Lingoflyஆப்பை நிறுவுறன்
- ஆப்பை நிறுவுறன்āppai niṟuvuṟaṉto install an app
“ஆப்பை நிறுவுறன்” (āppai niṟuvuṟaṉ) — to install an app in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. The word for 'app'; niruvu means 'to install, to found'. In speech people say the English 'install'. In a live sentence: “இந்த ஆப்பை நிறுவுங்கோ” (inda āppai niṟuvuṅgō) — Install this app. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ஆ, ப, ், ப, ை, ந, ி, ற, ு, வ, ு, ற… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ஆப்பை நிறுவுறன் (āppai niṟuvuṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | āppai niṟuvuṟaṉ |
| Translation | to install an app |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The word for 'app'; niruvu means 'to install, to found'. In speech people say the English 'install'
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.
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 install an app” in Tamil?
«ஆப்பை நிறுவுறன்» (āppai niṟuvuṟaṉ), read “āppai niṟuvuṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “இந்த ஆப்பை நிறுவுங்கோ” (inda āppai niṟuvuṅgō) — Install this app. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ஆ, ப, ், ப, ை, ந, ி, ற, ு, வ, ு, ற…
How is “ஆப்பை நிறுவுறன்” (āppai niṟuvuṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
āppai niṟuvuṟaṉ. 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 word for 'app'; niruvu means 'to install, to found'. In speech people say the English 'install'. 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 this 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.