Learn Madras Tamil in 30 minutes

For Those settling in Chennai, Tamilnadu Its mandatory you learn these words.

• Word/phrase(chennai bashai tamil words)
• Meaning (in english)
  

Abase

steal secretively

eg: avanada abase panathu

Allo

Hey, there...

eg: allo epadi irukka naina

Attu

Low grade.

eg: "Attu Figaru","Attu Padam".

Bejaar

Painful, troublesome.

eg: ivanoda overey bejaar ah pochu

Beku

Imbecile,mental

eg: sariyana beku da avan

Bemani

That which makes one ashamed, that which has no shame.(shameless)

eg: poda bemani unn munjula enn pichan kaiya vaikka

Butti

Someone who wears glasses. Also see "Soda Buddi".

eg: varan da soda butti

Daavu

To Sight a figure

eg: college la daavu adikirathu oru thani kicku

Dada

don.

eg: namba ooru dada vantaru

Dhool

"well done!" .

eg: dhool mamu

Domer

Dumb.

eg: hey domer vaiya moodu da

Dubukku

It is same as loosu .

eg: poda dubukku

Dhuttu.. (thutu)

Money.

eg: evolo dhuttu vachu kinu iruka

Figaru

Attractive woman.

eg: machi anga paaru super figaru poguthu

Galata

Chaos. or Celebration

eg: anga orey galata mama

Galiju

Dirty

eg: athu oru galiju area machi

Gandhi kannakku

Fraudulent accounting.

eg: ennanda dhutu kodutha athu gandhi kanakula pota mathiri

Isscool

School

eg:innaiki iscool leave ah

Jaga

To Escape from a situation. Used as "Jaga Vaanguradu"

eg: machi va jaga vangidalm ingenthu

Jollu

To ogle attractive women.

eg: avan sariya jollu party da

Joot

To get started. Also to escape.

eg: machi joot vitadalam

KD

Petty crook.

eg: semma KD da nee

Kabodhi

Literally, a blind person. A common insult directed at careless drivers, as in "watch where you're going!". Often used in conjunction with "Kuruttu", as in "Kuruttu Kabodhi!".

eg: poran paaru kurutu kabhodi

Kadalai

Literally, nut. As in "Ver-kadalai"(Ground-nut). Term used to denote verbal flirting with members of the opposite sex.

eg: enna ma varukuran kadalai ya avan

Kaithae

Donkey.

eg: poda kaithae

Kaiyendhi Bhavan

Roadside food vendor, equivalent to a hotdog stand in the US.

eg: machi kaiyendhi bhavan dosai thunalam ah

Kalakaradhu

To impress with one's performance.

eg: machi kalakura po

Kalasaradhu

To nag someone.

eg: machi avana over ah kalasatha da

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Kamnaati

Illegitimate offspring.

eg: poda kamnaati nayae

Kasmaalam

Synonymous with "idiot".

eg: muditu poda kasmalam

Kenai

Fool.

eg: kenai paiya da avan

Kotiguniya

finished eating ah..Did you drop anything inside your stomach. also see: "Thuntia"

eg: nala kotiguniya??

Kundhu

Sit down.

eg: inga vanthu kudhu

Lookku vudaradhu

To check someone out, especially if it's an attractive person.

eg: enna look vudura ???

Maams

Same as "machi".

eg: enna maams panra

Machi

Synonymous with "dude", used in a positive sense.

eg: vada machi! valaikai bhajji!

Mama velai

Pimping both literally and figuratively.

eg: enna mama velai panriya da?

Mary

Female version of Peter.

eg: semma mary da ava

Merusal

feared

eg: machi merusal agiten avana parthu

Nambitten

"I don't believe you"..

eg: ok ok nambiten

Neat-a-po

Head straight

eg: left la thrimbi neat a po uddu varum

OB adikaradhu

To waste time.

eg: ellarum sernthu ob adikalam after class

OC

Free, at no cost.

eg: oc la kudutha inna vennalum thunuviyae

Outte

Same as "Gaali".

eg: avan outte da

Pazham

Easy Task, gullible person

eg: itho varan parru palam.

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Peter

Male of Tamil origin who speaks English in preference to the Tamil even with other Tamil speakers, especially if his intention is to impress opposite sex.

eg: anga paaru peter u

Pistha

Someone who is a big-shot. A lower version of "Dhaadhaa"

eg: petta pistha da avan

Pisthu

Person talented in a certain field.

eg: periya pisthu va nee

Pilimu kaatradhu

To show off.

eg: enna pilim katuriya

Poramboku

Orphaned, abandoned.

eg: poda porambokku

Saavugraaki

Verbal abuse against bad drivers.

eg: saavugraaki varuthu paaru

Sight adikaradhu

Same as "Jollu".

Sokkakira

Looking good/beautiful.

eg: sokkakira naina nee

Thunradhu

To eat.

eg:inna thunrathu nu theriyala?

Udaans

To lie.

eg: machi udaans vidatha

Voodu

House.

eg:vooduku polaya nee?

Vootle solltiya?

Used against extremely unsafe drivers.

eg: saavu kiraki vootanda sollitu vantiya