Lingoflyஅறிவிக்கிறன்
- அறிவிக்கிறன்aṟivikkiṟaṉannounce
“அறிவிக்கிறன்” (aṟivikkiṟaṉ) — announce in Tamil. Verb, level B1. An announcement aloud and on paper — it has a noun of its own. The difference from 'notify': you notify one, you announce all. In a live sentence: “நான் நாளைக்கு முடிவை அறிவிக்கிறன்” (nāṉ nāḷaikku muḍivai aṟivikkiṟaṉ) — Tomorrow I will announce the decision. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters அ, ற, ி, வ, ி, க, ், க, ி, ற, ன, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | அறிவிக்கிறன் (aṟivikkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | aṟivikkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | announce |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
An announcement aloud and on paper — it has a noun of its own. The difference from 'notify': you notify one, you announce all
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 “announce” in Tamil?
«அறிவிக்கிறன்» (aṟivikkiṟaṉ), read “aṟivikkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் நாளைக்கு முடிவை அறிவிக்கிறன்” (nāṉ nāḷaikku muḍivai aṟivikkiṟaṉ) — Tomorrow I will announce the decision. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters அ, ற, ி, வ, ி, க, ், க, ி, ற, ன, ்.
How is “அறிவிக்கிறன்” (aṟivikkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
aṟivikkiṟaṉ. 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?
An announcement aloud and on paper — it has a noun of its own. The difference from 'notify': you notify one, you announce all. 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.