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- பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன்parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉto fail an exam
“பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன்” (parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ) — to fail an exam in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Pa-rii-tcai-ila fey-il aa-gu-ran; the f is pronounced as an English f. In a live sentence: “படிக்கேல்லை எண்டா பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன்” (paḍikkēllai eṇḍā parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ) — If I do not study, I fail the exam. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ர, ீ, ட, ், ச, ை, ய, ி, ல, ஃ, ப… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன் (parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ |
| Translation | to fail an exam |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
How to pronounce it
pa-rii-tcai-ila fey-il aa-gu-ran; the f is pronounced as an English f
Why it looks that way
The f is a foreign sound: Tamil has no native 'f'. The bookish way is 'to not succeed'
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.
- படிக்கேல்லை எண்டா பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன்paḍikkēllai eṇḍā parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉIf I do not study, I fail the exam
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 fail an exam” in Tamil?
«பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன்» (parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ), read “parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ”. Pa-rii-tcai-ila fey-il aa-gu-ran; the f is pronounced as an English f. In a live sentence: “படிக்கேல்லை எண்டா பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன்” (paḍikkēllai eṇḍā parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ) — If I do not study, I fail the exam. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ப, ர, ீ, ட, ், ச, ை, ய, ி, ல, ஃ, ப…
How is “பரீட்சையில ஃபெயில் ஆகுறன்” (parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
parīṭcaiyila feyil āguṟaṉ. 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 f is a foreign sound: Tamil has no native 'f'. The bookish way is 'to not succeed'. 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.