LEARN TAMIL THROUGH PHONETICS BY D.SINGARAYAN

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Table  4.1   ‘Statements in the Present tense of the verb 'be' with Personal pronouns



Tamil


Phonetic Transcription  


English  

I am a boy.



I am a boy.

You are a boy.



You are a boy.

He is a boy.

He is a boy.

 

 He is a boy.

He is a teacher.  

He is a teacher.

 

He is a teacher.  



Tamil


Phonetic Transcription  


English  

She is a girl.

She is a girl.

 

She is a girl.

It is a dog.

It is a dog.

   

It is a dog.

We are boys.  

We are boys.

 

We are boys.

You are boys.

        

You are boys.

They are boys.

They are boys.

     

They are boys.

They are dogs.  

They are dogs.

 

They are dogs.




Tamil


phonetic Transcription


English  

I am angry.

I am an angry man.

You are kind.

You are a kind teacher.

He is hungry.

He is a hungry beggar.

She is beautiful.

She is a beautiful woman.

It is tall.

It is a tall building.

We are bad.

 

We are bad students.

You are strong.

You are strong workers.

They are short.

They are short people.

They are short buildings.




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