މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑި
“މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑި” (masakkathu dhuvas nimey gadi) — the end of the workday in Maldivian. Noun, level A1. The partner of the start; nimey the course knows from 'school is over'. Only the verb in the middle differs. In a live sentence: “މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑިއަށް ބަލަން” — I'm waiting for the end of the workday. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters މ, ަ, ސ, ަ, އ, ް, ކ, ަ, ތ, ު, ދ, ު.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑި |
| Read in Latin letters | masakkathu dhuvas nimey gadi |
| Translation | the end of the workday |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑިmasakkathu dhuvas nimey gadithe end of the workday
Why it looks that way
The partner of the start; nimey the course knows from 'school is over'. Only the verb in the middle differs
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.
- މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑިއަށް ބަލަންmasakkathu dhuvas nimey gadiah balanI'm waiting for the end of the workday
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 “the end of the workday” in Maldivian?
«މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑި», read “masakkathu dhuvas nimey gadi”. In a live sentence: “މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑިއަށް ބަލަން” — I'm waiting for the end of the workday. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters މ, ަ, ސ, ަ, އ, ް, ކ, ަ, ތ, ު, ދ, ު.
How is “މަސައްކަތު ދުވަސް ނިމޭ ގަޑި” written in Latin letters?
masakkathu dhuvas nimey gadi. 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 partner of the start; nimey the course knows from 'school is over'. Only the verb in the middle differs. 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.