Eighth graders learn the rooms of the house in Tamil — and a lovely pattern: arai (அறை) means “room,” so each room is “function + room”! Samaiyalarai (kitchen = cooking-room), padukkaiyarai (bedroom = bed-room), kuliyalarai (bathroom = bath-room), varaverparai (living room = welcome-room), plus thottam (தோட்டம், garden).
Students will be able to…
samaiyalarai, kuliyalarai… how do you name the rooms of a house in Tamil?
Project this and tap each. Have students explore rooms of a Tamil house.
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How do you name the rooms of a house in Tamil?
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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).
Interpretive: understand room words.
Presentational: describe a home.
Notice the “+ arai (room)” compound pattern.
Interpersonal: talk about home.
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Have students name two rooms in their home in Tamil. A printable Tamil house sheet is in the World Languages library.
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