துணி துவைக்கும் இடம் எங்கே?
Tuṇi tuvaikkum iṭam eṅkē?
Where is the place to wash clothes?
Usage
Used to locate a laundromat or place for washing clothes
Grammar Note
துவைக்கும் is a relative clause form meaning "that washes/for washing." -கும் marks the relative participle
இந்த சட்டையை குளிர் நீரில் துவைக்கவும்
Inta caṭṭaiyai kuḷir nīril tuvaikkavum
Please wash this shirt in cold water
Usage
Used to specify how a garment should be washed
Grammar Note
The suffix -கவும் forms a polite imperative, slightly softer than -உங்கள். குளிர் (cold) + நீர் (water) = cold water
துணி காய்ந்துவிட்டதா?
Tuṇi kāyntuviṭṭatā?
Have the clothes dried?
Usage
Used to check if the laundry has finished drying
Grammar Note
காய் means "to dry." The suffix -ந்துவிட்டது marks completive aspect. Adding -ஆ forms the question
சலவைத் தூள் எங்கே கிடைக்கும்?
Calavait tūḷ eṅkē kiṭaikkum?
Where can I find laundry detergent?
Usage
Used to ask where to buy laundry detergent
Grammar Note
சலவைத் தூள் "laundry powder" is the usual word for laundry detergent; the consonant doubles after சலவை (சலவைத்). தூள் (powder) alone is used for detergent in this compound. அலசு means "to rinse" and is not used for detergent
இது மெல்லிய துணி
Itu melliya tuṇi
This is a delicate fabric
Usage
Used to indicate a garment needs special care due to its delicate fabric
Grammar Note
மெல்லிய is an adjective meaning "thin/delicate." Tamil frequently omits the copula in simple descriptions
இந்த மேலாடையை துவைக்கக் கூடாது
Inta mēlāṭaiyai tuvaikkak kūṭātu
This outer garment must not be washed
Usage
Used to instruct not to wash a particular garment
Grammar Note
கூடாது expresses prohibition. Infinitive + கூடாது = "is not permitted to do"
ஒரு கிலோவுக்கு எவ்வளவு?
Oru kilōvukku evvaḷavu?
How much per kilogram?
Usage
Used to ask the rate at a laundry service that charges by weight
Grammar Note
கிலோ + dative -உக்கு = கிலோவுக்கு "per kilogram." The dative can express rate or relationship
துணி இஸ்திரி செய்ய வேண்டும்
Tuṇi istiri ceyya vēṇṭum
The clothes need to be ironed
Usage
Used to indicate that ironing is needed
Grammar Note
இஸ்திரி is a loanword meaning "iron" (the clothes iron). செய்ய வேண்டும் expresses obligation: "needs to be done"
கரை போகவில்லை
Karai pōkavillai
The stain did not come out
Usage
Used to report a stubborn stain to a laundry service
Grammar Note
போகவில்லை = infinitive + வில்லை (negative). கரை போக is an idiom for "stain disappearing"
துணி மடிக்க உதவுகிறேன்
Tuṇi maṭikka utavukiṟēṉ
I will help fold the laundry
Usage
Used to offer to help fold clean laundry
Grammar Note
Infinitive + உதவு = "help to do." உதவுகிறேன் is the 1st singular present of உதவு (to help)
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