List of Tamil alphabets along with their English explanations:

 

List of Tamil alphabets along with their English explanations:

1. அ (A) - Equivalent to "a" as in "apple."
2. ஆ (AA) - Similar to the long "aa" sound in "father."
3. இ (I) - Similar to the short "i" sound in "bit."
4. ஈ (EE) - Similar to the long "ee" sound in "beet."
5. உ (U) - Similar to the short "u" sound in "put."
6. ஊ (OO) - Similar to the long "oo" sound in "boot."
7. எ (E) - Similar to the short "e" sound in "bed."
8. ஏ (AE) - Similar to the long "ay" sound in "say."
9. ஐ (AI) - Equivalent to the English "ai" sound as in "aisle."
10. ஒ (O) - Similar to the short "o" sound in "cot."
11. ஓ (OA) - Similar to the long "oa" sound in "boat."
12. ஔ (AU) - Equivalent to the English "ou" sound as in "out."
13. க (KA) - Similar to the English "k" sound.
14. ச (CHA) - Similar to the English "ch" sound in "chat."
15. ட (ṬA) - Similar to the English "ṭ" sound, pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
16. த (THA) - Similar to the English "th" sound in "that."
17. ப (PA) - Similar to the English "p" sound.
18. ற (ṚA) - Represents a unique retroflex sound, similar to a rolled "r" pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back.
19. க்ஷ (KṢA) - Represents the combination of "k" and "ṣ" sounds, as in the English word "kshatriya."
20. ஞ (ÑA) - Represents a palatal sound, similar to the "ny" sound in "canyon."
21. ங (ṄA) - Represents a nasal sound similar to the "ng" sound in "sing."
22. ச (SA) - Similar to the English "s" sound.
23. ஞ (YA) - Similar to the English "y" sound.
24. ட (ṬA) - Similar to the English "ṭ" sound, pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
25. ண (ṆA) - Represents a retroflex nasal sound.
26. த (DA) - Similar to the English "d" sound.
27. ந (NA) - Similar to the English "n" sound.
28. ப (BA) - Similar to the English "b" sound.
29. ம (MA) - Similar to the English "m" sound.
30. ய (YA) - Similar to the English "y" sound.
31. ர (RA) - Similar to the English "r" sound.
32. ல (LA) - Similar to the English "l" sound.
33. வ (VA) - Similar to the English "v" sound.
34. ழ (ḶA) - Represents a unique retroflex sound, somewhat like a soft "l" pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back.
35. ள (ḶA) - Represents a retroflex lateral sound, similar to "ḷ" but with a distinct quality.
36. ற (ṚA) - Represents a retroflex sound, similar to a rolled "r" pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back.
37. ன (ṆA) - Represents a nasal sound similar to the "n" sound.
38. க்ஷ (KṢA) - Represents the combination of "k" and "ṣ" sounds, as in the English word "kshatriya."