Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
China, Taiwan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
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Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
请 (Qǐng)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Kongu
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Wu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Yue
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
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Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
chinois
tamoul
German Name
Chinesisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
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[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Han
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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tam
Glottocode
sini1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
79-AAA
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Chinese and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Chinese and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Chinese and Tamil language. Chinese word for "Hello" is 您好 (Nín hǎo) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Chinese Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Chinese vs Tamil Difficulty
The Chinese vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Chinese Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Chinese and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Chinese and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Chinese is 88 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.