நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டு
“நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டு” (nuḻaivu kaṭṭaṇam uṇḍu) — there is an entrance fee in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. undu, 'there is', is the bookish kind, and it stands on signs. Literally 'an entrance fee exists'. The negation: 'there is no entrance fee'. In a live sentence: “கோட்டைக்கு நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டு” — The fort has an entrance fee. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ந, ு, ழ, ை, வ, ு, க, ட, ், ட, ண, ம.
In short
| Written in Tamil | நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டு |
| Read in Latin letters | nuḻaivu kaṭṭaṇam uṇḍu |
| Translation | there is an entrance fee |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டுnuḻaivu kaṭṭaṇam uṇḍuthere is an entrance fee
Why it looks that way
undu, 'there is', is the bookish kind, and it stands on signs. Literally 'an entrance fee exists'. The negation: 'there is no entrance fee'
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.
- கோட்டைக்கு நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டுkōṭṭaikku nuḻaivu kaṭṭaṇam uṇḍuThe fort has an entrance fee
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 “there is an entrance fee” in Tamil?
«நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டு», read “nuḻaivu kaṭṭaṇam uṇḍu”. In a live sentence: “கோட்டைக்கு நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டு” — The fort has an entrance fee. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters ந, ு, ழ, ை, வ, ு, க, ட, ், ட, ண, ம.
How is “நுழைவு கட்டணம் உண்டு” written in Latin letters?
nuḻaivu kaṭṭaṇam uṇḍu. 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?
undu, 'there is', is the bookish kind, and it stands on signs. Literally 'an entrance fee exists'. The negation: 'there is no entrance fee'. 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.