சீட்டுக்கட்டு
“சீட்டுக்கட்டு” (sīṭṭukkaṭṭu) — deck of cards in Tamil. Noun, level A1. Literally 'a bundle of leaves': seettu is a card or a lottery slip, kattu a bundle. The deck is always singular here, the way 'a pair of scissors' is one thing. In a live sentence: “ஒரு சீட்டுக்கட்டு எடுத்து வாங்க” — Bring the deck of cards. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ீ, ட, ், ட, ு, க, ், க, ட, ், ட.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சீட்டுக்கட்டு |
| Read in Latin letters | sīṭṭukkaṭṭu |
| Translation | deck of cards |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- சீட்டுக்கட்டுsīṭṭukkaṭṭudeck of cards
Why it looks that way
Literally 'a bundle of leaves': seettu is a card or a lottery slip, kattu a bundle. The deck is always singular here, the way 'a pair of scissors' is one thing
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.
- ஒரு சீட்டுக்கட்டு எடுத்து வாங்கoru sīṭṭukkaṭṭu eḍuttu vāṅgaBring the deck of cards
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 “deck of cards” in Tamil?
«சீட்டுக்கட்டு», read “sīṭṭukkaṭṭu”. In a live sentence: “ஒரு சீட்டுக்கட்டு எடுத்து வாங்க” — Bring the deck of cards. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ச, ீ, ட, ், ட, ு, க, ், க, ட, ், ட.
How is “சீட்டுக்கட்டு” written in Latin letters?
sīṭṭukkaṭṭu. 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 'a bundle of leaves': seettu is a card or a lottery slip, kattu a bundle. The deck is always singular here, the way 'a pair of scissors' is one thing. 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.