நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன்
“நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன்” (nāṉum appiḍittāṉ niṉaikkiṟēṉ) — I think so too in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. The -um stuck to naan does the work of English 'too': naanum, 'me too'. Tamil carries no separate word for it. In a live sentence: “நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன், நீங்க சொல்லுறது சரி” — I think so too, you are right. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ந, ா, ன, ு, ம, ், அ, ப, ், ப, ி, ட.
In short
| Written in Tamil | நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | nāṉum appiḍittāṉ niṉaikkiṟēṉ |
| Translation | I think so too |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன்nāṉum appiḍittāṉ niṉaikkiṟēṉI think so too
Why it looks that way
The -um stuck to naan does the work of English 'too': naanum, 'me too'. Tamil carries no separate word for it
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.
- நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன், நீங்க சொல்லுறது சரிnāṉum appiḍittāṉ niṉaikkiṟēṉ, nīṅga solluṟadu sariI think so too, you are right
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 “I think so too” in Tamil?
«நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன்», read “nāṉum appiḍittāṉ niṉaikkiṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன், நீங்க சொல்லுறது சரி” — I think so too, you are right. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters ந, ா, ன, ு, ம, ், அ, ப, ், ப, ி, ட.
How is “நானும் அப்பிடித்தான் நினைக்கிறேன்” written in Latin letters?
nāṉum appiḍittāṉ niṉaikkiṟēṉ. 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 -um stuck to naan does the work of English 'too': naanum, 'me too'. Tamil carries no separate word for it. 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.