Surveys in Tamil · தமிழ்
Create a survey in Tamil
Write your survey in English. People who are more at home in Tamil pick தமிழ் and answer every question in it, on any phone — no translator, no second copy of the survey.
What respondents see
The same question, in Tamil
The screen on the right uses SurveySetu's real Tamil interface text. The question is an example of the kind of translation respondents get; your own questions are machine-translated when someone picks Tamil.
Your question, in English
How satisfied are you with your local electricity supply?
- Very satisfied
- Somewhat satisfied
- Not satisfied
உங்கள் உள்ளூர் மின்சார விநியோகத்தில் நீங்கள் எவ்வளவு திருப்தி அடைந்துள்ளீர்கள்?
- மிகவும் திருப்தி
- ஓரளவு திருப்தி
- திருப்தி இல்லை
வணக்கம்! ⏱ இதற்கு சுமார் 3 நிமிடங்கள் ஆகும். சரி, தவறு என்று எந்தப் பதிலும் இல்லை.
How it works
Running a survey for Tamil speakers
Build in English
Use the builder or a template. Short, plain sentences translate best.
Offer Tamil
In the survey's language settings, offer Tamil — alone or with others — and star it as the default if most of your audience reads it.
Respondents answer in Tamil
The survey opens with a language picker; respondents can switch language at the top of the screen at any time.
Results in one place
Choice answers from every language add up in the same charts, with a breakdown by language. Typed answers arrive exactly as written.
Tamil on SurveySetu: the details
- Tamil is written in the Tamil script. SurveySetu shows it with the phone's built-in Tamil font, so respondents don't download anything extra.
- Questions and answer options are machine-translated into Tamil, checked to really be in Tamil script, and cached, so everyone answering in Tamil sees the same wording.
- Place names in targeting and location questions are localised too, using their district and state as context.
- Setu can read each question aloud on tap with the phone's own Tamil voice. If a phone has no Tamil voice installed, the text still shows; only the read-aloud is unavailable.
Questions about surveys in Tamil
Do I have to write my survey in Tamil?
No. You build the survey in English and SurveySetu translates it into Tamil automatically when a respondent picks Tamil. You don't need a translator or a second version of the survey.
Can respondents type their answers in Tamil?
Yes. Open-text answers come back exactly as the respondent typed them, in Tamil (தமிழ்) or any other language, and choice answers from every language are counted together in the same chart.
Can I make Tamil the default language?
Yes. In the survey's language settings, offer Tamil (with or without the others) and star it as the default, so the survey opens in Tamil for everyone. Respondents can still switch language at the top of the screen.
Is the machine translation always perfect?
No machine translation is. Keep questions short and plain, avoid idioms and abbreviations, and open your survey link in the language yourself (or ask a native speaker) before you share it widely. If a translation service is briefly unavailable, a line can show in English until it is translated.
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- Online survey toolBuild in English, answers in 12 languages
- Survey templatesReady-made surveys with every question
- Customer feedbackCSAT and NPS in your customers' language
- Market researchConsumer research across India
- Sample size calculatorHow many responses you need
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