Lingoflyவெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்
- வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉto vacuum
“வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்” (vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ) — to vacuum in Tamil. Verb, level A1. The general verb 'to hit': with it one also irons, rings and does the laundry. The vacuum cleaner has no verb of its own. In a live sentence: “ஞாயித்துக்கிழமை வீட்ல வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்” (ñāyittukkiḻama vīṭla vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ) — On Sunday I vacuum at home. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ெ, க, ், ய, ூ, ம, ், அ, ட, ி, க… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன் (vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | to vacuum |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
The general verb 'to hit': with it one also irons, rings and does the laundry. The vacuum cleaner has no verb of its own
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.
- ஞாயித்துக்கிழமை வீட்ல வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்ñāyittukkiḻama vīṭla vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉOn Sunday I vacuum at home
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 vacuum” in Tamil?
«வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்» (vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ), read “vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “ஞாயித்துக்கிழமை வீட்ல வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்” (ñāyittukkiḻama vīṭla vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ) — On Sunday I vacuum at home. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1; written with the characters வ, ெ, க, ், ய, ூ, ம, ், அ, ட, ி, க…
How is “வெக்யூம் அடிக்கிறன்” (vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
vekyūm aḍikkiṟaṉ. 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 general verb 'to hit': with it one also irons, rings and does the laundry. The vacuum cleaner has no verb of its own. 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.