Lingoflyபொய் சொல்லுறன்
- பொய் சொல்லுறன்poy solluṟaṉto tell lies
“பொய் சொல்லுறன்” (poy solluṟaṉ) — to tell lies in Tamil. Verb, level A2. Literally 'I speak a lie'. Truth has its own word, and 'I speak the truth' is built exactly the same way. In a live sentence: “அவன் எனக்கு பொய் சொன்னான்” (avaṉ eṉakku poy soṉṉāṉ) — He told me lies. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ொ, ய, ், ச, ொ, ல, ், ல, ு, ற, ன… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பொய் சொல்லுறன் (poy solluṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | poy solluṟaṉ |
| Translation | to tell lies |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I speak a lie'. Truth has its own word, and 'I speak the truth' is built exactly the same way
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 “to tell lies” in Tamil?
«பொய் சொல்லுறன்» (poy solluṟaṉ), read “poy solluṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “அவன் எனக்கு பொய் சொன்னான்” (avaṉ eṉakku poy soṉṉāṉ) — He told me lies. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A2; written with the characters ப, ொ, ய, ், ச, ொ, ல, ், ல, ு, ற, ன…
How is “பொய் சொல்லுறன்” (poy solluṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
poy solluṟaṉ. 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 speak a lie'. Truth has its own word, and 'I speak the truth' is built exactly the same way. 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.