சொன்ன மாதிரியே
“சொன்ன மாதிரியே” (soṉṉa mādiriyē) — word for word in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'exactly as it was said'. The booster -e is what makes it 'word for word'. In a live sentence: “அவர் சொன்ன மாதிரியே திரும்பச் சொன்னன்” — I passed it on word for word. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ொ, ன, ், ன, ம, ா, த, ி, ர, ி, ய. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சொன்ன மாதிரியே |
| Read in Latin letters | soṉṉa mādiriyē |
| Translation | word for word |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- சொன்ன மாதிரியேsoṉṉa mādiriyēword for word
Why it looks that way
Literally 'exactly as it was said'. The booster -e is what makes it 'word for word'
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.
- அவர் சொன்ன மாதிரியே திரும்பச் சொன்னன்avar soṉṉa mādiriyē tirumbac soṉṉaṉI passed it on word for word
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 “word for word” in Tamil?
«சொன்ன மாதிரியே», read “soṉṉa mādiriyē”. In a live sentence: “அவர் சொன்ன மாதிரியே திரும்பச் சொன்னன்” — I passed it on word for word. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ச, ொ, ன, ், ன, ம, ா, த, ி, ர, ி, ய.
How is “சொன்ன மாதிரியே” written in Latin letters?
soṉṉa mādiriyē. 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 'exactly as it was said'. The booster -e is what makes it 'word for word'. 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.