கடன் வாங்குறேன்
“கடன் வாங்குறேன்” (kaḍaṉ vāṅguṟēṉ) — to borrow money in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. vaangu is the same verb as 'to buy': a debt is 'bought' too. In a live sentence: “நான் நண்பர்கிட்ட கடன் வாங்குறேன்” — I will borrow money from a friend. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ட, ன, ், வ, ா, ங, ், க, ு, ற, ே. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கடன் வாங்குறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | kaḍaṉ vāṅguṟēṉ |
| Translation | to borrow money |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- கடன் வாங்குறேன்kaḍaṉ vāṅguṟēṉto borrow money
Why it looks that way
vaangu is the same verb as 'to buy': a debt is 'bought' too
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.
- நான் நண்பர்கிட்ட கடன் வாங்குறேன்nāṉ naṇbarkiṭṭa kaḍaṉ vāṅguṟēṉI will borrow money from a friend
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 “to borrow money” in Tamil?
«கடன் வாங்குறேன்», read “kaḍaṉ vāṅguṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் நண்பர்கிட்ட கடன் வாங்குறேன்” — I will borrow money from a friend. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters க, ட, ன, ், வ, ா, ங, ், க, ு, ற, ே.
How is “கடன் வாங்குறேன்” written in Latin letters?
kaḍaṉ vāṅguṟēṉ. 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?
vaangu is the same verb as 'to buy': a debt is 'bought' too. 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.