மாறி மாறி
“மாறி மாறி” (māṟi māṟi) — in turns in Tamil. Adverb, level B1. Maari, 'having changed', said twice. Doubling is the Tamil way to say 'one after another', as in 'different ones' or 'bit by bit'. In a live sentence: “நாங்க மாறி மாறி வேலை செய்யுறம்” — We work in turns. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ா, ற, ி, ம, ா, ற, ி. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | மாறி மாறி |
| Read in Latin letters | māṟi māṟi |
| Translation | in turns |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Level | B1 |
- மாறி மாறிmāṟi māṟiin turns
Why it looks that way
Maari, 'having changed', said twice. Doubling is the Tamil way to say 'one after another', as in 'different ones' or 'bit by bit'
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.
- நாங்க மாறி மாறி வேலை செய்யுறம்nāṅga māṟi māṟi vēlai seyyuṟamWe work in turns
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 “in turns” in Tamil?
«மாறி மாறி», read “māṟi māṟi”. In a live sentence: “நாங்க மாறி மாறி வேலை செய்யுறம்” — We work in turns. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adverb, level B1; written with the characters ம, ா, ற, ி, ம, ா, ற, ி.
How is “மாறி மாறி” written in Latin letters?
māṟi māṟi. 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?
Maari, 'having changed', said twice. Doubling is the Tamil way to say 'one after another', as in 'different ones' or 'bit by bit'. 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.