From IndiaLiving in Madras, India (01:33 UTC+05:30)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 22, 2025
InterestsFilms & TV SeriesReadingWritingMusicFood
Hello!
I am really glad to know your interest in learning Tamil, the oldest language in the world.
I’m Tamilselvi, a native Tamil speaker from Chennai.
Friendly, flexible and approachable tutor
A decade of experience in software engineering and deep roots in Tamil education (studied in Tamil medium school)
Tutoring experience of 4+ years
Me as a Teacher
4 years of working experience as a Tamil teacher.
Teaching Reading , Writing and Spoken Tamil online
I teach from beginner level to Advanced level students
I am very passionate about teaching
I provide personalized lessons for each student
My lessons & teaching style
I teach Reading, Writing and Spoken Tamil
I assist kids on their academic Tamil as well
I have step by step, detailed study materials for learning Tamil which I share with my students
My classes will be very engaging and interactive
I make my students feel comfortable and makes the language learning a fun experience.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Homework Assignments
Teaching experience
2022 - Current
TutorNA - Chennai, IndiaI am handling both online and offline classes
Education
2004 - 2008
Bachelor’s - Production EngineeringPSG College of Technology
5.0
Rating
14
Students
75
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
14
Students
75
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Tamil Lessons
Trial Lesson
5 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Reading, Writing and Spoken Tamil for all level students
A1 - C2Language Essentials65 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Package with 17% off
Learn to converse in Tamil - Step by step approach
A1 - C2Conversation5 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Package with 18% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
8 Reviews
Isabelle Milic
2 Tamil lessons
Teacher’s pick
Tamilselvi akka is an amazing teacher- she is able to explain grammar and language structures clearly and has great resources for her students.
Aug 15, 2025
Gary Holland
6 Tamil lessons
Great lesson with Tamilselvi! We learned new combinations of consonants and vowels. We learned many new vocabulary words featuring the combination of consonants and vowels. After that, we reviewed the conversational day 1 and 2 lessons. Tamilselvi also gave me some tips on pronouncing long vs. short vowels. Tamliselvi did a great job of explaining the new vowel combinations!
Feb 9, 2026
Gary Holland
6 Tamil lessons
Great lesson with Tamilselvi! We reviewed the consonants that we learned in the last class. Next, we learned about combining the consonants with அ and learned to read some simple words. Tamilselvi explained about the stress and intonation. We finished by learning some basic vocabulary and phrases. It was a productive class and Tamilselvi did a nice job of teaching!
Jan 26, 2026
Gary Holland
6 Tamil lessons
Great lesson with Tamilselvi! We learned the next set of varisai (consonant/vowel combinations), and learned new vocabulary words using these letters. After that, we practiced speaking. I feel like we are building a strong foundation. Tamilselvi does an excellent job of explaining the correct pronunciation and in which situations the pronunciation changes!
Feb 16, 2026
Gary Holland
6 Tamil lessons
Productive lesson with Tamilselvi! We reviewed the first set of letter combinations (consonant + vowel). After that, we learned a new set of letter combinations. Then, we learned words using these combinations. We spent the last part of the lesson learning spoken Tamil. Tamilselvi teaches well and speaks clearly. It was a very good lesson!
Feb 2, 2026
Gary Holland
6 Tamil lessons
Great lesson with Tamilselvi! We reviewed the vowels and learned the consonants. Tamilselvi explained that each consonant has a word that it's associated with. The lesson was very productive. I learned a lot!