Lingoflyމީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން
- މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުންmeehun bunaa gothunas people say
“މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން” (meehun bunaa gothun) — as people say in Maldivian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'by the way people speak'. Compare the bare according-to turn — there the source is named beside it, here it is blurred into people at large. In a live sentence: “މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން މާދަމާ ވިއްސާރަވާނެ” (meehun bunaa gothun maadhamaa vissaaravaane) — As people say, it will rain tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters މ, ީ, ހ, ު, ނ, ް, ބ, ު, ނ, ާ, ގ, ޮ…
In short
| Written in Maldivian | މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން (meehun bunaa gothun) |
| Read in Latin letters | meehun bunaa gothun |
| Translation | as people say |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'by the way people speak'. Compare the bare according-to turn — there the source is named beside it, here it is blurred into people at large.
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.
- މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން މާދަމާ ވިއްސާރަވާނެmeehun bunaa gothun maadhamaa vissaaravaaneAs people say, it will rain tomorrow
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 “as people say” in Maldivian?
«މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން» (meehun bunaa gothun), read “meehun bunaa gothun”. In a live sentence: “މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން މާދަމާ ވިއްސާރަވާނެ” (meehun bunaa gothun maadhamaa vissaaravaane) — As people say, it will rain tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters މ, ީ, ހ, ު, ނ, ް, ބ, ު, ނ, ާ, ގ, ޮ…
How is “މީހުން ބުނާ ގޮތުން” (meehun bunaa gothun) written in Latin letters?
meehun bunaa gothun. 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?
Literally 'by the way people speak'. Compare the bare according-to turn — there the source is named beside it, here it is blurred into people at large. 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 this 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.