பனிப்பெட்டி
“பனிப்பெட்டி” (paṉippeṭṭi) — freezer in Tamil. Noun, level A1. 'Ice' plus 'box'. In the shop people say the English 'freezer' — that word is more often on the price tag. In a live sentence: “இறைச்சிய பனிப்பெட்டியில வையுங்க” — Put the meat in the freezer. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ன, ி, ப, ், ப, ெ, ட, ், ட, ி. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பனிப்பெட்டி |
| Read in Latin letters | paṉippeṭṭi |
| Translation | freezer |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- பனிப்பெட்டிpaṉippeṭṭifreezer
Why it looks that way
'Ice' plus 'box'. In the shop people say the English 'freezer' — that word is more often on the price tag
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.
- இறைச்சிய பனிப்பெட்டியில வையுங்கiṟaicciyai paṉippeṭṭiyila vaiyuṅgaPut the meat in the freezer
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 “freezer” in Tamil?
«பனிப்பெட்டி», read “paṉippeṭṭi”. In a live sentence: “இறைச்சிய பனிப்பெட்டியில வையுங்க” — Put the meat in the freezer. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ப, ன, ி, ப, ், ப, ெ, ட, ், ட, ி.
How is “பனிப்பெட்டி” written in Latin letters?
paṉippeṭṭi. 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?
'Ice' plus 'box'. In the shop people say the English 'freezer' — that word is more often on the price tag. 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.