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LEARN TAMIL THROUGH PHONETICS BY D.SINGARAYAN

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Table 6.1 Wh Questions in the present tense of verb 'be'

Tamil	Phonetic transcription	English
		What is your name? My name is Raman.
		What is your mother’s name? My mother’s name is Mrs Chellammal.
		What is your father? My father is an agriculturist.
		What is your age? My age is 20.
		What is the Capital of India? It is Delhi.

Table 6.1 Continued

Tamil	Transcription	English
		What day is it today? (or) What is the day? It is Monday.
		What date is it today? (or) What is the date (today)? It is the 10th of May.
		What is the time? (or) What time is it? It is four o’clock.
		What is the bus fare to chennai? It is Rs 500.
		What / Which standard are you in? I am in the tenth standard at Government High School.
		What colour is this book? It is red.
		Which is your house? (or) Which house is yours? The green house is mine.
		Which is her pen? (or) Which pen is hers? The red pen is hers.
		Which hospital is she in? She is in the Government Hospital.

Table 6.1 Continued

Tamil	Phonetic Transcription	English
		When is the bus to Chennai? It is at 8 p.m.
		When is the wedding? It is at 7 a.m.
		Where is your Uncle? He is in Chennai.
		Where is his mother? She is in Mumbai.
		Where is the book? It is on the table.
		Where are you from? I am from Chennai.
		Where is Paris? It is in France.
		Who are you? I am Singarayan.
		Who is the P.M. of India? Mr Man Mohan Singh is.
		Who is Sita's Husband? Ram is sita's husband.
		Who is Secretary? John is.
		Who is Modi? He is the Chief Minister of Gurajat.

Table 6.1 Continued

Tamil	Phonetic Transcription	English
		Whose box is this? It is theirs.
		How are you? I am fine, thanks
		How is he? He is fine.
		"How are you?" "I am fine and you?" "I am okay."
		How is business? It is good.
		How long is it? It is 10 feet long.
		How long is that course? It is 6 weeks long.
		How old are you? I am 15 (years old).
		How old is your father? My father is 60 (years old).
		How tall are you? I am 5 foot six tall.
		What is the length of this pencil? It is 6 cms.
		What is the breadth of this canal? It is 10 feet.
		What is the height of this mountain? It is 4000 metres.
		What is the depth of this well? It is 40 feet.

Table 6.1 Continued

Tamil	Phonetic Transcription	English
		How much is that lock? (or) What is the price of that lock? It is 50 rupees.
		How much a kilo is the mutton? It is 200 rupees.
		How much are the apples? (or) What is the price of the Apples? They are 2 rupees each.
		How many eggs are there? There are 3 eggs.
		How far is it to the bus station? It is 5 kilo meters. (or)
		How far away is the bus station? It is 5 kilo meters away.

Table 6.1 Continued

Tamil	Phonetic Transcription	English
		How well is your father? He is very well.
		Why is she sad? She is sad because her mother is sick.
		How often is his visit? It is five times a month.

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