ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ
“ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ” (lavakiyaa anhen meehaa) — female singer in Maldivian. Noun, level A1. Nouns in Dhivehi have no gender: the course knows the singer in general, and the woman is set apart by the word 'female'. In a live sentence: “ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ ސްޓޭޖަށް އެރި” — The female singer came on stage. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ލ, ަ, ވ, ަ, ކ, ި, ޔ, ާ, އ, ަ, ނ, ް.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ |
| Read in Latin letters | lavakiyaa anhen meehaa |
| Translation | female singer |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާlavakiyaa anhen meehaafemale singer
Why it looks that way
Nouns in Dhivehi have no gender: the course knows the singer in general, and the woman is set apart by the word 'female'
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.
- ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ ސްޓޭޖަށް އެރިlavakiyaa anhen meehaa steyjah eriThe female singer came on stage
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 “female singer” in Maldivian?
«ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ», read “lavakiyaa anhen meehaa”. In a live sentence: “ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ ސްޓޭޖަށް އެރި” — The female singer came on stage. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ލ, ަ, ވ, ަ, ކ, ި, ޔ, ާ, އ, ަ, ނ, ް.
How is “ލަވަކިޔާ އަންހެން މީހާ” written in Latin letters?
lavakiyaa anhen meehaa. 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?
Nouns in Dhivehi have no gender: the course knows the singer in general, and the woman is set apart by the word 'female'. 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.