பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்
“பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்” (parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟēṉ) — to fail an exam in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. pa-rii-tcai-ila fey-il aa-gu-ren; the f is pronounced as an English f. In a live sentence: “படிக்கேல்லை எண்டா பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்” — If I do not study, I fail the exam. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ர, ீ, ட, ், ச, ை, ய, ி, ல, ஃ, ப. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟēṉ |
| Translation | to fail an exam |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟēṉto fail an exam
How to pronounce it
pa-rii-tcai-ila fey-il aa-gu-ren; the f is pronounced as an English f
Why it looks that way
The f is a foreign sound: Tamil has no native 'f'. The bookish way is 'to not succeed'
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.
- படிக்கேல்லை எண்டா பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்paḍikkēllai eṇḍā parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟēṉIf I do not study, I fail the exam
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 fail an exam” in Tamil?
«பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்», read “parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟēṉ”. pa-rii-tcai-ila fey-il aa-gu-ren; the f is pronounced as an English f. In a live sentence: “படிக்கேல்லை எண்டா பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்” — If I do not study, I fail the exam. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ப, ர, ீ, ட, ், ச, ை, ய, ி, ல, ஃ, ப.
How is “பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறேன்” written in Latin letters?
parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟēṉ. 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 f is a foreign sound: Tamil has no native 'f'. The bookish way is 'to not succeed'. 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.