கட்டிட வேலைத்தளம்
“கட்டிட வேலைத்தளம்” (kaṭṭiḍa vēlaittaḷam) — building site in Tamil. Noun, level B1. 'Building' plus 'the ground of work'. In speech people say it shorter: 'the building place'. In a live sentence: “கட்டிட வேலைத்தளத்தில ஹெல்மெட் கட்டாயம்” — On the building site a hard hat is a must. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ட, ், ட, ி, ட, வ, ே, ல, ை, த, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கட்டிட வேலைத்தளம் |
| Read in Latin letters | kaṭṭiḍa vēlaittaḷam |
| Translation | building site |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- கட்டிட வேலைத்தளம்kaṭṭiḍa vēlaittaḷambuilding site
Why it looks that way
'Building' plus 'the ground of work'. In speech people say it shorter: 'the building place'
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.
- கட்டிட வேலைத்தளத்தில ஹெல்மெட் கட்டாயம்kaṭṭiḍa vēlaittaḷattila helmeṭ kaṭṭāyamOn the building site a hard hat is a must
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 “building site” in Tamil?
«கட்டிட வேலைத்தளம்», read “kaṭṭiḍa vēlaittaḷam”. In a live sentence: “கட்டிட வேலைத்தளத்தில ஹெல்மெட் கட்டாயம்” — On the building site a hard hat is a must. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters க, ட, ், ட, ி, ட, வ, ே, ல, ை, த, ்.
How is “கட்டிட வேலைத்தளம்” written in Latin letters?
kaṭṭiḍa vēlaittaḷam. 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?
'Building' plus 'the ground of work'. In speech people say it shorter: 'the building place'. 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.