Lingoflyசத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்
- சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉto read aloud
“சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்” (sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ) — to read aloud in Tamil. Phrase, level A1. Literally 'I read loudly': built on the sound word. Jaffna reads with one verb, India with another, and the island keeps its own at school. In a live sentence: “நான் இந்தப் பந்தியைச் சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்” (nāṉ indap pandiyaic sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ) — I will read this paragraph aloud. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, த, ், த, ம, ா, வ, ா, ச, ி, க, ்…
In short
| Written in Tamil | சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன் (sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | to read aloud |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I read loudly': built on the sound word. Jaffna reads with one verb, India with another, and the island keeps its own at school
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.
- நான் இந்தப் பந்தியைச் சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்nāṉ indap pandiyaic sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉI will read this paragraph aloud
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 read aloud” in Tamil?
«சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்» (sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ), read “sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் இந்தப் பந்தியைச் சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்” (nāṉ indap pandiyaic sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ) — I will read this paragraph aloud. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters ச, த, ், த, ம, ா, வ, ா, ச, ி, க, ்…
How is “சத்தமா வாசிக்கிறன்” (sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
sattamā vāsikkiṟaṉ. 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 'I read loudly': built on the sound word. Jaffna reads with one verb, India with another, and the island keeps its own at school. 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.