அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது
“அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது” (aṟaiyai kāli paṇṇuṟadu) — checking out of the room in Tamil. Noun, level B1. a-rai-yai kaa-li pan-nu-ra-du. In a live sentence: “அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது பன்னிரண்டு மணிக்கு” — Checking out of the room is at twelve. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters அ, ற, ை, ய, ை, க, ா, ல, ி, ப, ண, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது |
| Read in Latin letters | aṟaiyai kāli paṇṇuṟadu |
| Translation | checking out of the room |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- அறையை காலி பண்ணுறதுaṟaiyai kāli paṇṇuṟaduchecking out of the room
How to pronounce it
a-rai-yai kaa-li pan-nu-ra-du
Why it looks that way
The headword is a noun, but Tamil keeps a verb here: 'freeing the room' plus the -radhu ending that turns a verb into a noun. There is no separate word for 'check-out'
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.
- அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது பன்னிரண்டு மணிக்குaṟaiyai kāli paṇṇuṟadu paṉṉireṇḍu maṇikkuChecking out of the room is at twelve
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 “checking out of the room” in Tamil?
«அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது», read “aṟaiyai kāli paṇṇuṟadu”. a-rai-yai kaa-li pan-nu-ra-du. In a live sentence: “அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது பன்னிரண்டு மணிக்கு” — Checking out of the room is at twelve. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters அ, ற, ை, ய, ை, க, ா, ல, ி, ப, ண, ்.
How is “அறையை காலி பண்ணுறது” written in Latin letters?
aṟaiyai kāli paṇṇuṟadu. 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?
The headword is a noun, but Tamil keeps a verb here: 'freeing the room' plus the -radhu ending that turns a verb into a noun. There is no separate word for 'check-out'. 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.