திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்
“திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்” (tiraiyila svaip paṇṇuṟēṉ) — to swipe the screen in Tamil. Phrase, level A1. You know 'screen'. The native 'I stroke with a finger' is said about skin and cloth; about the phone the English 'swipe' sounds. In a live sentence: “அடுத்த படத்துக்குத் திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்” — To go to the next photo, I swipe the screen. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters த, ி, ர, ை, ய, ி, ல, ஸ, ், வ, ை, ப.
In short
| Written in Tamil | திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | tiraiyila svaip paṇṇuṟēṉ |
| Translation | to swipe the screen |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்tiraiyila svaip paṇṇuṟēṉto swipe the screen
Why it looks that way
You know 'screen'. The native 'I stroke with a finger' is said about skin and cloth; about the phone the English 'swipe' sounds
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.
- அடுத்த படத்துக்குத் திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்aḍutta paḍattukkuda tiraiyila svaip paṇṇuṟēṉTo go to the next photo, I swipe the screen
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 swipe the screen” in Tamil?
«திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்», read “tiraiyila svaip paṇṇuṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “அடுத்த படத்துக்குத் திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்” — To go to the next photo, I swipe the screen. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters த, ி, ர, ை, ய, ி, ல, ஸ, ், வ, ை, ப.
How is “திரையில ஸ்வைப் பண்ணுறேன்” written in Latin letters?
tiraiyila svaip paṇṇuṟēṉ. 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 'screen'. The native 'I stroke with a finger' is said about skin and cloth; about the phone the English 'swipe' sounds. 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.