Over 52 million people speak Tamil in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Singapore, with an estimated 800,000 speakers elsewhere in the world. The official language of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Tamil has a rich literary tradition dating back to the third century BC. This essential resource provides an introduction to the cultures and histories of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia, in addition to an extensive two-way dictionary, comprehensive phrasebook, and basic grammar. All Tamil entries are presented in the roman alphabet to aid the English speaker, but the book also introduces the native script with a detailed pronunciation guide. The phrasebook offers guidance to travellers in a range of settings from the hospital to the Internet cafe. Each phrasebook chapter contains a section called 'What You May Hear' that prepares the travellers for common responses in each situation.
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Clement J Victor is a freelance translator fluent in Tamil, English, and Hindu. Born and raised in Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, he currently lives in Mumbai (Bombay)
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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could be more helpful,
By SG "science junkie" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tamil-English/English-Tamil Dictionary & Phrasebook: Romanized (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook) (Tamil Edition) (Paperback)
There are limited Tamil resources available in the US, and this was the first dictionary/phrasebook I found. It does not use the Tamil script-- it only offers romanised words, which I find frustrating as a beginner trying to learn how to spell Tamil words. The phrases seem useful; the two-page cultural overviews and tourist tips are just half-hearted attempts. It's better than nothing, but not a substitute for a more complete dictionary.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Acceptable, but frequently lacking,
By VeggieSD (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tamil-English/English-Tamil Dictionary & Phrasebook: Romanized (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook) (Tamil Edition) (Paperback)
As the other review points out, this dictionary only uses Romanized language and no Tamil script. In fairness, spoken Tamil and written Tamil are different which might account for not wanting to include it...
There are actually some decent online Tamil dictionaries which have both the Romanized and Tamil script. Google has scanned a few public domain dictionaries. Check out the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia put together by the University of Chicago: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/ However, if you are looking at this page, you probably want something you can take with you and you will end up buying this item no matter what. Get it used if you can and know that it is very limited in number of entries.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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tamil in english characters,
By claudia "immigrant teacher" (fargo,nd) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tamil-English/English-Tamil Dictionary & Phrasebook: Romanized (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook) (Tamil Edition) (Paperback)
this is a nice phrasebook for English speakers. If you are a reader of Tamil, this is not the best book. It does have helpful cultural information, and it helps English readers with Tamil pronunciation.
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