விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்
“விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்” (viṣayattukku varuvam) — back to the point in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'let us come to the matter'. The -vam ending is the Tamil 'let's' for 'we' — a gentle way to steer the talk. In a live sentence: “சரி, விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்” — Fine, back to the point. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ி, ஷ, ய, த, ், த, ு, க, ், க, ு. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம் |
| Read in Latin letters | viṣayattukku varuvam |
| Translation | back to the point |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்viṣayattukku varuvamback to the point
Why it looks that way
Literally 'let us come to the matter'. The -vam ending is the Tamil 'let's' for 'we' — a gentle way to steer the talk
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.
- சரி, விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்sari, viṣayattukku varuvamFine, back to the point
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 “back to the point” in Tamil?
«விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்», read “viṣayattukku varuvam”. In a live sentence: “சரி, விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்” — Fine, back to the point. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters வ, ி, ஷ, ய, த, ், த, ு, க, ், க, ு.
How is “விஷயத்துக்கு வருவம்” written in Latin letters?
viṣayattukku varuvam. 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 'let us come to the matter'. The -vam ending is the Tamil 'let's' for 'we' — a gentle way to steer the talk. 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.