வேலை விளம்பரம்
“வேலை விளம்பரம்” (vēlai viḷambaram) — job ad in Tamil. Noun, level A2. vilambaram is any notice and advertisement. Same root as the explanation word: both from 'making clear'. In a live sentence: “பத்திரிகையில ஒரு வேலை விளம்பரம் இருக்கு” — There is a job ad in the newspaper. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ே, ல, ை, வ, ி, ள, ம, ், ப, ர, ம. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வேலை விளம்பரம் |
| Read in Latin letters | vēlai viḷambaram |
| Translation | job ad |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- வேலை விளம்பரம்vēlai viḷambaramjob ad
Why it looks that way
vilambaram is any notice and advertisement. Same root as the explanation word: both from 'making clear'
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.
- பத்திரிகையில ஒரு வேலை விளம்பரம் இருக்குpattirigaiyila oru vēlai viḷambaram irukkuThere is a job ad in the newspaper
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 “job ad” in Tamil?
«வேலை விளம்பரம்», read “vēlai viḷambaram”. In a live sentence: “பத்திரிகையில ஒரு வேலை விளம்பரம் இருக்கு” — There is a job ad in the newspaper. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters வ, ே, ல, ை, வ, ி, ள, ம, ், ப, ர, ம.
How is “வேலை விளம்பரம்” written in Latin letters?
vēlai viḷambaram. 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?
vilambaram is any notice and advertisement. Same root as the explanation word: both from 'making clear'. 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.