How to Say “I Am Coming” in Tamil

நான் வரேன்
naan varen
The English phrase "I am coming" is translated into Tamil as நான் வரேன் (naan varen).
A phrase used to tell someone that you are on your way to where they are.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase consists of நான் (naan) meaning "I" and வரேன் (varen) meaning "am coming".

Which one should you use?

While நான் வரேன் is the standard spoken form, there are more formal variations such as நான் வருகிறேன், நான் வருகின்றேன் and நான் வந்துகின்றேன்.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

நான் வரேன் is the colloquial, spoken form used in everyday conversation. For writing or polite speech, you should use the formal version நான் வருகிறேன். Other formal options include நான் வருகின்றேன் and the polite alternative நான் வந்துகின்றேன்.

How do you pronounce it?

naan varen

Did you know?

  • In Tamil, it is common to use வரேன் ('I am coming') even when you are actually leaving a room or departing from a person, similar to saying 'I'll be back'.
  • While 'I' is நான், the word for 'bread' in Hindi, नान, is a phonetic homophone for the Tamil word நான் despite having entirely different origins.
  • In highly formal or poetic Tamil, the pronoun நான் can be replaced by யான், though this version is almost never used in the spoken phrase நான் வரேன்.

Examples in context

  • நான் வரேன், இன்னும் பத்து நிமிடம் ஆகும்.
    Nāṉ varēṉ, iṉṉum pattu nimiṭam ākum.
    I am coming, it will take ten more minutes.
  • நீங்க கூப்பிடுங்க, நான் வரேன்.
    Nīṅka kūppiṭṭuṅka, nāṉ varēṉ.
    Call me, and I am coming.

Example conversation

Anita is running late to meet Arun at a cafe.

  1. அருண் Arun

    அனிதா, நீங்க எங்க இருக்கீங்க?
    Anitā, nīṅga eṅga irukkīṅga?
    Anita, where are you?
  2. அனிதா Anita

    நான் வரேன், இன்னும் ஐந்து நிமிஷம்.
    nāṉ varēṉ, iṉṉum ayintu nimiṣam.
    I am coming, five more minutes.
  3. அருண் Arun

    சரி, மெதுவா வாங்க.
    sari, metuvā vāṅga.
    Okay, come slowly.
  4. அனிதா Anita

    சரி அருண், வரேன்.
    sari Arun, varēṉ.
    Okay Arun, I am coming.

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