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- என் பையை திருடிட்டினம்eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉammy bag was stolen
“என் பையை திருடிட்டினம்” (eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam) — my bag was stolen in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. Tamil names the culprits — 'they stole' — though who exactly is unknown. There is no impersonal 'it was stolen' here. In a live sentence: “பஸ்ல என் பையை திருடிட்டினம்” (pasla eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam) — On the bus my bag was stolen. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters எ, ன, ், ப, ை, ய, ை, த, ி, ர, ு, ட…
In short
| Written in Tamil | என் பையை திருடிட்டினம் (eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam) |
| Read in Latin letters | eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam |
| Translation | my bag was stolen |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Tamil names the culprits — 'they stole' — though who exactly is unknown. There is no impersonal 'it was stolen' here
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.
- பஸ்ல என் பையை திருடிட்டினம்pasla eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉamOn the bus my bag was stolen
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 “my bag was stolen” in Tamil?
«என் பையை திருடிட்டினம்» (eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam), read “eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam”. In a live sentence: “பஸ்ல என் பையை திருடிட்டினம்” (pasla eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam) — On the bus my bag was stolen. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters எ, ன, ், ப, ை, ய, ை, த, ி, ர, ு, ட…
How is “என் பையை திருடிட்டினம்” (eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam) written in Latin letters?
eṉ paiyai tiruḍiṭṭiṉam. 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?
Tamil names the culprits — 'they stole' — though who exactly is unknown. There is no impersonal 'it was stolen' here. 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.