dEhiN wrote:rmanoj wrote:In Chennai today for a job interview. Let's see if I can at least buy some cigarettes in Tamil.
(எனக்கு) cigarettes கொடுங்களா?
Lol
I thought maybe cigarette was சுருட்டு or something.
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dEhiN wrote:rmanoj wrote:In Chennai today for a job interview. Let's see if I can at least buy some cigarettes in Tamil.
(எனக்கு) cigarettes கொடுங்களா?
vijayjohn wrote:Don't you mean they say [t̪iˈjəd̪i]? That's what we say in Malayalam, too. Unlike in Tamil, we also spell it that way.
[h] and [j] are both basically approximants, so it's not surprising to me that they'd alternate and you'd get [j] after [ i ].
vijayjohn wrote:I know, księżycowy is so distracting! (No, I'm not the same way at all!)
dEhiN wrote:யாரா, நீ? இல்லை!
dEhiN wrote:vijayjohn wrote:I know, księżycowy is so distracting! (No, I'm not the same way at all!)
யாரா, நீ? இல்லை!
księżycowy wrote:dEhiN wrote:யாரா, நீ? இல்லை!
You're talking about me behind my back! I knew it!
rmanoj wrote:I *think* I got the job, but I'm just waiting for the formal offer to be sure.
księżycowy wrote:dEhiN wrote:யாரா, நீ? இல்லை!
You're talking about me behind my back! I knew it!
rmanoj wrote:I *think* I got the job, but I'm just waiting for the formal offer to be sure.
rmanoj wrote:dEhiN wrote:யாரா, நீ? இல்லை!
My instinct would be to say
யார், நீயா? இல்லை!
vijayjohn wrote:rmanoj wrote:I *think* I got the job, but I'm just waiting for the formal offer to be sure.
Ah, but did you get cigarettes?
dEhiN wrote:How do you say congratulations in Tamil? In Malayalam?
I actually wanted to say, "No, not at all", but wasn't sure how to add that sort of emphasis in Tamil apart from just repeating இல்லை.
vijayjohn wrote:Anyway, what do we do next? Lesson 9 for next week?
vijayjohn wrote:நான் கால அட்டவணையை மாற்றிவிட்டேன்.
dEhiN wrote:vijayjohn wrote:நான் கால அட்டவணையை மாற்றிவிட்டேன்.
சரி தம்பி, நல்ல வேலை. நன்றி.
dEhiN wrote:[rmanoj wrote:I *think* I got the job, but I'm just waiting for the formal offer to be sure.
How do you say congratulations in Tamil? In Malayalam? (Also, if you don't mind me asking, what is the job?)
dEhiN wrote:vijayjohn wrote:rmanoj wrote:I *think* I got the job, but I'm just waiting for the formal offer to be sure.
Ah, but did you get cigarettes?
The all-important question!
rmanoj wrote:வாழ்த்துக்கள், maybe?
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