އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ
“އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ” (edheykah ladhuganey) — I feel awkward asking in Maldivian. Phrase, level B1. The Unit 31 word covers both shame and awkwardness. The asking verb here is the polite one, unlike the plain 'request'. In a live sentence: “އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ، އެކަމަކު އެހީ ބޭނުން” — I feel awkward asking, but I need help. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters އ, ެ, ދ, ޭ, ކ, ަ, ށ, ް, ލ, ަ, ދ, ު.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ |
| Read in Latin letters | edheykah ladhuganey |
| Translation | I feel awkward asking |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭedheykah ladhuganeyI feel awkward asking
Why it looks that way
The Unit 31 word covers both shame and awkwardness. The asking verb here is the polite one, unlike the plain 'request'.
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.
- އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ، އެކަމަކު އެހީ ބޭނުންedheykah ladhuganey, ekamaku ehee beynunI feel awkward asking, but I need help
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 feel awkward asking” in Maldivian?
«އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ», read “edheykah ladhuganey”. In a live sentence: “އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ، އެކަމަކު އެހީ ބޭނުން” — I feel awkward asking, but I need help. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters އ, ެ, ދ, ޭ, ކ, ަ, ށ, ް, ލ, ަ, ދ, ު.
How is “އެދޭކަށް ލަދުގަނޭ” written in Latin letters?
edheykah ladhuganey. 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?
The Unit 31 word covers both shame and awkwardness. The asking verb here is the polite one, unlike the plain 'request'. 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.