Lingoflyකෙටි සාරාංශය
- කෙටි සාරාංශයkeṭi sārāṁśayasummary
“කෙටි සාරාංශය” (keṭi sārāṁśaya) — summary in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. Keṭi, 'short', plus sārāṁśaya, 'summary'. On a book cover and at the end of a textbook chapter stands exactly this word. In a live sentence: “පොතේ කෙටි සාරාංශය කවරයේ පිටිපස්සේ තියෙනවා” (potē keṭi sārāṁśaya kavarayē piṭipassē tiyenavā) — The summary of the book is on the back cover. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ක, ෙ, ට, ි, ස, ා, ර, ා, ං, ශ, ය.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | කෙටි සාරාංශය (keṭi sārāṁśaya) |
| Read in Latin letters | keṭi sārāṁśaya |
| Translation | summary |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Keṭi, 'short', plus sārāṁśaya, 'summary'. On a book cover and at the end of a textbook chapter stands exactly this word
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 “summary” in Sinhala?
«කෙටි සාරාංශය» (keṭi sārāṁśaya), read “keṭi sārāṁśaya”. In a live sentence: “පොතේ කෙටි සාරාංශය කවරයේ පිටිපස්සේ තියෙනවා” (potē keṭi sārāṁśaya kavarayē piṭipassē tiyenavā) — The summary of the book is on the back cover. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ක, ෙ, ට, ි, ස, ා, ර, ා, ං, ශ, ය.
How is “කෙටි සාරාංශය” (keṭi sārāṁśaya) written in Latin letters?
keṭi sārāṁśaya. 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?
Keṭi, 'short', plus sārāṁśaya, 'summary'. On a book cover and at the end of a textbook chapter stands exactly this word. 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.