அலுவலக நேரம்
“அலுவலக நேரம்” (aluvalaga nēram) — office hours in Tamil. Noun, level A2. Literally 'office time'. No separate word for office hours exists; on the door they write 'for the public' and the hours. In a live sentence: “அலுவலக நேரம் காலை எட்டு முதல் பிற்பகல் நாலு வரை” — Office hours are from eight in the morning until four. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters அ, ல, ு, வ, ல, க, ந, ே, ர, ம, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | அலுவலக நேரம் |
| Read in Latin letters | aluvalaga nēram |
| Translation | office hours |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- அலுவலக நேரம்aluvalaga nēramoffice hours
Why it looks that way
Literally 'office time'. No separate word for office hours exists; on the door they write 'for the public' and the hours
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.
- அலுவலக நேரம் காலை எட்டு முதல் பிற்பகல் நாலு வரைaluvalaga nēram kālai eṭṭu mudal piṟpagal nālu varaiOffice hours are from eight in the morning until four
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 “office hours” in Tamil?
«அலுவலக நேரம்», read “aluvalaga nēram”. In a live sentence: “அலுவலக நேரம் காலை எட்டு முதல் பிற்பகல் நாலு வரை” — Office hours are from eight in the morning until four. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters அ, ல, ு, வ, ல, க, ந, ே, ர, ம, ்.
How is “அலுவலக நேரம்” written in Latin letters?
aluvalaga nēram. 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 'office time'. No separate word for office hours exists; on the door they write 'for the public' and the hours. 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 it 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.