ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު
“ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު” (hama e vaguthu) — just then in Maldivian. Phrase, level B1. Here the service word means 'precisely': 'at exactly that time'. The same sign in Unit 50 stands for the trait 'flat'. In a live sentence: “ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު ފެރީ އައި” — The ferry arrived just then. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ހ, ަ, މ, ަ, އ, ެ, ވ, ަ, ގ, ު, ތ, ު. A word from the everyday Maldivian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު |
| Read in Latin letters | hama e vaguthu |
| Translation | just then |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތުhama e vaguthujust then
Why it looks that way
Here the service word means 'precisely': 'at exactly that time'. The same sign in Unit 50 stands for the trait 'flat'.
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.
- ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު ފެރީ އައިhama e vaguthu feree aiThe ferry arrived just then
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 “just then” in Maldivian?
«ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު», read “hama e vaguthu”. In a live sentence: “ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު ފެރީ އައި” — The ferry arrived just then. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ހ, ަ, މ, ަ, އ, ެ, ވ, ަ, ގ, ު, ތ, ު.
How is “ހަމަ އެ ވަގުތު” written in Latin letters?
hama e vaguthu. 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?
Here the service word means 'precisely': 'at exactly that time'. The same sign in Unit 50 stands for the trait 'flat'. 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.