Lingoflyஎன்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன்
- என்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன்eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉto tell about yourself
“என்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன்” (eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ) — to tell about yourself in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. Parri, 'about', follows the thing talked of: 'about me', 'about the work'. In a live sentence: “கொஞ்சம் என்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன்” (koñcam eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ) — I will tell a little about myself. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters எ, ன, ், ன, ை, ப, ், ப, ற, ், ற, ி… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | என்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன் (eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ |
| Translation | to tell about yourself |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
parri, 'about', follows the thing talked of: 'about me', 'about the work'
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 tell about yourself” in Tamil?
«என்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன்» (eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ), read “eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “கொஞ்சம் என்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன்” (koñcam eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ) — I will tell a little about myself. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters எ, ன, ், ன, ை, ப, ், ப, ற, ், ற, ி…
How is “என்னைப் பற்றி சொல்லுறன்” (eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
eṉṉaip paṟṟi solluṟaṉ. 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?
Parri, 'about', follows the thing talked of: 'about me', 'about the work'. 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.