ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު
“ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު” (teksee meetaru) — taxi meter in Maldivian. Noun, level A1. A word from travels: Malé has no meters — the island is crossed for a fixed price. Meetaru the course knows as the water and power meter. In a live sentence: “ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު ނުހުރޭ މާލޭގައި” — In Malé there is no meter in the taxi. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ޓ, ެ, ކ, ް, ސ, ީ, މ, ީ, ޓ, ަ, ރ, ު.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު |
| Read in Latin letters | teksee meetaru |
| Translation | taxi meter |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރުteksee meetarutaxi meter
Why it looks that way
A word from travels: Malé has no meters — the island is crossed for a fixed price. Meetaru the course knows as the water and power meter
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.
- ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު ނުހުރޭ މާލޭގައިteksee meetaru nuhurey maalegaiIn Malé there is no meter in the taxi
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 “taxi meter” in Maldivian?
«ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު», read “teksee meetaru”. In a live sentence: “ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު ނުހުރޭ މާލޭގައި” — In Malé there is no meter in the taxi. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ޓ, ެ, ކ, ް, ސ, ީ, މ, ީ, ޓ, ަ, ރ, ު.
How is “ޓެކްސީ މީޓަރު” written in Latin letters?
teksee meetaru. 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?
A word from travels: Malé has no meters — the island is crossed for a fixed price. Meetaru the course knows as the water and power meter. 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.