Lingoflyபோய் வர டிக்கட்
- போய் வர டிக்கட்pōy vara ṭikkaṭreturn ticket
“போய் வர டிக்கட்” (pōy vara ṭikkaṭ) — return ticket in Tamil. Noun, level A2. Literally 'having-gone-and-returned ticket'. At the window people also say the English 'return ticket'. In a live sentence: “போய் வர டிக்கட் விலை குறைவு” (pōy vara ṭikkaṭ vilai kuṟaivu) — A return ticket is cheaper. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ப, ோ, ய, ், வ, ர, ட, ி, க, ், க, ட… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | போய் வர டிக்கட் (pōy vara ṭikkaṭ) |
| Read in Latin letters | pōy vara ṭikkaṭ |
| Translation | return ticket |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'having-gone-and-returned ticket'. At the window people also say the English 'return ticket'
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 “return ticket” in Tamil?
«போய் வர டிக்கட்» (pōy vara ṭikkaṭ), read “pōy vara ṭikkaṭ”. In a live sentence: “போய் வர டிக்கட் விலை குறைவு” (pōy vara ṭikkaṭ vilai kuṟaivu) — A return ticket is cheaper. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters ப, ோ, ய, ், வ, ர, ட, ி, க, ், க, ட…
How is “போய் வர டிக்கட்” (pōy vara ṭikkaṭ) written in Latin letters?
pōy vara ṭikkaṭ. 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 'having-gone-and-returned ticket'. At the window people also say the English 'return ticket'. 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.