Learn Tamil for the people you love

Short daily lessons in spoken Sri Lankan Tamil, taught in the Jaffna dialect.

Coming soon as Learn Sri Lankan Tamil.

A flashcard for “Have you eaten?”, with saappittiyalaa in English spelling and Tamil script, and the Jaffna and Indian Tamil versions side by side.

Maybe your partner's family speaks it. Maybe your friends do, or your parents did and you never quite learned.

Learn Sri Lankan Tamil is for anyone who wants to understand and join in, with no Tamil needed to start.

Spoken first

Greetings, family, food and the dinner table: everyday Tamil that people really use, not textbook Indian Tamil.

Sri Lankan Tamil for partners, friends, family and the curious.

A quiz asking which word means Father. The answer appaa is marked correct.
A listening exercise: tap to hear a word, then pick it from sari, vanakkam, nandri and appaa.

Hear it the Sri Lankan way

Listen to every word in Sri Lankan Tamil voices, then pick what you heard.

Step by step, word by word

Start with no Tamil at all and climb from single words to whole sentences.

  1. First words
  2. Short phrases
  3. Full sentences
The app's lesson path: finished lessons with stars, the next part ready to start, and locked topics below.

Build real sentences

Read it in English letters, with Tamil script right below.

Every word in Tamil script, an easy English spelling and Sri Lankan Tamil audio.

A build-the-sentence exercise for “Where do you live?”, with word tiles in English spelling and Tamil script.

Sri Lankan or Indian Tamil?

Taught in the Jaffna dialect, showing where it differs from Indian Tamil. Where Jaffna Tamil says it differently, the app shows both, so films and songs stop confusing you.

Have you eaten?

Jaffna
saappittiyalaaசாப்பிட்டியளா
India
saapteengalaa

A few minutes a day

Smart review brings back each word just before you would forget it. Streaks, streak freezes and a daily reminder keep you going.

Short games with real words

Match pairs, train your ear and beat your own time.

The games screen, with Speed match and a listening game.
A finished part: Perfect part, with XP earned, 100% accuracy, the streak and the daily goal.

Small wins, every day

XP, streaks and smart review bring words back before you forget them.

Try it free

The first lesson of every pack is free. Learn Tamil Pro opens every lesson, and one purchase covers your family through Family Sharing.