தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்
“தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்” (toḍarbila irukkiṟēṉ) — keep in touch in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Thodarbu, 'connection', in the locative case. The same word serves a phone line and family ties. In a live sentence: “நான் அவரோட இன்னும் தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்” — I still keep in touch with him. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters த, ொ, ட, ர, ், ப, ி, ல, இ, ர, ு, க. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | toḍarbila irukkiṟēṉ |
| Translation | keep in touch |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்toḍarbila irukkiṟēṉkeep in touch
Why it looks that way
Thodarbu, 'connection', in the locative case. The same word serves a phone line and family ties
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 அவரோட இன்னும் தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்nāṉ avarōḍa iṉṉum toḍarbila irukkiṟēṉI still keep in touch with him
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 “keep in touch” in Tamil?
«தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்», read “toḍarbila irukkiṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் அவரோட இன்னும் தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்” — I still keep in touch with him. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters த, ொ, ட, ர, ், ப, ி, ல, இ, ர, ு, க.
How is “தொடர்பில இருக்கிறேன்” written in Latin letters?
toḍarbila irukkiṟēṉ. 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?
Thodarbu, 'connection', in the locative case. The same word serves a phone line and family ties. 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.