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 |  Subject: ~~ Test of Tamil as a Foreign Language~~  Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:39 am | |
| Test of Tamil as a Foreign Language Are you ready to take the TOTFL (Test of Tamil as a Foreign Language)?
Joot!
Questions:
1) What do you do with a Gujili?
a) Gujaals
b) Gilma
c) Gilpans
d) Galij
2) What is a Jujubi?
a) Something sweet
b) An easy one
c) A tough one
d) An Alwaa
3) What is Alwaa?
a) Something you find in Tirunelveli
b) What a girlfriend gives when she marries someone else
c) A laddu
d) Jujubi
4) What is the respectful way to address a friend?
a) Machi
b) Sir
c) By name
d) Aiya
5) Who is a 'Frooti'?
a) A studious person
b) A sportsman
c) The professor
d) A soft drink
6) When someone says 'nambitten', what do they mean?
a) I don't believe you!
b) Sure, I believe you
c) Are you nuts??
d) I have to catch a bus
7) Who or what is Peter?
a) A tourist
b) Someone who talks only in English
c) Peter Jones
d) Your teacher
 For which of the following events will you say 'Gumbaloda Govinda'?
a) When you go to Tirupati as a group
b) When you do group studies
c) Meeting a Hindi actor
9) What is a 'rupture'?
a) Kadi
b) Draabai
c) Trouble
d) Danger
10) When Someone refering to a woman as 'Seriyana Kattai' ?
a) she is genius
b) she is lean
c) she had looted all guys eyes...
d) she wears wooden chappals.
Check out the answers ..
Correct Answers:
1 - a
2 - b
3 - b
4 - a
5 - a
6 - a
7 - b
8 - b
9 - c
10 - c
If you have scored more than 7 marks , Kalakitta maams...
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You failed ?..dont worry ..Refer the following Dictionary Of 'Madras Tamilu' to pass in this TOTFL Exam...
Allwa - To cheat
Aatha - Mother
Abase - Loot adiththal
Alppam -A silly/cheap dude
Anna - The elder brother
Anni - Anna's figure
Appeettu - Unsuccessful
Asaththal - Kalakkal
Bajari - A not-so-friendly figure
Bandha - Pillim
Bekku - Fool
Body - Muscular Machi
Chithee - Aunty Figure
Dapsa/Doop - Lie
Desi Gujili - An Indian figure in US
Dhil- Courage
Dhool - Super
Dham - To smoke
Daavu - Site seeing
Dickielona - A friendly game played in Delhi (courtesy Movie: Gentleman)
Damaram - Deaf
Dori - Squint-eyed Figure
item - Young/Attractive Lady/Women/Girl
Freeyaavidu - Forget it
Gaali - Appeettu
Gujili - Figure
Guru - Head of the gang
Gujaals - Having fun with Gujilis
Gaanapaattu - Rap song sung by Machis
Galeej - Dirty
Gilli, Goli - Traditional games played in Madras
Goltti - A dude from Andhra
Jakku - An exclamation on seeing a not-so-Takkar figure (see Jil below)
Jollu - Bird watching
Jilpaans - Gujaals
Jute - Escape when caught up by girlfriend's father.
Jujubi - Easy
Jil - An exclamation on seeing a Takkar figure
Jalsa - Same as Gujaals
Kaattaan - Uncivilized/ Rude Machi
Kenai - Idiot
Kikku / Mabbu - Intoxicated/under influence
Kalakkalls - To cause a flutter
Kanai pakri - Friend of ushar pakri
Kindal - To make Fun
Kaka adikarathu - Putting soaps to someone
K M L - Kedacha Mattum Labam
Kutti - Figure
Kudumba figure - Homeloving Gujli
Kudumba paatu - A song with which machis identify themselves
Kulls - A short machi
Laddu - Allva
Loot adiththal - to steal
Maams - One cool dude
Maanga - Fool
Machi - Maams
Mandai - A sharp guy
Mary - feminine of Peter
Mavu - refer O B.
Nachunu - Bull's eye
Nambitten - I don't believe you
Naattu Kattai - A well-built village figure
Naattan - Villager
Naamam - To cheat
Naina - Father (courtesy Telugu)
Kadalai - Machi talking to a Gujili or vice versa
OB - To waste time
Ottal - To make fun of some one
Ondrai anna - Worthless
Pattaani - Machi talking to Machi or Gujli talking to Gujli
Peter Party- Machi trying to show off by talking in hi-fi english
Pathni - A figure who goes around the block
Pakkri - A shrewd dude
Petta - Area
Pisaaththu- Cheap
Pillim - Show-off
Peela - To lie
Rambo - A manly figure
Sister -Often used by Machis while Approching Figures for the first time
Songi -Lazy
Saanthu pottu - Possibility of getting beaten by a stick (courtesy Movie: Thevar Magan)
Takkar figure - Semma figure
Thanni - Liquor
Thalaivar - Leader
Tin katrathu - Getting into trouble (courtesy Movie: Anjali)
Ushar pakri- Smart pakri
Vennai - Fruit
Weightaana figure - A very attractive/rich figure
Wrong kaatrathu - Acting indifferently
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