Lingoflyநான் நினைக்கிறன்
- நான் நினைக்கிறன்nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉI believe that
“நான் நினைக்கிறன்” (nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ) — I believe that in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. The key difference from English: the thought stands in front of these words and ends on eṇḍu, while the turn itself closes the sentence: 'this is not right, that I believe'. In a live sentence: “அவர் வரமாட்டார் எண்டு நான் நினைக்கிறன்” (avar varamāṭṭār eṇḍu nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ) — I believe that he will not come. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ந, ா, ன, ், ந, ி, ன, ை, க, ், க, ி…
In short
| Written in Tamil | நான் நினைக்கிறன் (nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | I believe that |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The key difference from English: the thought stands in front of these words and ends on eṇḍu, while the turn itself closes the sentence: 'this is not right, that I believe'
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.
- அவர் வரமாட்டார் எண்டு நான் நினைக்கிறன்avar varamāṭṭār eṇḍu nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉI believe that he will not come
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 “I believe that” in Tamil?
«நான் நினைக்கிறன்» (nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ), read “nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “அவர் வரமாட்டார் எண்டு நான் நினைக்கிறன்” (avar varamāṭṭār eṇḍu nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ) — I believe that he will not come. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ந, ா, ன, ், ந, ி, ன, ை, க, ், க, ி…
How is “நான் நினைக்கிறன்” (nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
nāṉ niṉaikkiṟaṉ. 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 key difference from English: the thought stands in front of these words and ends on eṇḍu, while the turn itself closes the sentence: 'this is not right, that I believe'. 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.