மாடி இலக்கம்
“மாடி இலக்கம்” (māḍi ilakkam) — floor number in Tamil. Noun, level A1. The floor word is the storey above the first; the first itself is the 'lower floor'. The number word on the island is the same as in the house number. In a live sentence: “லிப்டில மாடி இலக்கம் அமுக்குங்க” — In the lift, press the floor number. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ா, ட, ி, இ, ல, க, ், க, ம, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | மாடி இலக்கம் |
| Read in Latin letters | māḍi ilakkam |
| Translation | floor number |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- மாடி இலக்கம்māḍi ilakkamfloor number
Why it looks that way
The floor word is the storey above the first; the first itself is the 'lower floor'. The number word on the island is the same as in the house number
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.
- லிப்டில மாடி இலக்கம் அமுக்குங்கlibṭila māḍi ilakkam amukkuṅgaIn the lift, press the floor number
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 “floor number” in Tamil?
«மாடி இலக்கம்», read “māḍi ilakkam”. In a live sentence: “லிப்டில மாடி இலக்கம் அமுக்குங்க” — In the lift, press the floor number. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ம, ா, ட, ி, இ, ல, க, ், க, ம, ்.
How is “மாடி இலக்கம்” written in Latin letters?
māḍi ilakkam. 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?
The floor word is the storey above the first; the first itself is the 'lower floor'. The number word on the island is the same as in the house number. 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.