Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for Beginners

R.E. Asher, E. Annamalai

Taylor & Francis, 2002 - Foreign Language Study - 314 pages

Colloquial Tamil is easy to use and completely up to date.

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study and class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to spoken Tamil. While emphasis is placed on colloquial spoken Tamil, you are given a useful introduction to formal speech and the written language as well.

What makes Colloquial Tamil your best choice in personal language learning?

• emphasis on authentic conversational language
• clear explanations on how to pronounce and write the language
• helpful grammar notes and reference grammar
• comprehensive vocabulary lists (Tamil-English and English-Tamil)
• lively illustrations and fascinating cultural insights throughout.

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Tamil in a broad range of everyday situations.

Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack. Recorded by native Tamil speakers, this material is designed to help improve pronunciation, listening and speaking skills.

What people are saying

Review: Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for Beginners

User Review  - Christian Crowley - Goodreads

I was using this book to prepare for a trip to Tamil Nadu (South India) in 2007. Typical of all the books in the Colloquial series, this book offers a very steep learning curve for the beginner. It ...

Review: Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for Beginners

User Review  - Jenny - Goodreads

This is one of the resources I am using to learn the Tamil language. It is definitely focused on the spoken side, and does not always tell you when a word is totally different spoken and written. This book does not require that you learn the Tamil writing system.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for Beginners; Colloquial Series; Routledge Colloquials
• Authors: R.E. Asher, E. Annamalai
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2002
• ISBN: 0415187885, 9780415187886
• Length: 314 pages
• Subjects: Foreign Language Study / General; Foreign Language Study / Indic Languages