அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்
“அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்” (adutāṉ iñca vaḻakkam) — that's the custom in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'that itself is the custom here'. The particle -dhaan means 'precisely so, and no other way'. In a live sentence: “கால்ல விழுந்து வணக்கம் சொல்லுறது — அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்” — Bowing to the feet — that's the custom here. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters அ, த, ு, த, ா, ன, ், இ, ஞ, ், ச, வ.
In short
| Written in Tamil | அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம் |
| Read in Latin letters | adutāṉ iñca vaḻakkam |
| Translation | that's the custom |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்adutāṉ iñca vaḻakkamthat's the custom
Why it looks that way
Literally 'that itself is the custom here'. The particle -dhaan means 'precisely so, and no other way'
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- கால்ல விழுந்து வணக்கம் சொல்லுறது — அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்kālla viḻundu vaṇakkam solluṟadu — adutāṉ iñca vaḻakkamBowing to the feet — that's the custom here
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “that's the custom” in Tamil?
«அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்», read “adutāṉ iñca vaḻakkam”. In a live sentence: “கால்ல விழுந்து வணக்கம் சொல்லுறது — அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்” — Bowing to the feet — that's the custom here. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters அ, த, ு, த, ா, ன, ், இ, ஞ, ், ச, வ.
How is “அதுதான் இஞ்ச வழக்கம்” written in Latin letters?
adutāṉ iñca vaḻakkam. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'that itself is the custom here'. The particle -dhaan means 'precisely so, and no other way'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.