ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާ
“ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާ” (paaspoatu dhakkavaa) — show your passport, please in Maldivian. Phrase, level A2. The polite shape of 'show', with the honorific insert — the same one as in the polite 'give' and 'fill in'. At the border this is what you hear. In a live sentence: “ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާ” — Show your passport, please. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ޕ, ާ, ސ, ް, ޕ, ޯ, ޓ, ު, ދ, ަ, އ, ް.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާ |
| Read in Latin letters | paaspoatu dhakkavaa |
| Translation | show your passport, please |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާpaaspoatu dhakkavaashow your passport, please
Why it looks that way
The polite shape of 'show', with the honorific insert — the same one as in the polite 'give' and 'fill in'. At the border this is what you hear
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.
- ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާpaaspoatu dhakkavaaShow your passport, please
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 “show your passport, please” in Maldivian?
«ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާ», read “paaspoatu dhakkavaa”. In a live sentence: “ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާ” — Show your passport, please. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters ޕ, ާ, ސ, ް, ޕ, ޯ, ޓ, ު, ދ, ަ, އ, ް.
How is “ޕާސްޕޯޓު ދައްކަވާ” written in Latin letters?
paaspoatu dhakkavaa. 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 polite shape of 'show', with the honorific insert — the same one as in the polite 'give' and 'fill in'. At the border this is what you hear. 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.