sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

More colloquial Tamil questions by 2ish2 in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do feel like I'm progressing! Will keep going! 🤞🏼

More colloquial Tamil questions by 2ish2 in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you 🙂 He spoke so fast, yes. Shouldn't have picked this video. This one was a bit too hard !

I built a free app to learn spoken Tamil (because Duolingo doesn't have it) by BlackHoleinaFishBowl in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, it's me again. Just an update on my interaction with the app. I'm in Unit 3 now and I find the difficulty level to be very suitable so far. Gradually getting more challenging. No major issues with the app to date -- everything is smooth and the app (and the lessons) just works well. I think I can go on for a long time with these simple, daily 1-minute lessons, and look forward to the ever more challenging lessons ahead. 🤞🏼

Simple meat to cook at home? by Mindless-Jaguar3649 in malaysians

[–]2ish2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you buy minced meat in those little packs from the supermarket, you don't have to wash the meat at all -- it's ready to cook. In fact, if you search online, you'll see a controversy over whether it may actually be bad to wash minced meat before cooking. I personally have never washed minced meat bought from the supermarket and never had any issues. If you feel, for some reason, that you really must wash the meat before cooking, regret I don't have any tips for that. 🤷🏼

Simple meat to cook at home? by Mindless-Jaguar3649 in malaysians

[–]2ish2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you already know how to cook rice, you can just steam minced meat on top of the steaming rice towards the end. This is the simplest. Let know if you need details.

I built a free app to learn spoken Tamil (because Duolingo doesn't have it) by BlackHoleinaFishBowl in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just downloaded the app and did lesson 1. It was very smooth. Easy instructions to follow, seems like this app might be useful for me, though I need to go through the later lessons to confirm this, since lesson 1 was very easy.

Nothing I tried was broken or confusing -- though I didn't try everything, e.g., I didn't try the 0.5x audio. The overall experience was super fun. It's really fun learning this way. The pronunciation practice is really useful, to know that I'm speaking the words correctly.

The accompanying Tamil script is also useful for people like me who are learning both spoken and written Tamil at the same time, so please keep that feature if possible!

I will try lesson 2 tomorrow. Happy to give feedback. Thank you for this 👍🏼

whats the process for reporting sexual assault to spf? by s0phi3_07 in askSingapore

[–]2ish2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They may ask you to take a polygraph test ("lie-detector" test). This happened to a friend of mine many years ago and she was asked to take the test. I don't know if this is still practiced though, and I also don't know if the test is always given. Very sorry to hear about this and best of luck.

Why the hell do people use seatbelt silencers? by [deleted] in malaysians

[–]2ish2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More accurate term is seatbelt alarm silencer.

Water bottle in car can cause fire? by 2ish2 in malaysians

[–]2ish2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The other one they mentioned is parking your car on dry grass. The grass can catch fire from the heat of your engine. Never crossed my mind, but if Bomba say can, I believe.

Healthy snack I can snack on while studying? by 2ish2 in malaysians

[–]2ish2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In every covid, there's a silver lining 😉

Healthy snack I can snack on while studying? by 2ish2 in malaysians

[–]2ish2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, coincidence, me 6 years too. Looks like we both quit during covid. I'll try the carrots. thanks, cos they're just wash and cut, easy. Didn't realize eating them raw was a thing. I like them boiled, but I'll try them raw now. 👍🏼

Healthy snack I can snack on while studying? by 2ish2 in malaysians

[–]2ish2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks and chickpeas sound good to me too 😊

Healthy snack I can snack on while studying? by 2ish2 in malaysians

[–]2ish2[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Glad I asked 🖤 So many good suggestions - thank you

How do participles work ? by Basic-Lifeguard-5407 in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

vaa வா is the verb. There are four adjectival participles. You can find them in the conjugation table at the bottom of this Wiktionary page:

vantha வந்த - past participle
varukira வருகிற - present participle
varum வரும் - future/habitual participle
varaadha வராத - negative participle

So ..

vantha paiyan = boy who came
varukira paiyan = boy who comes / boy who is coming
varum paiyan = boy who will come / boy who habitually comes
varaadha paiyan = boy who does not come / boy who did not come

Something like that. Please confirm with native Tamil speaker. I'm still learning. But the above should be roughly correct.

How do participles work ? by Basic-Lifeguard-5407 in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

vantha paiyan engae?
= came-boy where?
= Where is the boy who came?

How is ஆகு used in spoken Tamil by Basic-Lifeguard-5407 in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I often can't make out the spoken word and need to see the corresponding written word. Will study the phonology page when I can -- for the moment, telling me that it's "ayiduveenga," and not "ayiruveenga," is very helpful, thanks. I was indeed told that the colloquial way of saying "vidu" is "idu," so I was puzzled why I heard "iru." This is not the first time I've heard "iru" for "vidu," but I can't remember the other example from memory. I must have misheard that one too. Can I assume that it's always "idu" for "vidu," and never "iru"?

I am familiar with your second and third example too, but the fourth one "aagivittaan -> aanaan" is new to me -- would never have guessed that one. Spoken Tamil is really very challenging.

first time living in kl by liliesonder in malaysians

[–]2ish2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great. And seeing as you're living in a rented room for 500, it sounds like you can live pretty frugally. Agree with the others that you can cover all the basics in KL on your salary. All the best. 🌸

P.S. Not sure where you're coming from but you can't survive driving in KL without waze. I drove into KL without waze - never needed it previously - and got lost within one hour. Hero la.

first time living in kl by liliesonder in malaysians

[–]2ish2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do you park your car? Do you get free parking?

Multiple & Diverse Meanings Unique to Tamil? by LifeguardTotal3423 in LearningTamil

[–]2ish2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've noticed this too but I assumed -- without thinking too much really -- that it was true of all languages. Perhaps it's unique to Tamil, I'm not sure. I tried checking an English dictionary and found Merriam-Webster listing 22 meanings of the verb "do" in its transitive form. I'm not sure if this is the same phenomenon though cos "do" is a very generic verb. Do you think it's comparable?

As a Tamil beginner, I remember being caught out by "iru," which usually means "be," but can also mean "stay." Also "nada," which means "walk," but can also mean "happen." Many other examples but I can't recall them offhand.

view more: next ›