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Learn Tamil basics

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Available Full course: 21 lessons, 84 quiz questions, 20 review cards.

Honest status. BETA proof of engine reuse. Not PRODUCTION: Hindi is the only production language. This is starter reference content only — not a course.

Tamil (தமிழ்) is one of the world's oldest living classical languages, spoken by about 80 million people in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and a large diaspora. This starter pack introduces the script and core words — reference content, not a full course.

Full course

This language now has a free course. A complete Tamil course: 21 reading pages across levels and topics, 800+ advanced words with phrases and dialogues, 84 quiz questions, typing and worksheet labs, and a 20-card review deck.

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Starter pack preview

24 Tamil words · 12 phrases · 4 grammar concepts — rendered live by the same engines that render Hindi, with the same device-only “Add to review” hook. The 🔊 Listen button is your browser’s computer voice, not a native recording.

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Starter check

A fixed rule-based check over the Tamil pack’s words — the same questions every time. Not an exam, not AI, nothing is saved.

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Full course — still growing. Tamil now has lessons, practice, a quiz and a review deck — but it is younger than the Hindi course and has no recorded audio. See the course.

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Your learning journal

Lessons you mark complete, cards you review and any streak are saved in this browser only — nothing is uploaded, and there is no account to create.

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Today: one small learning step

Read one lesson, review up to ten due cards, and listen once if your device has a matching voice. Open your device-only journal.