Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Czech Republic, European Union
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Czech Republic
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Austria, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute of the Czech 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 Czech language was known as Bohemian as early at 19th century.
- In czech language, there are many words that do not contain vowels.
Similar To
Malayalam
Polish, Slovak and Sorbian
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Czech-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ahoj
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
děkuji
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Jak se máš?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
dobrou noc
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
dobrý večer
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
dobré odpoledne
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
dobré ráno
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
prosím
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
litovat
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
sbohem
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Miluji tě
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
promiňte
Where They Speak
Kongu
Chodsko, Bohemia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Lach
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Czech Silesia, Hlucin, Northeast Moravia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Moravian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Czech Republic, Czech Silesia, Moravia, Slovakia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
čeština / český jazyk
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bohemian, Cestina
French Name
tamoul
tchèque
German Name
Tamil
Tschechisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Czechs
Origin
300 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Slavic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Czech, Old Czech
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Czech
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Czech Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
czec1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-da
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Tamil and Czech 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 Czech greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Czech language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Czech word for "Thank You" is děkuji. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Czech Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Czech Difficulty
The Tamil vs Czech difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Czech 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 Czech are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Czech, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Czech time required is 44 weeks.