வணக்கம் சொல்லு
“வணக்கம் சொல்லு” (vaṇakkam sollu) — say hi for me in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'say hello in my stead'. To whom stands in front: 'say hello to Mum'. In a live sentence: “உன்ர அப்பாட்ட வணக்கம் சொல்லு” — Say hi for me to your father. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ண, க, ், க, ம, ், ச, ொ, ல, ், ல. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வணக்கம் சொல்லு |
| Read in Latin letters | vaṇakkam sollu |
| Translation | say hi for me |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- வணக்கம் சொல்லுvaṇakkam sollusay hi for me
Why it looks that way
Literally 'say hello in my stead'. To whom stands in front: 'say hello to Mum'
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.
- உன்ர அப்பாட்ட வணக்கம் சொல்லுuṉra appāṭṭa vaṇakkam solluSay hi for me to your father
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 “say hi for me” in Tamil?
«வணக்கம் சொல்லு», read “vaṇakkam sollu”. In a live sentence: “உன்ர அப்பாட்ட வணக்கம் சொல்லு” — Say hi for me to your father. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters வ, ண, க, ், க, ம, ், ச, ொ, ல, ், ல.
How is “வணக்கம் சொல்லு” written in Latin letters?
vaṇakkam sollu. 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 'say hello in my stead'. To whom stands in front: 'say hello to Mum'. 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.