Learn Tamil Through Topics You Actually Care About

LingoBear creates short Tamil passages on topics you choose. Tap any word for an instant English translation and build your vocabulary as you read. Dravidian language with a continuous literary tradition since the 3rd century BC, Tamil abugida, agglutinative SOV grammar, classical language of India, ~83M speakers.

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Every word in your Tamil reading passage is clickable. Get English translations and grammar help as you read the Tamil script.

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Type any topic and LingoBear generates a fresh Tamil reading passage — from Sangam-era poetry to Tamil tech news from Bangalore.

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Quick facts about Tamil

Quick facts about Tamil

Writing system
Tamil abugida
Speakers
~83M
Word order
SOV
Language family
Dravidian