މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟
“މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” (mi liyanee kihineh?) — how is it written? in Maldivian. Phrase, level A2. Liyanee is 'to write'. The question is especially alive for Thaana: the same sounds are written with different signs, and people ask constantly. In a live sentence: “މާފުކުރޭ، މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” — Excuse me, how is it written? You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters މ, ި, ލ, ި, ޔ, ަ, ނ, ީ, ކ, ި, ހ, ި.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟ |
| Read in Latin letters | mi liyanee kihineh? |
| Translation | how is it written? |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟mi liyanee kihineh?how is it written?
Why it looks that way
Liyanee is 'to write'. The question is especially alive for Thaana: the same sounds are written with different signs, and people ask constantly.
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.
- މާފުކުރޭ، މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟maafukurey, mi liyanee kihineh?Excuse me, how is it written?
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 “how is it written?” in Maldivian?
«މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟», read “mi liyanee kihineh?”. In a live sentence: “މާފުކުރޭ، މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” — Excuse me, how is it written? You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters މ, ި, ލ, ި, ޔ, ަ, ނ, ީ, ކ, ި, ހ, ި.
How is “މި ލިޔަނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” written in Latin letters?
mi liyanee kihineh?. 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?
Liyanee is 'to write'. The question is especially alive for Thaana: the same sounds are written with different signs, and people ask constantly. 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.