Tamil uses special letters for borrowed sounds: ஜ (ja), ஷ (sha), ஸ (sa), ஹ (ha), க்ஷ (ksha), ஸ்ரீ (shree). Telugu speakers already use these. Congratulations—you already know them.
Take a children’s Tamil storybook (PDFs available online). Don’t worry about meaning. Just read aloud for 20 minutes daily. Your mouth muscles will adapt. learn tamil in 30 days through telugu new
| Telugu Word | Sound Change | Tamil Equivalent | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | (dot) | Double L → LL | Pulli | | Illu (house) | No change | Illu (but pronounced "Veettu") | | Pannu (do) | Nn → N | Pannu | | Roju (day) | J → S | Rosu (Naal is more common, but Rosu works) | | Cheppu (say) | Ch → S | Sollu | Tamil uses special letters for borrowed sounds: ஜ