வேலை ஆரம்பம்
“வேலை ஆரம்பம்” (vēlai ārambam) — start of the workday in Tamil. Noun, level A1. 'Beginning' is a Sanskrit word; the native one the course keeps for a start. In an island office it is half past eight. In a live sentence: “வேலை ஆரம்பம் காலை எட்டரை மணி” — The start of the workday is half past eight. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ே, ல, ை, ஆ, ர, ம, ், ப, ம, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வேலை ஆரம்பம் |
| Read in Latin letters | vēlai ārambam |
| Translation | start of the workday |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- வேலை ஆரம்பம்vēlai ārambamstart of the workday
Why it looks that way
'Beginning' is a Sanskrit word; the native one the course keeps for a start. In an island office it is half past eight
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.
- வேலை ஆரம்பம் காலை எட்டரை மணிvēlai ārambam kāli eṭṭara maṇiThe start of the workday is half past eight
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 “start of the workday” in Tamil?
«வேலை ஆரம்பம்», read “vēlai ārambam”. In a live sentence: “வேலை ஆரம்பம் காலை எட்டரை மணி” — The start of the workday is half past eight. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters வ, ே, ல, ை, ஆ, ர, ம, ், ப, ம, ்.
How is “வேலை ஆரம்பம்” written in Latin letters?
vēlai ārambam. 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?
'Beginning' is a Sanskrit word; the native one the course keeps for a start. In an island office it is half past eight. 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.