நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்
“நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்” (nallabaḍiyā naḍakkaṭṭum) — good luck in Tamil. Interjection, level A1. Literally 'may it go well'. The ending is a blessing: 'may it come' works the same way. In a live sentence: “பரீட்சைக்கு நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்” — Good luck at the exam. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ந, ல, ், ல, ப, ட, ி, ய, ா, ந, ட, க. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும் |
| Read in Latin letters | nallabaḍiyā naḍakkaṭṭum |
| Translation | good luck |
| Part of speech | interjection |
| Level | A1 |
- நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்nallabaḍiyā naḍakkaṭṭumgood luck
Why it looks that way
Literally 'may it go well'. The ending is a blessing: 'may it come' works the same way
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.
- பரீட்சைக்கு நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்parīṭcaikku nallabaḍiyā naḍakkaṭṭumGood luck at the exam
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 “good luck” in Tamil?
«நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்», read “nallabaḍiyā naḍakkaṭṭum”. In a live sentence: “பரீட்சைக்கு நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்” — Good luck at the exam. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Interjection, level A1; written with the characters ந, ல, ், ல, ப, ட, ி, ய, ா, ந, ட, க.
How is “நல்லபடியா நடக்கட்டும்” written in Latin letters?
nallabaḍiyā naḍakkaṭṭum. 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 'may it go well'. The ending is a blessing: 'may it come' works the same way. 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.