எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சு
“எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சு” (eṉakku aluttup pōccu) — I am fed up in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. From aluppu, 'weariness, tedium'. The young also say the English phrase about boredom striking. In a live sentence: “இந்த வேலை எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சு” — I am fed up with this job. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters எ, ன, க, ், க, ு, அ, ல, ு, த, ், த. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சு |
| Read in Latin letters | eṉakku aluttup pōccu |
| Translation | I am fed up |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சுeṉakku aluttup pōccuI am fed up
Why it looks that way
From aluppu, 'weariness, tedium'. The young also say the English phrase about boredom striking
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.
- இந்த வேலை எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சுinda vēlai eṉakku aluttup pōccuI am fed up with this job
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 “I am fed up” in Tamil?
«எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சு», read “eṉakku aluttup pōccu”. In a live sentence: “இந்த வேலை எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சு” — I am fed up with this job. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters எ, ன, க, ், க, ு, அ, ல, ு, த, ், த.
How is “எனக்கு அலுத்துப் போச்சு” written in Latin letters?
eṉakku aluttup pōccu. 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?
From aluppu, 'weariness, tedium'. The young also say the English phrase about boredom striking. 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.