ޗާޖަށް ޖެހުން
“ޗާޖަށް ޖެހުން” (chaajah jehun) — to put on charge in Maldivian. Phrase, level A1. Literally 'stick it on the charger': the course knows the charger, and the verb here is the 'set' one. On far islands current isn't round the clock — you charge while it's there. In a live sentence: “ފޯނު ޗާޖަށް ޖަހާ” — Put the phone on charge. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ޗ, ާ, ޖ, ަ, ށ, ް, ޖ, ެ, ހ, ު, ނ, ް.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ޗާޖަށް ޖެހުން |
| Read in Latin letters | chaajah jehun |
| Translation | to put on charge |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- ޗާޖަށް ޖެހުންchaajah jehunto put on charge
Why it looks that way
Literally 'stick it on the charger': the course knows the charger, and the verb here is the 'set' one. On far islands current isn't round the clock — you charge while it's there
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.
- ފޯނު ޗާޖަށް ޖަހާfoanu chaajah jahaaPut the phone on charge
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 put on charge” in Maldivian?
«ޗާޖަށް ޖެހުން», read “chaajah jehun”. In a live sentence: “ފޯނު ޗާޖަށް ޖަހާ” — Put the phone on charge. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters ޗ, ާ, ޖ, ަ, ށ, ް, ޖ, ެ, ހ, ު, ނ, ް.
How is “ޗާޖަށް ޖެހުން” written in Latin letters?
chaajah jehun. 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 'stick it on the charger': the course knows the charger, and the verb here is the 'set' one. On far islands current isn't round the clock — you charge while it's there. 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.