އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައި
“އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައި” (aneh kolhugai) — on the other side in Maldivian. Phrase, level A1, topic — asking the way. Kolhu is an end, an edge; faraath is the side of a thing. The course knows the phrase 'across the road'; here there's no object — just the other side. In a live sentence: “ފިހާރަ ހުންނާނީ އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައި” — The shop will be on the other side. You can hear how it sounds right here.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައި |
| Read in Latin letters | aneh kolhugai |
| Translation | on the other side |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައިaneh kolhugaion the other side
Why it looks that way
Kolhu is an end, an edge; faraath is the side of a thing. The course knows the phrase 'across the road'; here there's no object — just the other side
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.
- ފިހާރަ ހުންނާނީ އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައިfihaara hunnaanee aneh kolhugaiThe shop will be on the other side
Nearby words: asking the way
Right, left, straight on, how far. You ask the way rarely — and always at the moment when there is no time to work it out.
- ކޮބާ؟kobaa?where?Asked about a thing you're looking for: kobaa fen?, 'where is the water?'
- ކަނާތަށްkanaathahto the rightkanaath is 'the right hand', -ah the direction: literally 'toward the right hand'
- ވާތަށްvaathahto the leftVaath is 'the left hand' plus the same directional ending
- ސީދާseedhaastraight aheadOf a road, and of a person — 'straight, honest'
- ކައިރިkairicloseFrom it comes kaireegai, 'near' — the most frequent place phrase in the course
- ދުރުdhurufarPartner to kairi. 'Is it far?' is dhuruthaa?
- މިތާmithaahereMi, 'this', plus thaa, 'place'. Partner to ethaa, 'there'
- އެތާethaathereE, 'that', plus thaa, 'place'. Further from the speaker than mithaa
- މަގުmagustreet, roadStreet, road and way. In Malé addresses it's the second word: Majeedhee magu
- ކިހިނެއް ދާނީkihineh dhaaneehow do I get there?Literally 'how will I go'. To a stranger on the street you ask politely, with the -thoa particle
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “asking the way”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “on the other side” in Maldivian?
Kolhu is an end, an edge; faraath is the side of a thing. The course knows the phrase 'across the road'; here there's no object — just the other side
- How do you say “here” in Maldivian?
Mi, 'this', plus thaa, 'place'. Partner to ethaa, 'there'
- How do you say “to the left” in Maldivian?
Vaath is 'the left hand' plus the same directional ending
- How do you say “how do I get there?” in Maldivian?
Literally 'how will I go'. To a stranger on the street you ask politely, with the -thoa particle
- How do you say “far” in Maldivian?
Partner to kairi. 'Is it far?' is dhuruthaa?
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 “on the other side” in Maldivian?
«އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައި», read “aneh kolhugai”. In a live sentence: “ފިހާރަ ހުންނާނީ އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައި” — The shop will be on the other side. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1, from the set “asking the way”; written with the characters އ, ަ, ނ, ެ, އ, ް, ކ, ޮ, ޅ, ު, ގ, ަ.
How is “އަނެއް ކޮޅުގައި” written in Latin letters?
aneh kolhugai. 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?
Kolhu is an end, an edge; faraath is the side of a thing. The course knows the phrase 'across the road'; here there's no object — just the other side. 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.