Lingoflyவேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்லுறன்
- வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்லுறன்vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉrefuse
“வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்லுறன்” (vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ) — refuse in Tamil. Verb, level A2. Literally 'I say: no need'. Next to it stands 'to object' — the same word serves a refusal too but sounds harsher. In a live sentence: “அந்த வேலைக்கு நான் வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்லுறன்” (anda vēlaikku nāṉ vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ) — 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 சொல்லுறன் (vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ |
| Translation | refuse |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I say: no need'. Next to it stands '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.
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 சொல்லுறன்» (vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ), read “vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “அந்த வேலைக்கு நான் வேண்டாம் எண்டு சொல்லுறன்” (anda vēlaikku nāṉ vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ) — 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 சொல்லுறன்” (vēṇḍām eṇḍu solluṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
vēṇḍām eṇḍu 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 say: no need'. Next to it stands '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 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.