வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்
“வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்” (vēṇḍām eṇḍu solṟēṉ) — refuse in Tamil. Verb, level A2. Literally 'I say: no need'. Wave 4 gave 'to object' — the same word serves a refusal too but sounds harsher. In a live sentence: “அந்த வேலைக்கு நான் வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்” — I refuse that job. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ே, ண, ், ட, ா, ம, ், எ, ண, ், ட. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | vēṇḍām eṇḍu solṟēṉ |
| Translation | refuse |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A2 |
- வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்vēṇḍām eṇḍu solṟēṉrefuse
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I say: no need'. Wave 4 gave 'to object' — the same word serves a refusal too but sounds harsher
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.
- அந்த வேலைக்கு நான் வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்anda vēlaikku nāṉ vēṇḍām eṇḍu solṟēṉI refuse that job
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 “refuse” in Tamil?
«வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்», read “vēṇḍām eṇḍu solṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “அந்த வேலைக்கு நான் வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்” — I refuse that job. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A2; written with the characters வ, ே, ண, ், ட, ா, ம, ், எ, ண, ், ட.
How is “வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்றேன்” written in Latin letters?
vēṇḍām eṇḍu solṟēṉ. 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 'I say: no need'. Wave 4 gave 'to object' — the same word serves a refusal too but sounds harsher. 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.