செய்தி அறிக்கை
“செய்தி அறிக்கை” (seydi aṟikkai) — news report in Tamil. Noun, level B1. You know arikkai, 'a report', from work — in a newspaper the same word gives a reportage. No separate word for it exists. In a live sentence: “சந்தையிலிருந்து ஒரு செய்தி அறிக்கை வந்தது” — A news report came in from the market. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ெ, ய, ், த, ி, அ, ற, ி, க, ், க.
In short
| Written in Tamil | செய்தி அறிக்கை |
| Read in Latin letters | seydi aṟikkai |
| Translation | news report |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- செய்தி அறிக்கைseydi aṟikkainews report
Why it looks that way
You know arikkai, 'a report', from work — in a newspaper the same word gives a reportage. No separate word for it exists
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.
- சந்தையிலிருந்து ஒரு செய்தி அறிக்கை வந்ததுsandaiyilirundu oru seydi aṟikkai vandaduA news report came in from the market
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 “news report” in Tamil?
«செய்தி அறிக்கை», read “seydi aṟikkai”. In a live sentence: “சந்தையிலிருந்து ஒரு செய்தி அறிக்கை வந்தது” — A news report came in from the market. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ச, ெ, ய, ், த, ி, அ, ற, ி, க, ், க.
How is “செய்தி அறிக்கை” written in Latin letters?
seydi aṟikkai. 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?
You know arikkai, 'a report', from work — in a newspaper the same word gives a reportage. No separate word for it exists. 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.