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- வேக எல்லையை மீறுறன்vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉto exceed the speed limit
“வேக எல்லையை மீறுறன்” (vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉ) — to exceed the speed limit in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Meeru, 'to step over, to violate' — the same verb as in 'I break the law'. Literally 'I step over the limit of speed'. In a live sentence: “வேக எல்லையை மீறினா தண்டம் கட்டவேணும்” (vēga ellaiyai mīṟiṉā taṇḍam kaṭṭavēṇum) — Exceed the speed limit and you will have to pay a fine. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | வேக எல்லையை மீறுறன் (vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉ |
| Translation | to exceed the speed limit |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
meeru, 'to step over, to violate' — the same verb as in 'I break the law'. Literally 'I step over the limit of speed'
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.
- வேக எல்லையை மீறினா தண்டம் கட்டவேணும்vēga ellaiyai mīṟiṉā taṇḍam kaṭṭavēṇumExceed the speed limit and you will have to pay a fine
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 “to exceed the speed limit” in Tamil?
«வேக எல்லையை மீறுறன்» (vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉ), read “vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “வேக எல்லையை மீறினா தண்டம் கட்டவேணும்” (vēga ellaiyai mīṟiṉā taṇḍam kaṭṭavēṇum) — Exceed the speed limit and you will have to pay a fine. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters வ, ே, க, எ, ல, ், ல, ை, ய, ை, ம, ீ…
How is “வேக எல்லையை மீறுறன்” (vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
vēga ellaiyai mīṟuṟaṉ. 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?
Meeru, 'to step over, to violate' — the same verb as in 'I break the law'. Literally 'I step over the limit of speed'. 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.