How to Say "Come Fast" in Tamil

சீக்கிரம் வா

sīkkiram vā/tʃiːkːɪɾɐm ʋɑː/word by word

To say "come fast" in Tamil, use சீக்கிரம் வா (sīkkiram vā).

This phrase is used as a request or a command for someone to arrive at a destination quickly.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase consists of சீக்கிரம், which means "quickly" or "fast" and வா, which is the imperative form of the verb "to come".

The form சீக்கிரம் வா is used for an informal context, while சீக்கிரம் வாருங்கள் is used when addressing multiple people or an elder.

To make the command polite or to address more than one person, you should use சீக்கிரம் வாருங்கள் instead of the informal சீக்கிரம் வா.

The romanization is sīkkiram vā. The IPA is /tʃiːkːɪɾɐm ʋɑː/.

The word வா is a linguistic relative of the word 'banniṅg' in Brahui, a language spoken primarily in Pakistan and Afghanistan, showing the ancient reach of the Dravidian family.
The word சீக்கிரம் is a classic example of a Sanskrit loanword that has become so integrated into everyday Tamil that many native speakers do not realize it is not originally Tamil.
In Tamil, the social distance between the speaker and the listener is baked into the grammar, meaning changing the verb from வா to வாருங்கள் fundamentally alters the social hierarchy of the conversation.

Santhosh is calling Divya to join him for dinner.

சந்தோஷ் Santhosh

திவ்யா, சீக்கிரம் வா.
Divya, seekiram va.
Divya, come fast.
திவ்யா Divya

நான் உடனே வருகிறேன்.
naan udane varugiren.
I am coming right away.
சந்தோஷ் Santhosh

சாப்பாடு ஆறிப்போகும்.
saappaadu aari pogum.
The food will get cold.
திவ்யா Divya

ஐந்து நிமிடம் மட்டும்.
ainthu nimidam mattum.
Just five minutes.

Sources

IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (சீக்கிரம், வா) and can differ in connected speech.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries சீக்கிரம், வா, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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