ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި
“ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި” (heenukuraa vaguthehgai) — out of the blue in Maldivian. Adverb, level B1. Literally 'at the moment when one does not think'. The short word the course already gives as 'suddenly'; in a story this turn sounds fuller. In a live sentence: “ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި ކަރަންޓު ދިޔަ” — Out of the blue the light went out. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ހ, ީ, ނ, ު, ކ, ު, ރ, ާ, ވ, ަ, ގ, ު.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި |
| Read in Latin letters | heenukuraa vaguthehgai |
| Translation | out of the blue |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Level | B1 |
- ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައިheenukuraa vaguthehgaiout of the blue
Why it looks that way
Literally 'at the moment when one does not think'. The short word the course already gives as 'suddenly'; in a story this turn sounds fuller.
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.
- ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި ކަރަންޓު ދިޔަheenukuraa vaguthehgai karantu dhiyaOut of the blue the light went out
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 “out of the blue” in Maldivian?
«ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި», read “heenukuraa vaguthehgai”. In a live sentence: “ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި ކަރަންޓު ދިޔަ” — Out of the blue the light went out. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adverb, level B1; written with the characters ހ, ީ, ނ, ު, ކ, ު, ރ, ާ, ވ, ަ, ގ, ު.
How is “ހީނުކުރާ ވަގުތެއްގައި” written in Latin letters?
heenukuraa vaguthehgai. 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 'at the moment when one does not think'. The short word the course already gives as 'suddenly'; in a story this turn sounds fuller. 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.