Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Israel
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Israel
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Israel
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Poland
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Not Available
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Kongu
Israel
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Israel
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
tamoul
hébreu
German Name
Tamil
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Canaanitic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
hebr1246
Linguasphere
tami1289
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Tamil and Hebrew 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 Tamil and Hebrew greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Hebrew language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Hebrew word for "Thank You" is תודה (Toda). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Hebrew Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Hebrew Difficulty
The Tamil vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Tamil and Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.