ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު
“ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު” (gas indhaa potu) — flowerpot in Maldivian. Noun, level A1. Literally 'the pot into which a plant is planted': the course knows the verb. Potu is English, and chilies and basil grow in it on the veranda. In a live sentence: “ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު ދޮރުމަތީގައި ބެހެއްޓިން” — I put the pot by the door. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ގ, ަ, ސ, ް, އ, ި, ނ, ް, ދ, ާ, ޕ, ޮ.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު |
| Read in Latin letters | gas indhaa potu |
| Translation | flowerpot |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓުgas indhaa potuflowerpot
Why it looks that way
Literally 'the pot into which a plant is planted': the course knows the verb. Potu is English, and chilies and basil grow in it on the veranda
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.
- ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު ދޮރުމަތީގައި ބެހެއްޓިންgas indhaa potu dhorumatheegai behettinI put the pot by the door
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 “flowerpot” in Maldivian?
«ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު», read “gas indhaa potu”. In a live sentence: “ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު ދޮރުމަތީގައި ބެހެއްޓިން” — I put the pot by the door. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ގ, ަ, ސ, ް, އ, ި, ނ, ް, ދ, ާ, ޕ, ޮ.
How is “ގަސް އިންދާ ޕޮޓު” written in Latin letters?
gas indhaa potu. 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 'the pot into which a plant is planted': the course knows the verb. Potu is English, and chilies and basil grow in it on the veranda. 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.