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Tamil AI Receptionist
Give your Tamil-speaking customers a helpful answer, even when your team is busy. Our AI receptionist answers in Tamil or English, takes enquiries and messages, books appointments and puts callers through to your staff when they need a person.
- Speaks Tamil and English
- Answers 24/7
Tamil call
MeeraIndian Tamil accentCaller
வணக்கம், என் மகனுக்கு கணக்கு டியூஷன் வகுப்பு பற்றி கேட்கணும்.
Hello, I'd like to ask about maths tuition classes for my son.
Meera
வணக்கம்! கண்டிப்பா உதவுறேன். உங்க மகன் எந்த வகுப்பில் படிக்கிறார்?
Hello! Of course I can help. Which year is your son in?
Caller
Year 7 படிக்கிறான். சனிக்கிழமை வகுப்பு இருக்கா?
He's in Year 7. Is there a Saturday class?
What is a Tamil AI receptionist?
A Tamil AI receptionist answers your business phone in Tamil or English, so customers and families can ask questions, book appointments and leave messages without waiting for a staff member.
Waboom AI offers Meera, an Indian Tamil voice, with call handling set up around your business. Built for businesses across New Zealand and Australia.
Answering and making calls for businesses across New Zealand and Australia
Try our Tamil AI receptionist
Talk to Meera in English or Tamil. Ask her to switch language at any point in the call and she carries on in the language you choose.
Multilingual receptionistMeera
Indian Tamil accent
Start in English, then ask her to speak Tamil.
Your own AI receptionist is set up around your business: opening hours, services, bookings and how calls are passed to your staff.
Where Tamil-language phone answering helps
For businesses that look after Tamil-speaking customers and families, an answer in Tamil makes booking, asking a question or leaving a message much easier.
Medical and dental clinics
Appointment requests, changes, opening hours and directions in Tamil, with every phone number read back so the clinic can call the patient back. Clinical questions go to your qualified staff, never to the AI.
Tutoring, music and dance schools
Parents can ask about class times, fees and trial lessons in Tamil, and the receptionist books the class and sends your team a summary in English.
Temples and community organisations
Event and festival times, hall hire enquiries and messages for volunteers in Tamil, so your committee is not stuck answering the phone.
Grocery, sweets and catering
Opening hours, catering orders for weddings and family events, and callback details in Tamil or English, while your staff serve the customers in the shop.
Accountants and business services
Book appointments, confirm which documents to bring and take messages for your accountant in Tamil. Tax and financial questions go to your qualified staff.
How we set up your Tamil AI receptionist
Three steps. We do the heavy lifting.
Tell us about your callers
Which languages they speak, what they call about, and what a good call ends with: a booking, a message or a transfer.
We build and test it in Tamil
Your greeting, hours, services and booking rules in English and Tamil, tested on calls with your own names and places.
Go live on your number
Forward your existing number. Every call comes with a transcript and summary, and we keep improving it.
What makes Tamil-language calls different?
Speaking Tamil well on the phone takes more than translating English sentences.
An Indian Tamil voice, Sri Lankan callers welcome
Meera speaks with an Indian Tamil accent. There is no Sri Lankan Tamil voice, and Sri Lankan Tamil uses some different words and sounds. Sri Lankan callers can still talk to Meera, and we test with your own callers before go-live so you can hear how it goes.
Spoken Tamil, not textbook Tamil
Written Tamil and everyday spoken Tamil are quite different. The receptionist speaks polite, everyday Tamil, using the respectful "நீங்கள்" (you) and polite "-ங்க" endings, rather than the formal style of a news reader or a letter.
English words inside Tamil
Tamil speakers often say dates, suburbs, school years and appointment types in English. The receptionist switches fully to English or Tamil when a caller asks, and we test how it handles your own names, suburbs and services before go-live.
Every number read back
Many callers give phone numbers as a mix of Tamil and English digits. In our tests one digit was misheard, so the receptionist reads every phone number and booking number back and asks the caller to confirm before saving it.
An example call in Tamil
A parent books a maths tuition class and the agent reads her number back. Illustrative example, not a recording.
Caller
வணக்கம், என் மகனுக்கு கணக்கு டியூஷன் வகுப்பு பற்றி கேட்கணும்.
Hello, I'd like to ask about maths tuition classes for my son.
Meera
வணக்கம்! கண்டிப்பா உதவுறேன். உங்க மகன் எந்த வகுப்பில் படிக்கிறார்?
Hello! Of course I can help. Which year is your son in?
Caller
Year 7 படிக்கிறான். சனிக்கிழமை வகுப்பு இருக்கா?
He's in Year 7. Is there a Saturday class?
Meera
ஆமாங்க, சனிக்கிழமை காலை பத்து மணிக்கு Year 7 கணக்கு வகுப்பு இருக்கு. முதல் வகுப்புக்கு பதிவு செய்யட்டுமா? உங்க பெயரும் போன் நம்பரும் சொல்லுங்க.
Yes, there is a Year 7 maths class on Saturday at 10am. Shall I book him in for a first class? Please tell me your name and phone number.
Caller
என் பெயர் லக்ஷ்மி. நம்பர் பூஜ்ஜியம் நான்கு ஒன்று இரண்டு, மூன்று நான்கு ஐந்து, ஆறு ஏழு எட்டு.
My name is Lakshmi. The number is 0412 345 678.
Meera
நன்றி லக்ஷ்மி. நம்பரை சரிபார்க்கிறேன்: பூஜ்ஜியம் நான்கு ஒன்று இரண்டு, மூன்று நான்கு ஐந்து, ஆறு ஏழு எட்டு. சரியா?
Thank you, Lakshmi. Let me check the number: 0412 345 678. Is that right?
Caller
ஆமாம், சரி.
Yes, that's right.
Meera
சரிங்க, சனிக்கிழமை காலை பத்து மணி வகுப்புக்கு பதிவு செய்துவிட்டேன். எங்கள் குழு உங்களை தொடர்பு கொள்ளும். நன்றி!
All set, I've booked the Saturday 10am class. Our team will be in touch with you. Thank you!
What the AI can handle
- Answers calls in English and Tamil
- Books, moves and cancels appointments when connected to your calendar
- Answers common questions from your business information
- Takes messages and sends a call summary to your team
- Transfers a caller to your staff when they need a person
- Covers after-hours and busy periods
Regulated industries
For health, aged care, legal, financial and immigration businesses the agent handles admin enquiries only: bookings, opening hours, directions and messages. It does not give medical, legal or financial advice in Tamil or English. Those questions go to your qualified staff.
Pay for talk time only
Tamil calls cost the same per minute as English. Load credit once, it never expires, and every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
See full pricing- New Zealand
- 95c to 77c a minute
- Plus GST, from $500 of credit
- Australia
- 95c to 71c a minute
- In AUD, from A$500 of credit
Plus $130 a month for the platform. The more credit you load, the less each minute costs.
Rated 5.0 on Google
Read all reviews on Google (opens in a new tab)- ★★★★★
The AI Receptionist has been fantastic for our team at Rangehood Solutions. It’s taken a huge amount of workload off us, especially when we’re a staff member down, and means we can keep looking after customers without calls being missed.
Rangehood Solutions
AI receptionist client, New Zealand
- ★★★★★
It handles hundreds of calls a day, prospecting, qualifying sellers, and building a pipeline for future deals. … Not a set-and-forget service, they actually care about results.
James Mairs
Auckland apartment agency
- ★★★★★
Getting an entire team, from our IT manager to our admin staff, aligned on AI is not easy. Leo made it look easy! … No hype. No theory.
Shiv Narayan
Technology Solutions NZ
$253,000 saved in one year, by no one being pulled off their work to answer phones.
Every call used to cost someone about 25 minutes: the call itself, then getting back into their work. Across the team that added up to more than 1,650 hours a year. Now their AI receptionist answers every call.
- 4,000 calls answered in a year
- 1,650+ hours of team time back
- <1 sec to answer, every time
Every call answered, every booking captured
AI receptionistCalls answered, messages passed, transfers made
GML Lawyers' AI receptionist answers inbound calls, takes and passes messages to the right person, and transfers callers within their existing VoIP system.
Bookings taken while hands are full
While the stylists are mid-colour, the AI receptionist answers, books the appointment, and texts the client a confirmation. No ringing phone, no lost chair.
Switch off, let the AI hold the phone
Start delegating the admin to AI and get your time back. Your receptionist answers every call, books the job, and passes only the urgent ones to you.
Tamil AI receptionist: common questions
Which Tamil accents does the AI receptionist speak?
One: Meera has an Indian Tamil female voice. There is no Sri Lankan Tamil voice. Sri Lankan callers can talk to Meera too, and before go-live we run test calls with your own callers so you can hear how it handles their accent.
Can callers switch between English and Tamil?
Yes. A caller can start in English and ask for Tamil, or the other way round, and the agent switches straight away. It works most reliably when each sentence stays in one language.
Does it understand phone numbers spoken in Tamil?
Mostly, and it always checks. In our tests one digit of a Tamil phone number was misheard, so the receptionist reads every number back to the caller and asks them to confirm before saving it. A wrong digit gets fixed on the call.
Does it speak formal or everyday Tamil?
Everyday Tamil, said politely. It uses respectful forms such as "நீங்கள்" and polite "-ங்க" endings, the way a good receptionist would, rather than formal written Tamil. We review the tone with you before go-live.
Can I try a Tamil demo now?
Yes. Talk to the Tamil agent on this page, in your browser. Calls run for up to four minutes.
Can we keep our 1300 or 1800 number?
Yes. You keep your number and forward calls to the AI receptionist, all the time or only when you are busy, do not answer or are closed. A mobile number can forward the same way. You do not need a new number.
Can it transfer calls to our staff and send a summary?
Yes. It can put a caller through to a staff member's mobile when they need a person, and it sends a summary of every call to your team, with the transcript in your portal.
Can it give medical, legal or financial advice in Tamil?
No. In regulated industries the agent handles admin only: bookings, opening hours, directions and messages. Anything that needs advice goes to your qualified staff.
Does a Tamil receptionist cost more than English?
No. Tamil calls are charged at the same per-minute rate as English, from 95c a minute down to 77c in New Zealand and 71c in Australia. Credit never expires and every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Where is call data stored?
Transcripts, call records, contact details and billing are stored in Sydney. The live audio, recording files, speech processing and the language model run offshore. We meet cross-border accountability requirements through documented arrangements with our voice infrastructure partner.
Ready to welcome more Tamil-speaking customers?
Tell us what your customers usually call about, and we will show you how a Tamil-speaking AI receptionist would handle those calls.
- Answers in Tamil and English, around the clock
- Built around your services, hours and booking rules
- Credit that never expires, from $500
- Every plan backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee
Choose a time on our calendar. It takes less than a minute.
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