ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟
“ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” (thiya dhekenee kihineh?) — and what do you think? in Maldivian. Phrase, level B1. Thiya is 'you' through the pointing 'that which is with you': politer than the plain pronoun. The question word stands last, after the verb. In a live sentence: “ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” — And what do you think? You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ތ, ި, ޔ, ަ, ދ, ެ, ކ, ެ, ނ, ީ, ކ, ި.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟ |
| Read in Latin letters | thiya dhekenee kihineh? |
| Translation | and what do you think? |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟thiya dhekenee kihineh?and what do you think?
Why it looks that way
Thiya is 'you' through the pointing 'that which is with you': politer than the plain pronoun. The question word stands last, after the verb.
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.
- ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟thiya dhekenee kihineh?And what do you think?
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 “and what do you think?” in Maldivian?
«ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟», read “thiya dhekenee kihineh?”. In a live sentence: “ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” — And what do you think? You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ތ, ި, ޔ, ަ, ދ, ެ, ކ, ެ, ނ, ީ, ކ, ި.
How is “ތިޔަ ދެކެނީ ކިހިނެއް؟” written in Latin letters?
thiya dhekenee 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?
Thiya is 'you' through the pointing 'that which is with you': politer than the plain pronoun. The question word stands last, after the verb. 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.