Lingoflyயோசனை சொல்லுறன்
- யோசனை சொல்லுறன்yōsaṉai solluṟaṉto give advice
“யோசனை சொல்லுறன்” (yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ) — to give advice in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. Yosanai is both 'a thought' and 'a piece of advice', from yosi, 'to think'. 'Shall I give you a yosanai?' is how it is offered. In a live sentence: “நான் உங்களுக்கு ஒரு யோசனை சொல்லுறன்” (nāṉ uṅgaḷukku oru yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ) — I will give you advice. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ய, ோ, ச, ன, ை, ச, ொ, ல, ், ல, ு, ற…
In short
| Written in Tamil | யோசனை சொல்லுறன் (yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ |
| Translation | to give advice |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
yosanai is both 'a thought' and 'a piece of advice', from yosi, 'to think'. 'Shall I give you a yosanai?' is how it is offered
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 give advice” in Tamil?
«யோசனை சொல்லுறன்» (yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ), read “yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் உங்களுக்கு ஒரு யோசனை சொல்லுறன்” (nāṉ uṅgaḷukku oru yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ) — I will give you advice. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters ய, ோ, ச, ன, ை, ச, ொ, ல, ், ல, ு, ற…
How is “யோசனை சொல்லுறன்” (yōsaṉai solluṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
yōsaṉai 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?
Yosanai is both 'a thought' and 'a piece of advice', from yosi, 'to think'. 'Shall I give you a yosanai?' is how it is offered. 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.