Lingoflyமுதலுதவிப் பெட்டி
- முதலுதவிப் பெட்டிmudaludavip peṭṭifirst aid kit
“முதலுதவிப் பெட்டி” (mudaludavip peṭṭi) — first aid kit in Tamil. Noun, level A2. Literally 'the box of first help'. 'First aid' itself is heard at school and at work. In a live sentence: “வண்டியில ஒரு முதலுதவிப் பெட்டி வைச்சிருங்கோ” (vaṇḍiyila oru mudaludavip peṭṭi vaicciruṅgō) — Keep a first aid kit in the car. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ு, த, ல, ு, த, வ, ி, ப, ், ப, ெ… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | முதலுதவிப் பெட்டி (mudaludavip peṭṭi) |
| Read in Latin letters | mudaludavip peṭṭi |
| Translation | first aid kit |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'the box of first help'. 'First aid' itself is heard at school and at 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.
- வண்டியில ஒரு முதலுதவிப் பெட்டி வைச்சிருங்கோvaṇḍiyila oru mudaludavip peṭṭi vaicciruṅgōKeep a first aid kit in the car
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 “first aid kit” in Tamil?
«முதலுதவிப் பெட்டி» (mudaludavip peṭṭi), read “mudaludavip peṭṭi”. In a live sentence: “வண்டியில ஒரு முதலுதவிப் பெட்டி வைச்சிருங்கோ” (vaṇḍiyila oru mudaludavip peṭṭi vaicciruṅgō) — Keep a first aid kit in the car. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters ம, ு, த, ல, ு, த, வ, ி, ப, ், ப, ெ…
How is “முதலுதவிப் பெட்டி” (mudaludavip peṭṭi) written in Latin letters?
mudaludavip peṭṭi. 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?
Literally 'the box of first help'. 'First aid' itself is heard at school and at 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.