A Definition and Pronunciation Guide for Soft Sensory Tamil Cubes

Where a letter is described as ‘soft’, the tongue placement is at the tip of the roof of the mouth.

Where a letter is described as ‘hard’, the tongue placement is at the middle of the roof of the mouth.

Jungle Cube - Vowels (1/2)

Phonetic Sounds

அ - a | ஆ - aa | இ - i

ஈ - ii | உ - u | ஊ - uu

 

Ocean Cube - Vowels (2/2)

Phonetic Sounds

எ - e ஏ - ee ஐ - ai

ஒ - o ஓ - Oo ஔ - au

ஃ (special sound symbol) - χ interchangably used as ‘f’ or less commonly as a harsh pr silent ‘h’.

 

Garden Cube - Consonants (1/2)

Phonetic Sounds

கஂ / தஂ - k / th  | ஙஂ - ng  | ஞஂ - nya  | டஂ / பஂ - d / p

னஂ / ணஂ - n (soft) / Nn (hard) |  ழஂ - zh (hard L, tongue placed at the back of the roof of the mouth)

Farm Cube - Consonants (2/2)

 

Phonetic Sounds

சஂ - s  | ரஂ / றஂ - r (soft) / Rr (hard) | மஂ / யஂ - m / y

நஂ - n (soft) | லஂ / ளஂ - l (soft) / l (hard) | வஂ - v