When someone asks ‘Did you have your food?’, we might answer differently in Tamil.
Let us look into some variations in this expression.
| Expression | Translation in Tamil | Transliteration |
| I ate | நான் சாப்பிட்டேன் | Nāṉ cāppiṭṭēṉ |
| I had my food | நான் உணவு உண்டேன் | Nāṉ uṇavu uṇṭēṉ |
| I had my meal | நான் சாப்பாடு சாப்பிட்டேன் | Nāṉ cāppāṭu cāppiṭṭēṉ |
