Lesson 4: Daily Routines and Activities

Welcome to Lesson 4 of Module 4! In this lesson, we'll learn how to talk about daily routines and activities in Tamil. This is an essential skill for describing your day-to-day life and understanding others' schedules.

We'll cover:

• Vocabulary for daily activities
• Telling time in Tamil
• Discussing schedules and plans

Let's start with some common verbs and phrases for daily activities:

To tell time in Tamil, use the following structure:

[Hour] மணி [Minutes] ([Hour] maNi [Minutes])

Examples:

• 7:30 - ஏழு மணி முப்பது (Ēzhu maNi muppadu) - Seven thirty
• 2:15 - இரண்டு மணி பதினைந்து (Irandu maNi padinaidu) - Two fifteen

For 12-hour clock, add these suffixes:

• காலை (kālai) - morning (AM)
• மாலை (mālai) - evening (PM)

To talk about your daily routine or plans, use the present tense or future tense of the verbs. Here's a basic structure:

[Time] + [Activity] + செய்கிறேன்/செய்வேன் ([Time] + [Activity] + seykiRēn/seyvēn)

Examples:

• காலை 6 மணிக்கு எழுந்திருக்கிறேன். (Kālai 6 maNikku ezundirukkirēn.) - I wake up at 6 AM.
• மதியம் 12 மணிக்கு சாப்பிடுவேன். (Madiyam 12 maNikku sāppiduvēn.) - I will eat lunch at 12 PM.