Lingoflyபரப்பி வைக்கிறன்
- பரப்பி வைக்கிறன்parappi vaikkiṟaṉlay out
“பரப்பி வைக்கிறன்” (parappi vaikkiṟaṉ) — lay out in Tamil. Verb, level B1. Literally 'having spread, I place'. To tidy things into places is the other phrase; this one is exactly 'to spread out in a row'. In a live sentence: “படங்களை மேசையில பரப்பி வையுங்கோ” (paḍaṅgaḷai mēsaiyila parappi vaiyuṅgō) — Lay the photographs out on the table. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ர, ப, ், ப, ி, வ, ை, க, ், க, ி… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பரப்பி வைக்கிறன் (parappi vaikkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | parappi vaikkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | lay out |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'having spread, I place'. To tidy things into places is the other phrase; this one is exactly 'to spread out in a row'
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.
- படங்களை மேசையில பரப்பி வையுங்கோpaḍaṅgaḷai mēsaiyila parappi vaiyuṅgōLay the photographs out on the table
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 “lay out” in Tamil?
«பரப்பி வைக்கிறன்» (parappi vaikkiṟaṉ), read “parappi vaikkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “படங்களை மேசையில பரப்பி வையுங்கோ” (paḍaṅgaḷai mēsaiyila parappi vaiyuṅgō) — Lay the photographs out on the table. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters ப, ர, ப, ், ப, ி, வ, ை, க, ், க, ி…
How is “பரப்பி வைக்கிறன்” (parappi vaikkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
parappi vaikkiṟaṉ. 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 'having spread, I place'. To tidy things into places is the other phrase; this one is exactly 'to spread out in a row'. 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.