ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன்
“ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன்” (oru nimiṣam, nāṉ viḷakkuṟēṉ) — one moment, I'll explain in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Vilakkuren, 'I explain', comes from 'lamp': to explain is to light up. You have met the noun vilakkam, 'explanation'. In a live sentence: “ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன் — அது அப்பிடி இல்லை” — One moment, I'll explain — it is not so. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ஒ, ர, ு, ந, ி, ம, ி, ஷ, ம, ், ந, ா.
In short
| Written in Tamil | ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | oru nimiṣam, nāṉ viḷakkuṟēṉ |
| Translation | one moment, I'll explain |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன்oru nimiṣam, nāṉ viḷakkuṟēṉone moment, I'll explain
Why it looks that way
Vilakkuren, 'I explain', comes from 'lamp': to explain is to light up. You have met the noun vilakkam, 'explanation'
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.
- ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன் — அது அப்பிடி இல்லைoru nimiṣam, nāṉ viḷakkuṟēṉ — adu appiḍi illaiOne moment, I'll explain — it is not so
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 “one moment, I'll explain” in Tamil?
«ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன்», read “oru nimiṣam, nāṉ viḷakkuṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன் — அது அப்பிடி இல்லை” — One moment, I'll explain — it is not so. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ஒ, ர, ு, ந, ி, ம, ி, ஷ, ம, ், ந, ா.
How is “ஒரு நிமிஷம், நான் விளக்குறேன்” written in Latin letters?
oru nimiṣam, nāṉ viḷakkuṟēṉ. 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?
Vilakkuren, 'I explain', comes from 'lamp': to explain is to light up. You have met the noun vilakkam, 'explanation'. 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.