மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்
“மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்” (maṟṟavaṅgaḍa madattai madikkiṟēṉ) — respect another faith in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. mat-ra-van-ga-da ma-dat-tai ma-dik-ki-ren; the ttr is a long plain tt with a roll. In a live sentence: “நான் மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்” — I respect another faith. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ற, ், ற, வ, ங, ், க, ட, ம, த, த. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | maṟṟavaṅgaḍa madattai madikkiṟēṉ |
| Translation | respect another faith |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்maṟṟavaṅgaḍa madattai madikkiṟēṉrespect another faith
How to pronounce it
mat-ra-van-ga-da ma-dat-tai ma-dik-ki-ren; the ttr is a long plain tt with a roll
Why it looks that way
Madham, 'religion', and madikkiren, 'I respect', are different roots however much they look alike. On the island this is not an abstract rule but an everyday skill
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 மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்nāṉ maṟṟavaṅgaḍa madattai madikkiṟēṉI respect another faith
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 “respect another faith” in Tamil?
«மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்», read “maṟṟavaṅgaḍa madattai madikkiṟēṉ”. mat-ra-van-ga-da ma-dat-tai ma-dik-ki-ren; the ttr is a long plain tt with a roll. In a live sentence: “நான் மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்” — I respect another faith. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ம, ற, ், ற, வ, ங, ், க, ட, ம, த, த.
How is “மற்றவங்கட மதத்தை மதிக்கிறேன்” written in Latin letters?
maṟṟavaṅgaḍa madattai madikkiṟēṉ. 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?
Madham, 'religion', and madikkiren, 'I respect', are different roots however much they look alike. On the island this is not an abstract rule but an everyday skill. 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.