Accessibility

1. இந்த இடம் சக்கர நாற்காலிக்கு அணுகக்கூடியதா?

   Inta iṭam cakkara nāṟkālikku aṇukakkūṭiyatā?

   Is this place wheelchair accessible?

   Usage

   Ask staff at any venue whether wheelchair access is available

   Grammar Note

   Tamil yes/no questions are formed by adding the suffix "-ā" to the predicate. No verb inversion is needed.

2. உங்களிடம் லிஃப்ட் இருக்கிறதா?

   Uṅkaḷiṭam lifṭ irukkiṟatā?

   Do you have an elevator / lift?

   Usage

   Ask hotel or building staff about lift availability

   Grammar Note

   "irukkiṟatu" is the neuter-singular present form of "to be/exist." Adding "-ā" at the end makes it a yes/no question.

3. எனக்கு அணுகல் வசதிகள் உள்ள அறை தேவை.

   Eṉakku aṇukal vacatikaḷ uḷḷa aṟai tēvai.

   I need a room with accessibility features.

   Usage

   Inform hotel reception at booking or check-in

   Grammar Note

   Tamil expresses necessity using the dative case: "to me [thing] is needed." The subject takes the dative suffix -kku.

4. இங்கே சரிவு அல்லது படி இல்லாத நுழைவாயில் உள்ளதா?

   Iṅkē carivu allatu paṭi illāta nuḻaivāyil uḷḷatā?

   Is there a ramp or step-free entrance?

   Usage

   Check at a building entrance for step-free access

   Grammar Note

   "illāta" is the negative participial adjective meaning "without/lacking." Tamil relative clauses precede the noun they modify.

5. அணுகக்கூடிய கழிவறை எங்கே இருக்கிறது?

   Aṇukakkūṭiya kaḻivaṟai eṅkē irukkiṟatu?

   Where is the accessible restroom?

   Usage

   Ask for the location of the accessible toilet at any public venue

   Grammar Note

   "eṅkē" (where) appears before the verb in Tamil. The sentence order is: accessible + restroom + where + exists.

6. நான் பார்வையற்றவன் — நீங்கள் உதவ முடியுமா?

   Nāṉ pārvaiyaṟṟavaṉ — nīṅkaḷ utava muṭiyumā?

   I am visually impaired — can you help me?

   Usage

   Explain a visual impairment and request help from a passerby or staff

   Grammar Note

   Tamil nouns inflect for gender. A female speaker uses "pārvaiyaṟṟavaḷ." The polite plural form is "pārvaiyaṟṟōr."

7. உங்களிடம் பெரிய எழுத்துகளில் மெனு இருக்கிறதா?

   Uṅkaḷiṭam periya eḻuttukaḷil meṉu irukkiṟatā?

   Do you have large-print menus?

   Usage

   Request a large-print menu at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   "eḻuttukaḷil" = "eḻuttu" (letter/character) + plural suffix "-kaḷ" + locative case "-il," meaning "in [large] letters."

8. ஆடியோ வழிகாட்டிகள் கிடைக்கின்றனவா?

   Āṭiyō vaḻikāṭṭikaḷ kiṭaikkiṉṟaṉavā?

   Are there audio guides available?

   Usage

   Check at a museum or tourist attraction for audio guide availability

   Grammar Note

   "kiṭaikkiṉṟaṉa" is the neuter plural present tense. Tamil verbs agree with the gender and number of their subjects.

9. நான் காது கேட்கும் கருவி பயன்படுத்துகிறேன் — தெளிவாக பேசுங்கள்.

   Nāṉ kātu kēṭkum karuvi payaṉpaṭuttukiṟēṉ — teḷivāka pēcuṅkaḷ.

   I use a hearing aid — please speak clearly.

   Usage

   Ask staff or officials to speak slowly and clearly

   Grammar Note

   The suffix "-uṅkaḷ" forms the polite imperative in Tamil, used for respectful requests to strangers or superiors.

10. என்னுடைய உதவி நாயை அழைத்து வரலாமா?

    Eṉṉuṭaiya utavi nāyai aḻaittu varalāmā?

    Can I bring my service / guide dog?

    Usage

    Ask permission to bring a service dog into a restaurant, hotel, or public transport

    Grammar Note

    "-lāmā" combines the permissive/potential mood "-lām" with the question particle "-ā." It conveys "may I / is it okay to."

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