Sylvie
Female · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
Chennai rain bulletin
Style: Read in formal written Tamil, steady and clear, like a morning news reader.
சென்னையில் இன்று காலை முதல் கனமழை பெய்து வருகிறது; பள்ளிகளுக்கு விடுமுறை அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
Tamil AI text to speech
with expressive voices
Tamil text to speech that reads formal written Tamil for news and lessons, and the spoken Tamil and Tanglish your YouTube viewers actually use. Type in Tamil script, say which register you want in one line, and keep one narrator across both. Free plan: 1,000 words, no credit card.
Enbee V2 narrators
21 multilingual narrators
Paste a Tamil line and hear it
Swap in a line from your script, formal or conversational, and change the direction underneath to match.
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One Tamil voice generator, two registers
A rain bulletin in written Tamil, a YouTube hook in spoken Tamil with an English word, a hold message, and a village story. The direction shown is the only instruction each narrator got.
Lowell
Male · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
YouTube hook in spoken Tamil
Style: Speak in casual spoken Tamil with energy, the way a YouTuber teases the end of a video.
இந்த வீடியோவ கடைசி வரைக்கும் பாருங்க, ஒரு சூப்பர் tip இருக்கு!
Mabel
Female · Young · Multilingual
Hold message for a bank line
Style: Speak in polite formal Tamil, calm and unhurried, for callers waiting on hold.
உங்கள் அழைப்பு எங்களுக்கு முக்கியம். தயவுசெய்து சிறிது நேரம் காத்திருக்கவும்.
Otis
Male · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
Audiobook opening
Style: Read in Tamil slowly and gently, like the first page of a novel read aloud.
அந்த கிராமத்தின் கடைசி வீட்டில் ஒரு வயதான பாட்டி தனியாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தாள்.
Written Tamil and spoken Tamil are not the same script
Tamil has a wide gap between how it is written and how it is said. Decide which one each script needs before you generate, and the rest follows.
Pick a register per script
நீங்கள் எங்கே போகிறீர்கள்? / நீங்க எங்க போறீங்க?
Both ask "Where are you going?". The first is centamil, the written standard used in news, textbooks, and speeches. The second is how people talk in films, on YouTube, and at home. The narrator reads what you type, so write the register you want heard.
Lakh grouping in rupee amounts
₹1,50,000
Commas in lakh positions tell the narrator to say ஒரு லட்சத்து ஐம்பதாயிரம் ரூபாய். If a figure was copied from an international report with thousand grouping, regroup it before you generate.
Region shows in small words
இங்கு / இங்கே / இங்க
"Here" is இங்கு in writing and இங்கே or இங்க in speech. Sri Lankan Tamil also keeps words that are rare in everyday Tamil Nadu speech. If your listeners are in Jaffna or Colombo, use their wording and ask for that accent in the direction.
Tanglish follows Tamil grammar
இந்த app-ல புது feature add பண்ணியிருக்கோம்
English stems take Tamil endings such as -ல, and English verbs ride on பண்ணு. Keep the English word in Latin letters with a hyphen before the suffix, and the narrator says the stem in English and the ending in Tamil.
Currency depends on the market
ரூபாய் / ரிங்கிட்
Listeners in India and Sri Lanka hear amounts in rupees, while Malaysian Tamil listeners hear ringgit. When one script goes to several countries, make a version per market rather than mixing currencies in one file.
Which tool fits your Tamil project
Short videos and phone menus, full-length books, or a Tamil voice that is your own. Start with the one that matches the job.
Studio for videos, podcasts, and IVR
Put the intro in spoken Tamil and the bank menu in formal Tamil, each in its own block with its own narrator. Reorder by dragging, and when a menu option changes, only that block is redone.
Start a Tamil script in StudioAudiobook Creator for Tamil fiction and study guides
Upload an EPUB, PDF, or DOCX and the chapters are split for you. Correct a paragraph and regenerate it without touching the rest of the chapter.
Import a Tamil EPUB or PDFCloning for a Tamil channel or course
Clone your own voice, or one you have permission to use, from a short sample. Your channel or course then keeps the same voice in every Tamil upload.
Keep your own voice on a Tamil channelTesting costs nothing: 1,000 words on the free plan, no credit card, with a watermark on free downloads. Move to a paid plan for a higher word limit, files without the watermark, and commercial rights for channels and clients. Pricing for Tamil projects
Where Tamil voiceovers get used
Tamil is spoken across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, is an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and has large communities in Malaysia, the Gulf, the UK, Canada, and the US.
Tech explainers on YouTube
Phone tips and app walkthroughs in spoken Tamil, with English feature names left as they are.
இந்த phone-ல இருக்கிற hidden settings-ஐ இப்போ பார்க்கலாம்.
Hidden-settings walkthroughs with a Tamil voiceoverTNPSC and exam prep lessons
Daily topic audio in formal Tamil for coaching apps, so students can revise while travelling.
இன்றைய பாடம்: இந்திய அரசியலமைப்பின் முக்கிய அம்சங்கள்.
Exam prep lessons read in TamilFestival sale ads
Pongal offers for silk saree and textile shops, generated in a few takes so you can pick the strongest read.
பொங்கல் சிறப்பு விற்பனை! அனைத்து பட்டுப் புடவைகளுக்கும் 25% தள்ளுபடி.
Tamil festival ad voiceoversAccount balance menus for banks
IVR prompts in polite formal Tamil. Update one option without re-recording the whole menu.
உங்கள் கணக்கு இருப்பைத் தெரிந்துகொள்ள, ஒன்றை அழுத்தவும்.
Account-balance prompts recorded in TamilStaff onboarding modules
Welcome audio and policy modules in Tamil for teams in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, or Singapore.
எங்கள் நிறுவனத்துக்கு உங்களை அன்புடன் வரவேற்கிறோம். முதல் module-ஐ இப்போது தொடங்குங்கள்.
Onboarding modules voiced in TamilTamil fiction, one chapter at a time
Tamil fiction imported by chapter, with a slower, quieter read set once for the whole book.
அந்த கிராமத்தின் கடைசி வீட்டில் ஒரு வயதான பாட்டி தனியாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தாள்.
Tamil fiction recorded from an EPUB fileBuild a Tamil tech podcast episode in blocks
Two hosts share the episode: one opens and closes, the other walks through a pivot table. Every block carries its own narrator and its own style line.
01Lowell
Style: Speak in spoken Tamil, upbeat, like a host welcoming regular listeners.
வணக்கம் நண்பர்களே! இது நம்ம Tech Tamil podcast, episode 14.
02Mabel
Style: Speak in relaxed spoken Tamil, explaining one step at a time.
இன்னைக்கு Excel-ல pivot table எப்படி போடறதுன்னு simple-ஆ பார்க்கலாம்.
03Lowell
Style: Speak in Tamil a touch slower, closing the episode warmly.
Episode பிடிச்சிருந்தா subscribe பண்ணுங்க. அடுத்த வாரம் சந்திப்போம்!
New episode number, same intro
Change "episode 14" to 15 in the first block and regenerate that block only. The explainer and the sign-off stay as they were.
Write spoken or formal in the style line
Write "spoken Tamil" or "formal Tamil" in the style line, then drop a tag like [warmly] before any phrase that needs a different mood.
Lay out a two-host Tamil episodeBrand and guest names
Enbee V1 voices let you save how a channel or guest name is said, and adjust speed and pauses, for shows you publish every week.
Tanglish lines with English nouns and Tamil endings
Course ads, tech channels, and podcasts in Tamil mix in English nouns all the time. Type them the way you would post them and each piece is read in its own language.
A course promo with English nouns and a Tamil suffix
Style: Speak in friendly spoken Tamil, like a tutor announcing a new course
நம்ம new course-ல 12 lessons இருக்கு
How the course line is split
- Spoken Tamil words
- நம்ம, இருக்கு
- English nouns
- course, lessons
- Tamil ending on an English stem
- course-ல
- Count in digits
- 12
How lakhs, half past, and date endings sound in Tamil
Leave digits as digits. The narrator expands them into Tamil words, including the half-hour and date endings below.
| You write | The narrator says | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1,50,000 | ஒரு லட்சத்து ஐம்பதாயிரம் ரூபாய் | Lakh grouping |
| 30% | முப்பது சதவீதம் | Percentage |
| காலை 9:30 | காலை ஒன்பதரை மணி | -அரை marks half past |
| ஆகஸ்ட் 15 | ஆகஸ்ட் பதினைந்தாம் தேதி | Ordinal -ஆம் தேதி for dates |
Next languages for a Tamil channel
Channels and businesses that publish in Tamil often need the same audio in Malayalam, Telugu, Sinhala, or Malay. Or browse all 80+ text to speech languages.
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Questions from Tamil creators, tutors, and businesses about registers, Tanglish, accents, and downloads.
Tamil text to speech
Can I hear Tamil narrators on my own script before paying?
Yes. The free plan includes 1,000 words and needs no credit card. Exports on that plan have a watermark, so use it to compare narrators and registers before you publish.
How many narrators handle Tamil, and are there male and female options?
Across the platform there are 1,500+ AI voices across 80+ languages, including Enbee V1 voices made for Tamil. The samples on this page come from our 21 Enbee V2 narrators (12 female, 9 male), and any of them can be told to read formal or spoken Tamil.
Can the same narrator do formal Tamil and spoken Tamil?
Yes. Write the script in the register you want and say so in the style line, for example "formal Tamil, news pace" or "spoken Tamil, relaxed". A YouTube channel can use one narrator for a scripted segment and a casual one.
Will Tanglish words like app or feature sound right?
Keep English words in Latin letters and attach Tamil endings with a hyphen, as in app-ல. The narrator says the English part in English and the ending in Tamil, which is how Tanglish is spoken.
Can I get a Sri Lankan or Malaysian Tamil accent?
Ask for it in the style line, such as "Sri Lankan Tamil accent", and use the wording your listeners use. Accent requests vary by narrator, so listen to a short block first before generating a long script.
Does ₹1,50,000 get read in lakhs, and what about clock times?
Write ₹1,50,000 with lakh commas and it is read as ஒரு லட்சத்து ஐம்பதாயிரம் ரூபாய். Times such as காலை 9:30 come out as காலை ஒன்பதரை மணி. Check long phone or account numbers in the preview.
Is this a Tamil text to voice converter for whole books?
Use the Audiobook Creator for books. It imports EPUB, PDF, or DOCX, splits chapters, and lets you regenerate a single paragraph. We cannot promise any store or distributor will accept the finished audiobook, so check their rules first.
Can my channel keep my own voice in Tamil uploads?
Yes, from a short sample of your own voice or one you are permitted to use. Generate a short Tamil block first, since how a cloned accent carries into Tamil varies.
Can I put the Tamil audio in a paid ad or a client video?
A paid plan allows it, under the subscription terms. For an ad agency, WAV or FLAC per block is handy for the editor; channels usually take one MP3. Opus and OGG are also available.
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