அவர் விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்
“அவர் விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்” (avar viḷakkic soṉṉār) — he explained in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'having explained, he said'. The verb pair is the usual way to mark how exactly it was said. In a live sentence: “அவர் வழியை விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்” — He explained the way. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters அ, வ, ர, ், வ, ி, ள, க, ், க, ி, ச. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | அவர் விளக்கிச் சொன்னார் |
| Read in Latin letters | avar viḷakkic soṉṉār |
| Translation | he explained |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- அவர் விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்avar viḷakkic soṉṉārhe explained
Why it looks that way
Literally 'having explained, he said'. The verb pair is the usual way to mark how exactly it was said
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.
- அவர் வழியை விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்avar vaḻiyai viḷakkic soṉṉārHe explained the way
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 “he explained” in Tamil?
«அவர் விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்», read “avar viḷakkic soṉṉār”. In a live sentence: “அவர் வழியை விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்” — He explained the way. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters அ, வ, ர, ், வ, ி, ள, க, ், க, ி, ச.
How is “அவர் விளக்கிச் சொன்னார்” written in Latin letters?
avar viḷakkic soṉṉār. 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 explained, he said'. The verb pair is the usual way to mark how exactly it was said. 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.