ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ
“ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ” (thalhu badhalukuranee) — to change the lock in Maldivian. Phrase, level A1. Thalhu the course knows from 'door lock'. The lock is changed when the key is lost — a second key usually doesn't exist. In a live sentence: “ތަޅުދަނޑި ގެއްލުމުން ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ” — The key is lost — I'm changing the lock. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ތ, ަ, ޅ, ު, ބ, ަ, ދ, ަ, ލ, ު, ކ, ު.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ |
| Read in Latin letters | thalhu badhalukuranee |
| Translation | to change the lock |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީthalhu badhalukuraneeto change the lock
Why it looks that way
Thalhu the course knows from 'door lock'. The lock is changed when the key is lost — a second key usually doesn't exist
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.
- ތަޅުދަނޑި ގެއްލުމުން ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީthalhudhandi gellumun thalhu badhalukuraneeThe key is lost — I'm changing the lock
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 “to change the lock” in Maldivian?
«ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ», read “thalhu badhalukuranee”. In a live sentence: “ތަޅުދަނޑި ގެއްލުމުން ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ” — The key is lost — I'm changing the lock. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters ތ, ަ, ޅ, ު, ބ, ަ, ދ, ަ, ލ, ު, ކ, ު.
How is “ތަޅު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ” written in Latin letters?
thalhu badhalukuranee. 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?
Thalhu the course knows from 'door lock'. The lock is changed when the key is lost — a second key usually doesn't exist. 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.