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Am I understanding this clip accurately?

Am I understanding this clip accurately?

This clip contains just two sentences. I think the following transcription is accurate but I'm not sure:

>Girl: அம்மா, இந்த book-க்கு அட்டை போட்டு கொடுமா?
Mother: அட்டைதானா? போட்டுருவோம்.

1️⃣ I'm not sure about "அட்டைதானா?" The subtitle given in the video is actually this:

>Mother: அட்டைதான போட்டுருவோம்.

But I can't make sense of this. I can't understand the word "அட்டைதான". I think the word here must be "அட்டைதானா?" The mother is asking a question and the meaning is "Just a cover?" But I'm not sure 🙁.

2️⃣ The word "போட்டுருவோம்" is colloquial for "போட்டுவிடுவோம்", right?

3️⃣ Is the following English translation accurate?

>Girl: Mother, can you put a cover for this book and give? (Can you wrap this book?)
Mother: Just a cover? We'll definitely put. (We'll get it done.)

Thanks!

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u/2ish2 — 6 days ago

What should a beginner know about the main dialects of Tamil?

I've heard people mention Chennai Tamil, Kongu Tamil, and some others I can't recall. As a Tamil learner, does it matter which dialect I learn from? I'm currently picking up spoken Tamil from this Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@RamsivasaTamil2020

But I have no idea what Tamil dialect Mr. Ramsivasa and his family speaks. I find his videos very helpful for picking up basic spoken Tamil, but I don't want to end up learning a non-standard dialect or anything like that. What dialect does he speak actually? More generally, what are some of the main dialects of Tamil that a beginner should be aware of? Can I just learn from any of them without worrying too much about which dialects they are?

u/2ish2 — 9 days ago

Some questions about this clip

The mother speaks three sentences. The given subtitles are:

>என்ன சத்தத்தையே காணும்.
சமத்தா படிக்கிறான்.
யாரு என் பொண்ணாச்சே.

1️⃣ Google thinks that காணும் in the first sentence should really be காணோம். I looked up this word and it means "missing" or "cannot be found," which fits the context. ("Sound is missing.") So the word should be காணோம், and not காணும், right?

2️⃣ In the second sentence, what is the formal version of சமத்தா? Is it சமர்த்தாக, derived from the root word சமர்த்து (skill, ability, expertise)?

3️⃣ Also in the second sentence, படிக்கிறான் should be படிக்கிறாள், right, since she's talking about her daughter?

4️⃣ In the third sentence, can I break down the word பொண்ணாச்சே in this way?
= பொண்ணு + ஆச்சு + ஏ
= பெண் + ஆயிற்று + ஏ (formal version)

5️⃣ Overall, is this English translation accurate?

>Why is it so quiet?
She's reading skillfully.
Who? My daughter indeed.

Thanks !

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u/2ish2 — 10 days ago
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How to protect car window/door rubber seals?

My car is parked in the sun and rain 24 hours. What's a good, basic product I can rub/spray onto my window/door rubber seals to protect them from drying out? Currently using silicone spray from MrDIY -- not sure if it's the right product. Is there any standard product used for protecting window/door rubber seals?

u/2ish2 — 14 days ago