ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް
“ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް” (sihhee inshuarens) — health insurance in Maldivian. Noun, level B1. The doubled h inside the word: sih-HII. In a live sentence: “ދަތުރަށް ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް ބޭނުން” — For the trip you need health insurance. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ސ, ި, އ, ް, ހ, ީ, އ, ި, ނ, ް, ު, އ. A word from the everyday Maldivian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް |
| Read in Latin letters | sihhee inshuarens |
| Translation | health insurance |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސްsihhee inshuarenshealth insurance
How to pronounce it
The doubled h inside the word: sih-HII
Why it looks that way
Sihhee is 'medical', from 'health'. Locals are covered by the state scheme; visitors need their own.
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.
- ދަތުރަށް ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް ބޭނުންdhathurah sihhee inshuarens beynunFor the trip you need health insurance
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 “health insurance” in Maldivian?
«ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް», read “sihhee inshuarens”. The doubled h inside the word: sih-HII. In a live sentence: “ދަތުރަށް ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް ބޭނުން” — For the trip you need health insurance. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ސ, ި, އ, ް, ހ, ީ, އ, ި, ނ, ް, ު, އ.
How is “ސިއްހީ އިންޝުއަރެންސް” written in Latin letters?
sihhee inshuarens. 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?
Sihhee is 'medical', from 'health'. Locals are covered by the state scheme; visitors need their own. 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.