வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்க
“வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்க” (varaipaḍattila kāṭṭuṅga) — show it on the map in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. varaipadam, 'a map', comes from varai, 'to draw'. The map in the phone is the same word, though people more often name the app. In a live sentence: “கொஞ்சம் வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்க” — Show me on the map, please. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ர, ை, ப, ட, த, ், த, ி, ல, க, ா.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்க |
| Read in Latin letters | varaipaḍattila kāṭṭuṅga |
| Translation | show it on the map |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்கvaraipaḍattila kāṭṭuṅgashow it on the map
Why it looks that way
varaipadam, 'a map', comes from varai, 'to draw'. The map in the phone is the same word, though people more often name the app
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.
- கொஞ்சம் வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்கkoñcam varaipaḍattila kāṭṭuṅgaShow me on the map, please
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 “show it on the map” in Tamil?
«வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்க», read “varaipaḍattila kāṭṭuṅga”. In a live sentence: “கொஞ்சம் வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்க” — Show me on the map, please. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters வ, ர, ை, ப, ட, த, ், த, ி, ல, க, ா.
How is “வரைபடத்தில காட்டுங்க” written in Latin letters?
varaipaḍattila kāṭṭuṅga. 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?
varaipadam, 'a map', comes from varai, 'to draw'. The map in the phone is the same word, though people more often name the app. 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.