Examples of simple tamil questions given here. Please note that when addressing to anyone elder to you, use "nga" formally at the end of pronoun. For instance use 'unga' in place of 'un', use 'neenga' in place of 'nee'.
| English sentences | Tamil sentences |
| what's your name | Un paeyer enna? |
| what's your age? | Un Vayata enna? |
| what are you doing? | Neenga Enna pannitirukeenga? |
| What did you eat? | Yenna Saapteenga? |
| What's the time? | Mani Enna? |
| What happened? | Enna Aachu? |
| What's new? | Enna seithi? |
| What do you work? | Enna velai seirienga? |
| What's this? | Ithu enna? |
| What's That Called In Tamil ? | Thamizhil enna solvaarkal? |
| What Does this Mean In English? | Englishil idhu enraal enna? |
| What do you say? | Nee enna solkiraai? |
| what did you do? | Nee enna seithaai? |
| What will you do? | Nee enna seivaai? |
| what is your plan? | Ungal tittam enna? |
| What do you think? | Neenga enna ninaikkireenga? |
| what do you want? | Unakku enna vendum? |
| What do you like about her? | Nee aval pattri enna pidikkum? |
| What next? | Aduthu enna? |
| What is it? | Athu enna? |
| What did he say? | Avar enna sonaar?(formal) |
| What did she say? | Aval enna sonaal?(informal) |
| What did you buy? | Nee enna vaanginaai? |
| What did you say? | Nee enna sonnaai? |
| What do you have? | Unidam enna irukirathu? |
| What is your story? | Un kathai enna? |
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