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Intermission: Tamil humour

Filed under: Humour and Nonsense by Hari
Posted on Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 07:11 IST (last updated: Thu, Oct 30, 2008 @ 08:10 IST)

I recently received a couple of mails in my Inbox which made me chuckle. Unfortunately these jokes are in Tamil and my English readers would be unable to appreciate them. These jokes cannot be translated because they are one-liners which rely heavily on punning and clever usage of words. An English example of such a joke would be "A rooster can crow, but can a crow rooster?" Yes, they are rather silly, but Tamil is such a rich language with an endless variation of puns. So here you go: all credit and copyright belong to the respective authors of these "thathuvams." This one is specifically for Thennavan who has entertained me with his fantastic blog and so I thought I should share something which made me laugh. :D
Neenga Evvalavu Periya Dance Mastera Irundalum Unga Saavvku Ungalala Aada Mudiyadu

Yevalavu Dan Neechal Therinjalum Tumler thannila Neentha Mudiyathu.

Ennathan Naiku Nalu Kaal Irundhalum Athaala Kaal Mela Kaal Pottu Ukkara Mudiyathu

Mandaiya Pota Die Mandaila Pota Dye

Nee Enna Thaan Costly Mobile Vachiruthalum Adhula Evalavu Thaan Recharge Pannalum Unnaala Unnaku Call Panna Mudiyathu

Kosu Kadicha Yaanaikaal Varum But Yaanai Kadicha Kosukaal Varathu

Vaalkaikum Valukaikum Orea Vithyasam Onnumae Illatha Vaalkai Bore Adikum Onnumae Illatha Valukai Glare Adikum

Policesikkum Porukikkum enna Vithyasam "Adi-Thadi" Senja Porukki "Thadi-Adi" Senja Police

Ennathan Karatela Black Belt Vanginalum Naai Thorathina Odi Thaan Aganum

Busla Nee Earunalum Unnmalae Bus Earunalum Ticket Vangaporadhu Nee Thaan

PAAL Kotinna Vera Paal Vaangikkalam Arisi Kotinna Vera Arisi Vaangikkalam Aana Thel Kotinna Vera Thel Vanga Mudiyuma?

Ticket Vangitu Ulla Poradu Cinema Theatre Ulae Poitu Ticket Vangaradu Operation Theatre

Iron Boxla Iron Pannalam Anna Pencil Boxla Pencil Panna Mudiyathu

Cream Biscuitla Cream Irukkum Anna Naai Biscuitla Naai Irukathu.

Sirpi Kalla Uliyaala adicha that is "Kalai" But Namma Sirpiya Uliyaala adicha that is "Kolai"

And the best one is: Shampoo vukkum Paambukkum enna vithyasam? Shampoo potta thalayil nurai varum... Paambu potta Vaayil nurai varum...

Vaayaala Naiyunu sollu mudiyum... Aana, Naayaala vaiyunu sollu mudiyuma?

Adayar Anandha Bhavanoda Branch Neraya edathula irukkum Ana Adayar Ala marathoda Branch Adayar la mattum than irukkum

Aambalaikku adi patta thookittu poga Ambulance irukku... aana Pombalaikku adi patta thookittu poga Pombulance irukka?

Railway station la police station irukkum aana Police station la railway station irukkathu

Caru kulla tyre inrunthaa adhu stepney, adey Nambha mela antha tyre erinaa, nambha chutney!

Ulla pora varaikkum than brandy, Veliya vantha athukku paer vaandy (Courtesy: Some Vivek comedy)

Thannambikkai-kum thalaiganathukkum oru nool allavu thaan vithiyaasam... ennnala full adichittu steadya nikka mudiyumnu solrathu thannambikkai - ennnala mattum thaan full adichittu steadyaaa nikka mudiyummnu solrathu thalaiganam.

Quarter Adichittu Kuppura padukkalaam... Aana kupura paduthuttu quarter adikka mudiyathu.

Naai Vaalai Aattalaam... Aana Vaal Naaya aatta mudiyathu.

Kaakkaa ennadhaan karuppa irundhaalum adhu podara muttai vellai! Muttai ennadhaan vellaiya irundhaalum adhukulla irukkara kaakkaa karuppudhaan!!

Train evalo vegama ponalum, kadaisi petty kaidaisiyathaan varum…..

Bus poita bus stand angayae thaan irukum aana cycle poita cycle stand koodavae poogum.

Cellula balance illana call panna mudiyathu.... Aaana.... Manushanukku call illana, Balance panna mudiyathu....

Files na okkanthu parkanum... aana Piles na parthu okkaranum.

Payasam pathu naal appadiye irundha POISON aaidum... Aana poison pathu varusham appadiye irundhaalum paayaasam aagaadhu.

8 comment(s)

  1. Thanks Hari, you made my day :-)

    Comment by thennavan (visitor) on Thu, Jan 12, 2006 @ 21:39 IST #
  2. My friend sent these to a Yahoo group I subscribe to. No problem! :)

    Comment by hari (blog owner) on Fri, Jan 13, 2006 @ 08:22 IST #
  3. Dang - pity I cannot understand them! Hehe... I liked the "A rooster can crow, but can a crow rooster?" one anyway! ;)

    Comment by J_K9 (visitor) on Sun, Jan 15, 2006 @ 01:33 IST #
  4. Yes, sorry J_K9. Humour sometimes doesn't translate well across languages. But I'm sure there are jokes in English similar to these.

    Comment by hari (blog owner) on Sun, Jan 15, 2006 @ 08:11 IST #
  5. Ennathan Karatela Black Belt VanginalumNaai Thorathina Odi Thaan Aganum-- 2 line metaphor has loads of meaning in it. ..:))

    Comment by sriks (visitor) on Tue, Jan 17, 2006 @ 22:15 IST #
  6. Veli mela veti vizhundhalum..Veti melai veli vizhundhaalum..kizhiyaporadhu un veti thaan.

    Comment by revatechnic (visitor) on Tue, Jan 17, 2006 @ 23:01 IST #
  7. 88|mokkaya thaanga mudiyala

    Comment by ammu (visitor) on Sat, Oct 4, 2008 @ 18:57 IST #
  8. sirippu varudhu sirippu varudhu padikka padikka siruppu varudhu

    Ragam Ramesh kumar

    Comment by Ragam ramesh kumar (visitor) on Sun, Jan 8, 2012 @ 12:34 IST #

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