-gu
- Later
- இன்றுIN-dru
- Today
- நாளைNAA-lai
- Tomorrow
- இன்று இரவுIN-dru I-ra-vu
- Tonight
- எப்போது?EP-poh-dhu
- When?
- எத்தனை மணிக்குத் திறக்கும்?ET-ta-nai MA-nik-ku-th thi-RAK-kum
- What time does it open?
- ஒரு நிமிஷம்O-ru ni-MI-sham
- One moment, please
- நிமிடங்கள்ni-mi-DANG-gal
- Minutes
- மணி நேரம்MA-ni NAE-ram
- Hours
Used to express immediacy. In casual speech you hear இப்போ (IP-poo). Saying இப்போவே (right now) adds urgency.
A flexible word meaning later, after, or afterwards. Common in scheduling and in delaying responses politely.
The standard word for today. In casual speech you often hear இன்னைக்கு (in-NAI-ku), which is colloquial but universally understood.
Tamil has just one word for tomorrow, unlike some languages that distinguish near and far future. Context makes the meaning clear.
Literally "one minute".