තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලනවා
“තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලනවා” (toraturu harida kiyalā balanavā) — to verify the information in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'they look whether the information is right': the whole question is packed into kiyalā, and only then comes 'to look'. Every check is built this way. In a live sentence: “කලින් තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලන්න” — First verify the information. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ත, ො, ර, ත, ු, ර, ු, හ, ර, ි, ද, ක.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලනවා |
| Read in Latin letters | toraturu harida kiyalā balanavā |
| Translation | to verify the information |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලනවාtoraturu harida kiyalā balanavāto verify the information
Why it looks that way
Literally 'they look whether the information is right': the whole question is packed into kiyalā, and only then comes 'to look'. Every check is built this way
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.
- කලින් තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලන්නkalin toraturu harida kiyalā balannaFirst verify the information
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 verify the information” in Sinhala?
«තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලනවා», read “toraturu harida kiyalā balanavā”. In a live sentence: “කලින් තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලන්න” — First verify the information. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ත, ො, ර, ත, ු, ර, ු, හ, ර, ි, ද, ක.
How is “තොරතුරු හරිද කියලා බලනවා” written in Latin letters?
toraturu harida kiyalā balanavā. 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 'they look whether the information is right': the whole question is packed into kiyalā, and only then comes 'to look'. Every check is built this way. 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.