குழாய் ஒழுகுது
“குழாய் ஒழுகுது” (kuḻāy oḻugudu) — the tap is leaking in Tamil. Phrase, level A1. You know the tap and 'it leaks'. The bare pipe word covers tap and pipe alike — the place tells them apart, not the word. In a live sentence: “குழாய் ஒழுகுது, பாருங்க” — The tap is leaking, look. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ு, ழ, ா, ய, ், ஒ, ழ, ு, க, ு, த. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | குழாய் ஒழுகுது |
| Read in Latin letters | kuḻāy oḻugudu |
| Translation | the tap is leaking |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- குழாய் ஒழுகுதுkuḻāy oḻuguduthe tap is leaking
Why it looks that way
You know the tap and 'it leaks'. The bare pipe word covers tap and pipe alike — the place tells them apart, not the 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.
- குழாய் ஒழுகுது, பாருங்கkuḻāy oḻugudu, pāruṅgaThe tap is leaking, look
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 “the tap is leaking” in Tamil?
«குழாய் ஒழுகுது», read “kuḻāy oḻugudu”. In a live sentence: “குழாய் ஒழுகுது, பாருங்க” — The tap is leaking, look. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters க, ு, ழ, ா, ய, ், ஒ, ழ, ு, க, ு, த.
How is “குழாய் ஒழுகுது” written in Latin letters?
kuḻāy oḻugudu. 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?
You know the tap and 'it leaks'. The bare pipe word covers tap and pipe alike — the place tells them apart, not the 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.