தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்
“தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்” (toḻilnuṭpam eṉakku teriyum) — I know my way around technology in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. theriyum, 'I know, I can', is knowledge won by learning; the other verb would be 'I can physically'. In Tamil the difference is obligatory. In a live sentence: “கவலை வேண்டாம், தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்” — Do not worry, I know my way around technology. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters த, ொ, ழ, ி, ல, ், ந, ு, ட, ், ப, ம.
In short
| Written in Tamil | தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும் |
| Read in Latin letters | toḻilnuṭpam eṉakku teriyum |
| Translation | I know my way around technology |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்toḻilnuṭpam eṉakku teriyumI know my way around technology
Why it looks that way
theriyum, 'I know, I can', is knowledge won by learning; the other verb would be 'I can physically'. In Tamil the difference is obligatory
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.
- கவலை வேண்டாம், தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்kavalai vēṇḍām, toḻilnuṭpam eṉakku teriyumDo not worry, I know my way around technology
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 know my way around technology” in Tamil?
«தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்», read “toḻilnuṭpam eṉakku teriyum”. In a live sentence: “கவலை வேண்டாம், தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்” — Do not worry, I know my way around technology. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters த, ொ, ழ, ி, ல, ், ந, ு, ட, ், ப, ம.
How is “தொழில்நுட்பம் எனக்கு தெரியும்” written in Latin letters?
toḻilnuṭpam eṉakku teriyum. 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?
theriyum, 'I know, I can', is knowledge won by learning; the other verb would be 'I can physically'. In Tamil the difference is obligatory. 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.