Signification
The act of traveling.
Contexte culturel
During the 'Margazhi' month, many people travel to Chennai for the Music and Dance festival. This is often called a 'Kalaip-payanam' (Artistic journey). In Sri Lanka, 'பயணம்' is frequently used in the context of the diaspora and returning home. The word carries a heavy emotional weight of displacement and return. The 'Aatruppadai' genre of poetry is essentially a 'travel guide' where one poet directs another to a generous patron, describing the journey in detail. Tamil travel vloggers on YouTube have popularized 'Payanam' as a lifestyle brand, often using it in their channel names.
Use with Vehicles
Always use the '-il' suffix for the vehicle: Bus-il, Train-il, Car-il.
Formal vs Informal
In very casual talk, 'Payanam sei' can sound stiff. Use 'Po' or 'Travel pannu' with close friends.
Signification
The act of traveling.
Use with Vehicles
Always use the '-il' suffix for the vehicle: Bus-il, Train-il, Car-il.
Formal vs Informal
In very casual talk, 'Payanam sei' can sound stiff. Use 'Po' or 'Travel pannu' with close friends.
The 'Life' Metaphor
Use 'Vazhkai Payanam' (Life Journey) in cards or speeches to sound sophisticated.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of 'பயணம் செய்' in the present tense.
நான் இப்போது ரயிலில் _________.
'இப்போது' (now) indicates the present tense.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct way to say 'I will travel to London'.
The destination 'London' needs the dative case marker '-ku'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: நீங்கள் எப்படி மதுரைக்கு போவீர்கள்? B: நான் காரில் _________.
The question uses 'போவீர்கள்' (future), so the answer should be in the future tense.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Which phrase fits a formal announcement at an airport?
'பயணம் செய்யுங்கள்' is the formal, respectful version of the collocation.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesநான் இப்போது ரயிலில் _________.
'இப்போது' (now) indicates the present tense.
Choose the correct way to say 'I will travel to London'.
The destination 'London' needs the dative case marker '-ku'.
A: நீங்கள் எப்படி மதுரைக்கு போவீர்கள்? B: நான் காரில் _________.
The question uses 'போவீர்கள்' (future), so the answer should be in the future tense.
Which phrase fits a formal announcement at an airport?
'பயணம் செய்யுங்கள்' is the formal, respectful version of the collocation.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsIt is a naturalized loanword from Sanskrit. The pure Tamil equivalent would be 'Selavu' (செலவு), but that now mostly means 'expense'.
Yes, 'பயணம் போறேன்' is a very common colloquial mix of the noun and the verb 'go'.
You say 'Iniya payanam' (Sweet journey) or 'Pathiramaana payanam' (Safe journey).
They are the same. 'Pirayanam' is just a more formal/older spelling variant.
Yes, 'Vinveli payanam' is the term for space travel.
Yes, but usually only if the commute is long or significant.
There isn't a single verb, but 'Thangu' (stay) or 'Oivu edu' (take rest) are situational opposites.
'பயணம் செய்து எனக்கு களைப்பாக இருக்கிறது' (Payanam seidhu enakku kalaippaaga irukkiradhu).
Constantly. Every report about a politician's visit or a new train line uses it.
Yes, it's one of the first 500 words a Tamil child learns.
Expressions liées
பயணச் சீட்டு
builds onTravel ticket
பயணிகள்
specialized formPassengers / Travelers
சுற்றுலா
similarTourism / Trip
புறப்படு
contrastTo set out / To depart
