வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறேன்
“வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறேன்” (vāḍagaikku vīḍu kuḍukkiṟēṉ) — to rent out a house in Tamil. Phrase, level B1, topic — home and things. The pair of the last one: the tenant 'takes' and the owner 'gives'. Nothing else changes. In a live sentence: “அவங்க மேல் மாடியை வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறாங்க” — They are renting out the upper floor. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ா, ட, க, ை, க, ், க, ு, வ, ீ, ட.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | vāḍagaikku vīḍu kuḍukkiṟēṉ |
| Translation | to rent out a house |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறேன்vāḍagaikku vīḍu kuḍukkiṟēṉto rent out a house
Why it looks that way
The pair of the last one: the tenant 'takes' and the owner 'gives'. Nothing else changes
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.
- அவங்க மேல் மாடியை வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறாங்கavaṅga mēl māḍiyai vāḍagaikku vīḍu kuḍukkiṟāṅgaThey are renting out the upper floor
Nearby words: home and things
Room, key, water, electricity. You will need them on your first day in a rented flat.
- வீடுvīḍuhomeHome as your own dwelling, not as a building. Before an ending the consonant doubles: vīṭṭukku, 'to the house'; vīṭṭil, 'at home'
- கூடைkūḍaibasketku-day; ṭ between vowels sounds like d, but like t at the start of a word
- பைpaibagAny sack and any bag. The polythene one is 'plastic bag'
- குடியிருப்புkuḍiyiruppudwelling'To live' plus 'abiding'. The name for a flat and for a residential house alike
- அறைaṟairooma-ray with a rolled r; 'half', arai, sounds softer
- சமையலறைsamaiyalaṟaikitchen'Cooking' plus 'room'
- குளியலறைkuḷiyalaṟaibathroom'Bathing' plus 'room'. The toilet is a separate room and a separate word
- பால்கனிbālkaṉibalconyThe English balcony: in borrowings b at the start of a word is read as b
- மாடிmāḍifloor (storey)Also 'the top of a house': a house of two māḍi is a two-storey house
- லிப்ட்lifṭliftThe English lift. The bookish word for it is never met in speech
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “home and things”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “to rent out a house” in Tamil?
The pair of the last one: the tenant 'takes' and the owner 'gives'. Nothing else changes
- How do you say “bathroom” in Tamil?
'Bathing' plus 'room'. The toilet is a separate room and a separate word
- How do you say “bag” in Tamil?
Any sack and any bag. The polythene one is 'plastic bag'
- How do you say “lift” in Tamil?
The English lift. The bookish word for it is never met in speech
- How do you say “kitchen” in Tamil?
'Cooking' plus 'room'
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 rent out a house” in Tamil?
«வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறேன்», read “vāḍagaikku vīḍu kuḍukkiṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “அவங்க மேல் மாடியை வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறாங்க” — They are renting out the upper floor. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1, from the set “home and things”; written with the characters வ, ா, ட, க, ை, க, ், க, ு, வ, ீ, ட.
How is “வாடகைக்கு வீடு குடுக்கிறேன்” written in Latin letters?
vāḍagaikku vīḍu kuḍukkiṟēṉ. 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?
The pair of the last one: the tenant 'takes' and the owner 'gives'. Nothing else changes. 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.