சொந்தச் செலவில
“சொந்தச் செலவில” (sondac selavila) — at one's own expense in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Sondham, 'one's own', plus selavu, 'spending'. At the firm's expense follows the same pattern. In a live sentence: “நான் சொந்தச் செலவில போறேன்” — I am traveling at my own expense. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ொ, ந, ், த, ச, ், ச, ெ, ல, வ, ி. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சொந்தச் செலவில |
| Read in Latin letters | sondac selavila |
| Translation | at one's own expense |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- சொந்தச் செலவிலsondac selavilaat one's own expense
Why it looks that way
Sondham, 'one's own', plus selavu, 'spending'. At the firm's expense follows the same pattern
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 சொந்தச் செலவில போறேன்nāṉ sondac selavila pōṟēṉI am traveling at my own expense
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 “at one's own expense” in Tamil?
«சொந்தச் செலவில», read “sondac selavila”. In a live sentence: “நான் சொந்தச் செலவில போறேன்” — I am traveling at my own expense. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ச, ொ, ந, ், த, ச, ், ச, ெ, ல, வ, ி.
How is “சொந்தச் செலவில” written in Latin letters?
sondac selavila. 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?
Sondham, 'one's own', plus selavu, 'spending'. At the firm's expense follows the same pattern. 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.