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Tamil Example
The letters in the square brackets need to be typed in the Tamil Writing Pad.
1. srii [s2-rii ]:
ஸ்ரீ
2. ammaa [a2m-maa-]:
அம்மா
3. maram [maram-]:
மரம்
4. meesai [meesai]:
மேசை
5. thannnniir [thann-nniir-]:
தண்ணீர்
6. kullirkaalam [kullir-kaalam-]:
குளிர்காலம்
7. vaazhaippazham [vaazhaip-pazham-]:
வாழைப்பழம்
Remember these simple rules:
Type the nearest English letter. Refer to the table below. The characters given in the square brackets need to be typed.
e.g. Type ka for KA, dda for DDA etc.
Type a letter twice for long vowels.
e.g. Type a for A and aa for AA; type i for I and ii for II etc.
Use hyphen (virama) between letters for half forms
Use parenthesis if grouping is required for readability or ambiguity