ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்
“ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்” (oppandattila kaiyeḻuttu pōḍuṟēṉ) — to sign the contract in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. op-pan-dat-ti-la kai-ye-zhut-tu po-du-ren; the zh is the tongue-curled-back sound. In a live sentence: “நாளைக்கு ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்” — Tomorrow I will sign the contract. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ஒ, ப, ், ப, ந, ், த, த, ், த, ி, ல. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | oppandattila kaiyeḻuttu pōḍuṟēṉ |
| Translation | to sign the contract |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்oppandattila kaiyeḻuttu pōḍuṟēṉto sign the contract
How to pronounce it
op-pan-dat-ti-la kai-ye-zhut-tu po-du-ren; the zh is the tongue-curled-back sound
Why it looks that way
kai 'hand' + ezhuththu 'a letter': a signature is a 'hand-writing', and it too is 'put' with the podu verb
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.
- நாளைக்கு ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்nāḷaikku oppandattila kaiyeḻuttu pōḍuṟēṉTomorrow I will sign the contract
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 “to sign the contract” in Tamil?
«ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்», read “oppandattila kaiyeḻuttu pōḍuṟēṉ”. op-pan-dat-ti-la kai-ye-zhut-tu po-du-ren; the zh is the tongue-curled-back sound. In a live sentence: “நாளைக்கு ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்” — Tomorrow I will sign the contract. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters ஒ, ப, ், ப, ந, ், த, த, ், த, ி, ல.
How is “ஒப்பந்தத்தில கையெழுத்து போடுறேன்” written in Latin letters?
oppandattila kaiyeḻuttu pōḍuṟēṉ. 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?
kai 'hand' + ezhuththu 'a letter': a signature is a 'hand-writing', and it too is 'put' with the podu verb. 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.