އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީ
“އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީ” (aharen dhen dhanee) — I must be going in Maldivian. Phrase, level A2. Literally 'I now leave'. Farewell in Dhivehi is a report of leaving, not of necessity: there is no word for 'it is time'. In a live sentence: “ލަސްވެއްޖެ، އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީ” — It is late already, I must be going. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters އ, ަ, ހ, ަ, ރ, ެ, ނ, ް, ދ, ެ, ނ, ް.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީ |
| Read in Latin letters | aharen dhen dhanee |
| Translation | I must be going |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީaharen dhen dhaneeI must be going
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I now leave'. Farewell in Dhivehi is a report of leaving, not of necessity: there is no word for 'it is time'.
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.
- ލަސްވެއްޖެ، އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީlasvejje, aharen dhen dhaneeIt is late already, I must be going
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 “I must be going” in Maldivian?
«އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީ», read “aharen dhen dhanee”. In a live sentence: “ލަސްވެއްޖެ، އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީ” — It is late already, I must be going. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters އ, ަ, ހ, ަ, ރ, ެ, ނ, ް, ދ, ެ, ނ, ް.
How is “އަހަރެން ދެން ދަނީ” written in Latin letters?
aharen dhen dhanee. 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 'I now leave'. Farewell in Dhivehi is a report of leaving, not of necessity: there is no word for 'it is time'. 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.