எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?
“எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?” (evvaḷavu nēram āgum?) — how long will it take? in Tamil. Phrase, level A2. The future here is the unreasoning one, as with the rain coming. Compare 'how much does it come to?' at the shop. In a live sentence: “ரிப்பேர் பண்ண எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?” — How long will the repairs take? You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters எ, வ, ், வ, ள, வ, ு, ந, ே, ர, ம, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்? |
| Read in Latin letters | evvaḷavu nēram āgum? |
| Translation | how long will it take? |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?evvaḷavu nēram āgum?how long will it take?
Why it looks that way
The future here is the unreasoning one, as with the rain coming. Compare 'how much does it come to?' at the shop
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.
- ரிப்பேர் பண்ண எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?rippēr paṇṇa evvaḷavu nēram āgum?How long will the repairs take?
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 “how long will it take?” in Tamil?
«எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?», read “evvaḷavu nēram āgum?”. In a live sentence: “ரிப்பேர் பண்ண எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?” — How long will the repairs take? You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters எ, வ, ், வ, ள, வ, ு, ந, ே, ர, ம, ்.
How is “எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?” written in Latin letters?
evvaḷavu nēram āgum?. 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 future here is the unreasoning one, as with the rain coming. Compare 'how much does it come to?' at the shop. 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.