Lingoflyஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம்
- ஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம்ōraḷavukku sammadampartly agree
“ஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம்” (ōraḷavukku sammadam) — partly agree in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Oor 'one' + alavu 'a measure': 'to some measure'. The same turn softens any judgement: 'more or less good'. In a live sentence: “ஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம், ஆனா எல்லாத்துக்கும் இல்லை” (ōraḷavukku sammadam, āṉā ellāttukkum illai) — I partly agree, but not with everything. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ஓ, ர, ள, வ, ு, க, ், க, ு, ச, ம, ்… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம் (ōraḷavukku sammadam) |
| Read in Latin letters | ōraḷavukku sammadam |
| Translation | partly agree |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
oor 'one' + alavu 'a measure': 'to some measure'. The same turn softens any judgement: 'more or less good'
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.
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 “partly agree” in Tamil?
«ஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம்» (ōraḷavukku sammadam), read “ōraḷavukku sammadam”. In a live sentence: “ஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம், ஆனா எல்லாத்துக்கும் இல்லை” (ōraḷavukku sammadam, āṉā ellāttukkum illai) — I partly agree, but not with everything. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ஓ, ர, ள, வ, ு, க, ், க, ு, ச, ம, ்…
How is “ஓரளவுக்கு சம்மதம்” (ōraḷavukku sammadam) written in Latin letters?
ōraḷavukku sammadam. 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?
Oor 'one' + alavu 'a measure': 'to some measure'. The same turn softens any judgement: 'more or less good'. 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 this 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.