லேப்டாப்
“லேப்டாப்” (lēpṭāp) — laptop in Tamil. Noun, level A1. The English laptop. No other word for it exists — people say precisely laptop. In a live sentence: “என்ர லேப்டாப் பையில இருக்கு” — My laptop is in the bag. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ல, ே, ப, ், ட, ா, ப, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | லேப்டாப் |
| Read in Latin letters | lēpṭāp |
| Translation | laptop |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- லேப்டாப்lēpṭāplaptop
Why it looks that way
The English laptop. No other word for it exists — people say precisely laptop
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.
- என்ர லேப்டாப் பையில இருக்குeṉra lēpṭāp paiyila irukkuMy laptop is in the bag
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 “laptop” in Tamil?
«லேப்டாப்», read “lēpṭāp”. In a live sentence: “என்ர லேப்டாப் பையில இருக்கு” — My laptop is in the bag. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ல, ே, ப, ், ட, ா, ப, ்.
How is “லேப்டாப்” written in Latin letters?
lēpṭāp. 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?
The English laptop. No other word for it exists — people say precisely laptop. 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.