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| I | : | Nyaan |
| He | : | Avan |
| She | : | Aval |
| You | : | Nee/ningal(to show politeness and also as plural)/ |
| tangal(most polite) | ||
| It | : | Itu/atu |
| This | : | Itu |
| That | : | Atu |
| A | : | Oru |
| Yes | : | Ate, aanu |
| Come | : | Varu/varuka (to come) |
| Came | : | Vannu |
| Will come | : | Varum |
| Open | : | Turakku/turakkuka (to open) |
| Opened | : | Turannu |
| Will open | : | Turakkum |
| Sit | : | Irikku/irikkuka (to sit) |
| Sat | : | Irunnu |
| Will sit | : | Irikkum |
| Walk | : | Nadakkuka (to walk) |
| Walked | : | Nadannu |
| Will walk | : | Nadakkum |
| Eat | : | Kazhikkuka/tinnuka |
| Ate | : | Kazhichu/tinnu |
| Will eat | : | Kazhikkum/tinnum |
| Drink | : | Kudikkuka (to drink) |
| Drank | : | Kudichu |
| Will drink | : | Kudikkum |
| Win | : | Jayikkuka (to win) |
| Won | : | Jayichu |
| Will win | : | Jayikkum |
| Go | : | Poku/pokuka (to go) |
| Went | : | Poyi |
| Will go | : | Pokum |
| Run | : | Oduka (to run) |
| Ran | : | Odi |
| Will run | : | Odum |
| I go | : | Nyan pokunnu |
| He goes | : | Avan pokunnu |
| He eats an apple | : | Avan oru apple tinnunnu |
| He is eating an apple | : | Avan oru apple tinnu-kondirikkuka-yaanu |
| He ate an apple | : | Avan oru apple tinnu |
| I saw the film last week | : | Nyaan kazhinya aazhcha film kandu |
| She came by bus yesterday | : | Aval innale basil vannu (importance for‘came’)/ |
| Aval innale basilaanu vannathu (importance for bus) | ||
| They went to the temple | : | Avar ambalattil poyi |
| They went to the church | : | Avar palliyil poyi |
| They came from the mosque | : | Avar palliyil ninnu vannu |
| He slept the whole night | : | Avan raatri muzhuvan urangi |
| He wrote well in the examination | : | Avan pareeksha nannaai ezhuti |
| He has eaten | : | Avan kazhichittundu/tinnittundu |
| He will eat | : | Avan kazhikkum/tinnum |
| He will go | : | Avan pokum |
| He will come | : | Avan varum |
| What is your name? | : | Ninte perentaanu? |
| What | : | Entu |
| Is | : | Aanu/aakunnu |
| Your | : | Ninte/ningalude |
| Name | : | Peru |
| What did you do? | : | Nee /ningal entaanu cheytatu? |
| What should I do? | : | Nyan entu cheyyanam? |
| What can I do? | : | Enikku entu cheyyan kazhiyum? |
| What are the questions? | : | Entokkeyaanu chodyangal? |
| What were the questions? | : | Entokkeyaayirunnu chodyangal? |
| What is the last question? | : | Entaanu avasaanatte chodyam? |
| What is written in the letter? | : | Entaanu kattil ezhuti-yirikkunna-thu? |
| What you had been told? | : | Entaanu ninnodu paranyirunnatu? |
| What will be the answer? | : | Entaayirikkum uttaram? |
| Why did you come? | : | Entinaanu nee/ningal vannatu? |
| Why did you sleep? | : | Entu kondaanu nee/ningal urangiyatu? |
| Why did you tell him to go? | : | Entu kondaanu nee/ningal avanodu pokaan paranyatu? |
| Why did he bring the bag? | : | Entinaanu avan bag konduvannatu? |
| Why did she pay the money? | : | Entinaanu aval panam koduttatu? |
| Why did they sit there? | : | Entu-kondaanu avar avide irunnatu? |
| Why do you drive the car? | Entinaanu ningal car odikkunnathu? |