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Vanakkam makes learning one of the world's oldest classical languages as addictive as your favourite app — bite-sized lessons, real cultural context, and a script so beautiful it'll stop you in your tracks.

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Explore the Tamil Script

Click any letter to add it to the word builder below. The Tamil script is stunningly systematic — 12 vowels × 18 consonants = pure beauty.

Hover a cell to see which vowel (column) and consonant (row) combine to form it. Click any character — including headers — to add it to the word builder.

a
ā
i
ī
u
ū
e
ē
ai
o
ō
au
k
ka
கா
கி
ki
கீ
கு
ku
கூ
கெ
ke
கே
கை
kai
கொ
ko
கோ
கௌ
kau
ng
nga
ஙா
ngā
ஙி
ngi
ஙீ
ngī
ஙு
ngu
ஙூ
ngū
ஙெ
nge
ஙே
ngē
ஙை
ngai
ஙொ
ngo
ஙோ
ngō
ஙௌ
ngau
c
ca
சா
சி
ci
சீ
சு
cu
சூ
செ
ce
சே
சை
cai
சொ
co
சோ
சௌ
cau
ny
nya
ஞா
nyā
ஞி
nyi
ஞீ
nyī
ஞு
nyu
ஞூ
nyū
ஞெ
nye
ஞே
nyē
ஞை
nyai
ஞொ
nyo
ஞோ
nyō
ஞௌ
nyau
ṭa
டா
ṭā
டி
ṭi
டீ
ṭī
டு
ṭu
டூ
ṭū
டெ
ṭe
டே
ṭē
டை
ṭai
டொ
ṭo
டோ
ṭō
டௌ
ṭau
ṇa
ணா
ṇā
ணி
ṇi
ணீ
ṇī
ணு
ṇu
ணூ
ṇū
ணெ
ṇe
ணே
ṇē
ணை
ṇai
ணொ
ṇo
ணோ
ṇō
ணௌ
ṇau
t
ta
தா
தி
ti
தீ
து
tu
தூ
தெ
te
தே
தை
tai
தொ
to
தோ
தௌ
tau
n
na
நா
நி
ni
நீ
நு
nu
நூ
நெ
ne
நே
நை
nai
நொ
no
நோ
நௌ
nau
p
pa
பா
பி
pi
பீ
பு
pu
பூ
பெ
pe
பே
பை
pai
பொ
po
போ
பௌ
pau
m
ma
மா
மி
mi
மீ
மு
mu
மூ
மெ
me
மே
மை
mai
மொ
mo
மோ
மௌ
mau
y
ya
யா
யி
yi
யீ
யு
yu
யூ
யெ
ye
யே
யை
yai
யொ
yo
யோ
யௌ
yau
r
ra
ரா
ரி
ri
ரீ
ரு
ru
ரூ
ரெ
re
ரே
ரை
rai
ரொ
ro
ரோ
ரௌ
rau
l
la
லா
லி
li
லீ
லு
lu
லூ
லெ
le
லே
லை
lai
லொ
lo
லோ
லௌ
lau
v
va
வா
வி
vi
வீ
வு
vu
வூ
வெ
ve
வே
வை
vai
வொ
vo
வோ
வௌ
vau
ḻa
ழா
ḻā
ழி
ḻi
ழீ
ḻī
ழு
ḻu
ழூ
ḻū
ழெ
ḻe
ழே
ḻē
ழை
ḻai
ழொ
ḻo
ழோ
ḻō
ழௌ
ḻau
ḷa
ளா
ḷā
ளி
ḷi
ளீ
ḷī
ளு
ḷu
ளூ
ḷū
ளெ
ḷe
ளே
ḷē
ளை
ḷai
ளொ
ḷo
ளோ
ḷō
ளௌ
ḷau
ṟa
றா
ṟā
றி
ṟi
றீ
ṟī
று
ṟu
றூ
ṟū
றெ
ṟe
றே
ṟē
றை
ṟai
றொ
ṟo
றோ
ṟō
றௌ
ṟau
ṉa
னா
ṉā
னி
ṉi
னீ
ṉī
னு
ṉu
னூ
ṉū
னெ
ṉe
னே
ṉē
னை
ṉai
னொ
ṉo
னோ
ṉō
னௌ
ṉau
Word Builder
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Why Vanakkam

Everything you need to go fluent

We've thought hard about what makes language learning stick — and built every feature around it.

Mastery-Based Alphabet
Learn Tamil's 247-character script with spaced repetition and beautiful animations. Never forget a letter again.
Daily 5-Minute Lessons
Micro-lessons designed around your schedule. Streaks, XP, and leaderboards keep motivation sky-high.
Voice Recognition
Speak and get instant feedback on your Tamil pronunciation. Our AI listens to every tone and nuance.
Cultural Deep-Dives
Language is culture. Learn about Sangam poetry, classical music, Pongal, and the stories behind every phrase.
Process

From zero to தமிழ் in weeks

1
Master the Script
Start with vowels, then consonants. Interactive drills make the Tamil alphabet feel like second nature.
2
Build Vocabulary
500 essential words with images, audio, and cultural context — learned through stories, not rote memorisation.
3
Speak Confidently
Real-conversation simulations with our AI tutor, so you're ready before you ever speak to a native speaker.
Community

What early testers say

★★★★★
"I've tried other apps for Tamil and nothing stuck. Vanakkam's script trainer is genuinely magic — I learned all the vowels in one afternoon."
Priya S.
Second-generation Tamil diaspora, UK
★★★★★
"My grandparents moved here from Chennai. I never thought I'd actually learn Tamil but Vanakkam makes it feel achievable. The cultural bits are so rich."
Arjun K.
Software engineer, Canada
★★★★★
"As a linguist I'm picky. The phonetic accuracy and the way uyirmei letters are taught is genuinely impressive. Can't wait for the full launch."
Dr. Meera R.
Computational linguist, Singapore
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