மகிழுங்கள்
magizhungal
To enjoy in Tamil is மகிழுங்கள் (magizhungal).
The verb மகிழுங்கள் is used to express the idea of receiving pleasure or satisfaction from an experience or an object.
Meaning: to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form மகிழுங்கள் is the polite or plural imperative used to tell someone to 'enjoy'.
How do you pronounce it?
magizhungal
Did you know?
- The word மகிழ் (magizh) can also be used in classical Tamil literature to describe the blooming of flowers, linking human joy to nature.
- If you want to say 'Enjoy your meal' in a Tamil setting, it is much more common to say சாப்பிடுங்கள் (sāppidunga), which simply means 'Please eat', rather than using a word for 'enjoy'.
- In some southern dialects of Tamil, the sound of the letter ழ் (zh) in மகிழுங்கள் is a unique retroflex approximant, produced by curling the tongue far back, which is a signature sound of the language.
Example conversation
Kavitha and Vijay are at a music concert.
- கவிதா Kavithaவிஜய், இசை எவ்வளவு நன்றாக இருக்கிறது!Vijay, isai evvalavu nandraaga irukkiradhu!Vijay, the music is so wonderful!
- விஜய் Vijayஆம், எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்திருக்கிறது.Aam, enakku migavum pidithirukkiradhu.Yes, I like it very much.
- கவிதா Kavithaநன்றாகக் கேட்டு மகிழுங்கள்.Nandraaga kettu magizhungal.Listen and enjoy it well.
- விஜய் Vijayநிச்சயமாக, நானும் மகிழ்கிறேன்.Nichayamaga, naanum magizhgiren.Certainly, I am enjoying it too.
