Tamil is the first of the four large Dravidian languages in this course, and its English is one of the most recognizable in the world, heard from Chennai to Singapore to the engineering teams of every large software firm. Its features are regular, and several are different from everything in the northern labs. The "r" is often an approximant, soft and un-tapped, so "very" may sound close to "vewy". What you will learn: • Tamil in one minute • Consonant shifts • Vowel shifts • Rhythm and melody • Particles and discourse words • The decode routine: undo the shift • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.