Daily check-in in Tamil for your parents (தமிழ்)

A daily WhatsApp check-in and follow-up phone call in Tamil for your parents in India. See the exact messages they receive, and the replies they can give.

For Tamil-speaking parents, a message in Tamil script is not a convenience — it is the difference between a message that is read and one that is left for the grandchildren to explain.

The daily check-in, its buttons and the phone call are all in Tamil, written the way people speak to an elder, with respect.

What your parent sees, in Tamil

These are the real messages, exactly as they are sent. The English under each one is for you; your parent sees only the Tamil.

வணக்கம் லட்சுமி 🙏 கார்த்திக் அவர்கள், உங்கள் உடல்நலம் பற்றி தினமும் WhatsApp-இல் விசாரித்து குடும்பத்துக்குத் தெரிவிக்க Athnova Care-ஐ கேட்டுள்ளார். உங்களுக்குச் சம்மதமா?Namaste Lakshmi 🙏 Karthik has asked Athnova Care to check on your health on WhatsApp every day and share updates with your family. Do you agree?

ஆம், சம்மதம் (Yes, I agree)வேண்டாம் (No)

ஆம், சம்மதம்

காலை வணக்கம் லட்சுமி 🙏 இன்று காலை மாத்திரைகளை எடுத்துக்கொண்டீர்களா?Good morning Lakshmi 🙏 Did you take your morning medicines today?

ஆம், எடுத்தேன் (Yes, taken)இன்னும் இல்லை (Not yet)என்னை அழையுங்கள் (Please call me)

ஆம், எடுத்தேன்

மிகவும் நல்லது லட்சுமி 👍 இனிய நாள்.Very good Lakshmi 👍 Have a nice day.

If they do not answer

About three hours later your parent gets a gentle reminder, and then a phone call in Tamil. If the calls are not answered, you are alerted, and then the local contacts you chose.

லட்சுமி, நலம் விசாரிக்கிறோம். இன்று நன்றாக இருக்கிறீர்களா?Namaste Lakshmi, just checking in. Are you doing OK today?

நலமாக உள்ளேன் (I'm fine)உடல்நலம் சரியில்லை (Not feeling well)

Once a week

உங்கள் வாரம், லட்சுமி: 7 நாட்களில் 6 நாட்கள் மாத்திரை எடுத்தீர்கள். கார்த்திக் உங்கள் விவரங்களைப் பார்க்கலாம். நன்றி 🙏Your week, Lakshmi: medicines taken on 6 of 7 days. Karthik can see your updates. Thank you 🙏

Replies in their own words

Parents do not always use the buttons. These everyday replies, typed the way people type them, are understood:

Your parent types	Understood as
saptaen	I have taken them
aama, eduthukitten	yes, I took them
innum illa	not yet
udambu sari illa	I am not well
phone pannunga	please call

Words that suggest an emergency — a fall, chest pain, breathlessness — are recognised too. You are alerted at once and your parent is reminded to call 112.

Where Tamil is spoken

Tamil is spoken in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, with large communities in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi.

Emergency guides for cities where Tamil is common: Bengaluru · Chennai · Coimbatore · Madurai · Vellore · Puducherry · Tiruchirappalli · Salem · Tirunelveli · Tirupati

Families abroad

Tamil families abroad are concentrated in Singapore, Malaysia, the US, the UK, the Gulf, Canada and Australia.

Questions families ask

Can my parent reply in Tamil?

Yes. They can tap the buttons, which are in Tamil, or type or speak in their own words. Replies in Tamil, including replies mixed with English, are understood.

Is the phone call also in Tamil?

Yes. If the WhatsApp message is not answered, the reminder and the phone call are in Tamil.

Can each parent have a different language?

Yes. The language is set for each parent, and you can change it at any time.

Which language does the family app use?

English or Hindi. The family app is for you; your parent only uses WhatsApp and their phone.

All ten languages

Hindi · हिन्दी Telugu · తెలుగు Gujarati · ગુજરાતી Marathi · मराठी Bengali · বাংলা Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ Malayalam · മലയാളം Punjabi · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English · English

Athnova Care tracks and coordinates care. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace a doctor. In a medical emergency in India call 112.