Lingoflyபழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவு
- பழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவுpaḻudupārppuc selavurepair cost
“பழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவு” (paḻudupārppuc selavu) — repair cost in Tamil. Noun, level B1. Selavu is 'an expense'. The pair of pazhudhupaarppuk kaalam, 'repair time': how much money and how many days. In a live sentence: “பழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவு எவ்வளவு?” (paḻudupārppuc selavu evvaḷavu) — How much will the repair cost? You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ழ, ு, த, ு, ப, ா, ர, ், ப, ், ப… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | பழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவு (paḻudupārppuc selavu) |
| Read in Latin letters | paḻudupārppuc selavu |
| Translation | repair cost |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Selavu is 'an expense'. The pair of pazhudhupaarppuk kaalam, 'repair time': how much money and how many days
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.
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 “repair cost” in Tamil?
«பழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவு» (paḻudupārppuc selavu), read “paḻudupārppuc selavu”. In a live sentence: “பழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவு எவ்வளவு?” (paḻudupārppuc selavu evvaḷavu) — How much will the repair cost? You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ப, ழ, ு, த, ு, ப, ா, ர, ், ப, ், ப…
How is “பழுதுபார்ப்புச் செலவு” (paḻudupārppuc selavu) written in Latin letters?
paḻudupārppuc selavu. 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?
Selavu is 'an expense'. The pair of pazhudhupaarppuk kaalam, 'repair time': how much money and how many days. 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 this 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.