கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்
“கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்” (kambiyai saripākkiṟēṉ) — to check the wires in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. saripaaru, 'to check', literally 'to look whether it is right'. The bookish form is longer. In a live sentence: “நான் முதல்ல கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்” — First I will check the wires. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ம, ், ப, ி, ய, ை, ச, ர, ி, ப, ா. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | kambiyai saripākkiṟēṉ |
| Translation | to check the wires |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்kambiyai saripākkiṟēṉto check the wires
Why it looks that way
saripaaru, 'to check', literally 'to look whether it is right'. The bookish form is longer
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.
- நான் முதல்ல கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்nāṉ mudalla kambiyai saripākkiṟēṉFirst I will check the wires
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 check the wires” in Tamil?
«கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்», read “kambiyai saripākkiṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் முதல்ல கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்” — First I will check the wires. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters க, ம, ், ப, ி, ய, ை, ச, ர, ி, ப, ா.
How is “கம்பியை சரிபாக்கிறேன்” written in Latin letters?
kambiyai saripākkiṟēṉ. 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?
saripaaru, 'to check', literally 'to look whether it is right'. The bookish form is longer. 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 it 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.