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- މެންދުރު ބްރޭކުmendhuru breykulunch break
“މެންދުރު ބްރޭކު” (mendhuru breyku) — lunch break in Maldivian. Noun, level A1. Breyku means 'a break', and coffee break. In Malé offices this break coincides with the midday prayer, and the office closes for an hour. In a live sentence: “މެންދުރު ބްރޭކު ގަޑިއެއްހާއިރު” (mendhuru breyku gadiehhaairu) — The lunch break is around one. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters މ, ެ, ނ, ް, ދ, ު, ރ, ު, ބ, ް, ރ, ޭ… A word from the everyday Maldivian course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | މެންދުރު ބްރޭކު (mendhuru breyku) |
| Read in Latin letters | mendhuru breyku |
| Translation | lunch break |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Breyku means 'a break', and coffee break. In Malé offices this break coincides with the midday prayer, and the office closes for an hour
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.
- މެންދުރު ބްރޭކު ގަޑިއެއްހާއިރުmendhuru breyku gadiehhaairuThe lunch break is around one
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 “lunch break” in Maldivian?
«މެންދުރު ބްރޭކު» (mendhuru breyku), read “mendhuru breyku”. In a live sentence: “މެންދުރު ބްރޭކު ގަޑިއެއްހާއިރު” (mendhuru breyku gadiehhaairu) — The lunch break is around one. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters މ, ެ, ނ, ް, ދ, ު, ރ, ު, ބ, ް, ރ, ޭ…
How is “މެންދުރު ބްރޭކު” (mendhuru breyku) written in Latin letters?
mendhuru breyku. 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?
Breyku means 'a break', and coffee break. In Malé offices this break coincides with the midday prayer, and the office closes for an hour. 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.