Lingoflyபொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லை
- பொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லைpottāṉ amuṅgēllaithe button is stuck
“பொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லை” (pottāṉ amuṅgēllai) — the button is stuck in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Amungu, 'to sink in', happens by itself; 'I press' takes the make-it-happen twin. The same pair again. In a live sentence: “இந்த பொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லை” (inda pottāṉ amuṅgēllai) — This button is stuck. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ொ, த, ், த, ா, ன, ், அ, ம, ு, ங… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லை (pottāṉ amuṅgēllai) |
| Read in Latin letters | pottāṉ amuṅgēllai |
| Translation | the button is stuck |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
amungu, 'to sink in', happens by itself; 'I press' takes the make-it-happen twin. The same pair again
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 “the button is stuck” in Tamil?
«பொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லை» (pottāṉ amuṅgēllai), read “pottāṉ amuṅgēllai”. In a live sentence: “இந்த பொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லை” (inda pottāṉ amuṅgēllai) — This button is stuck. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ப, ொ, த, ், த, ா, ன, ், அ, ம, ு, ங…
How is “பொத்தான் அமுங்கேல்லை” (pottāṉ amuṅgēllai) written in Latin letters?
pottāṉ amuṅgēllai. 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?
Amungu, 'to sink in', happens by itself; 'I press' takes the make-it-happen twin. The same pair again. 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.