DAILY TIPS

Daily Tips features short and practical English learning posts updated every day, including quick grammar checks, common mistakes, vocabulary building, sentence patterns, and bilingual explanations (English–Tamil). These daily English questions and learning series are designed to improve speaking, writing, and understanding through simple, consistent practice. Learn English step by step with real-life examples and easy explanations.

Callous Consider using the word in an example sentence.

AnswerIt suggests being unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or empathy for others. Pronunciation: Ka-lus e.g., It might sound callous, but I don’t care if he’s jobless...

நமது இன்றைய தினத்தை தியாகம் செய்வதன்மூலம், நமது குழந்தைகள் அவர்களுக்கான சிறந்த எதிர்காலத்தைப் பெற முடியும்.

-அப்துல் கலாம். இதை எப்படி இங்கிலீஷ்ல சொல்லுவீங்க? AnswerLet us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. -Abdul Kalam...

Have/give/get someone itchy feet,/b>

Consider using the statement or phrase in an example sentence. AnswerIt implies a desire to travel or try something new for the first time. e.g.,Asha didn’t like living in Chennai. She started getting...

என்ன விஷயம்? இது சுவையாக இல்லையா?

இதை எப்படி இங்கிலீஷ்ல சொல்லுவீங்க? AnswerWhat’s the matter? Isn’t it delicious?What’s the matter? Doesn’t it taste good?...

Contradict Consider using the word in an example sentence.

AnswerIt suggests saying anything opposite to what someone else has said. Pronunciation: Kaan-tra-dict e.g., Giri kept contradicting himself when we were arguing...

அன்புக்கு மட்டுமே எதிரிகளை நண்பனாக மாற்றும் சக்தி உள்ளது.

-மார்ட்டின் லுதர் கிங், ஜூனியர் இதை எப்படி இங்கிலீஷ்ல சொல்லுவீங்க? AnswerLove is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.-Martin Luther King, Jr...

Break the journey

Consider using the statement or phrase in an example sentence. AnswerIt denotes a brief stop in one location during a long journey. e.g.,Hey, Kalai, Let’s break the journey here. I’m tired...

Contrary Consider using the word in an example sentence.

AnswerIt means opposite. Pronunciation: Kaan-tra-ri e.g., Ragu always has a contrary point of view to everything...