Gabfest: And Thereby Hangs A Tail

"Vi-zha-Ki-zha-mai Ku-zha-ndhai Va-zha-pa-zha-thukkaga Vi-zhu-ndu Vi-zhu-ndu A-zhu-dadhu" - Rough Translation - The infant cried rolling on the ground on Thursday for a banana fruit. This training will help figure out how to pronounce the letter that is very unique to only Tami-zh.

Viswa

 

Is it ra-ta-toue or ra-ta-tooyue or ra-ta-tooy? If someone says only after the right pronunciation, this dish can be eaten, I will be disappointed. What is in a name? The dish is measured by its taste not by the tongue-twisting pronunciation.

 

There is an interesting twist in the plot, you ll know when you get there. Thrilled and excited, I wanted to know what happens next only it's the S1 cliff hanger already! Enjoyable watch, wish there were more episodes.

 

Ha ha! It just striked to me now how non-Tamilian ILites here who aren't familiar with our 'zha' sound, would have read the 'seppangkiZHAngu'? As za or ja maybe?

Zha could be written along with its English phonetic representation 'ḻ' but think it will only confuse more. Better to replace with the usual 'la' form while writing online, so the word can be read closest to how we do, especially in a multicultural forum as this. Got it now!

To add to Viswa's points... The difference between 's' and 'sh' pronunciations can be highlighted to make understand the twirls involved and how for the 'zha' sound tongue has to be twisted little more backward than a 'sh'. Works?

 

Remembering the 'Thillu Mullu' movie interview Scene! Thengai Srinivasan @ 2:15m.

 

I got curious too and looked up. A 'zha' is available in French and it's pronounced like 'Zsh'. Also there is a Chinese 'zha' character. Interestingly it's the least complicated letter in their script as opposed to our 'zha', the most complicated to spell. Lol.



Just #Randoms.

 

Thank you Gauri. He is driving back tonight and we have to find out his plan for a big party.

 

Hi, I am having so much stress. How get rid of it through positivity.