கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சு
“கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சு” (kaiyila kāsu illāma pōccu) — to run out of money in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'in the hand the money went no-more'. pochchu, 'gone for good', is the commonest way to say things took a turn for the worse. In a live sentence: “கடைசி நாளில கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சு” — On the last day I ran out of money. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சு |
| Read in Latin letters | kaiyila kāsu illāma pōccu |
| Translation | to run out of money |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சுkaiyila kāsu illāma pōccuto run out of money
Why it looks that way
Literally 'in the hand the money went no-more'. pochchu, 'gone for good', is the commonest way to say things took a turn for the worse
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.
- கடைசி நாளில கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சுkaḍaisi nāḷila kaiyila kāsu illāma pōccuOn the last day I ran out of money
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 run out of money” in Tamil?
«கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சு», read “kaiyila kāsu illāma pōccu”. In a live sentence: “கடைசி நாளில கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சு” — On the last day I ran out of money. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters க, ை, ய, ி, ல, க, ா, ச, ு, இ, ல, ்.
How is “கையில காசு இல்லாம போச்சு” written in Latin letters?
kaiyila kāsu illāma 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?
Literally 'in the hand the money went no-more'. pochchu, 'gone for good', is the commonest way to say things took a turn for the worse. 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.