අයිස් දිය වීම
“අයිස් දිය වීම” (ayis diya vīma) — thaw in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'the turning of ice into water': the water word here is in its bookish form, the same root as 'liquid' from the measures unit. Ice on the island lives in the freezer, so the word is English. In a live sentence: “අයිස් දිය වීම නිසා මුහුදු මට්ටම නගිනවා” — Because of the thaw the sea level rises. You can hear how it sounds right here.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | අයිස් දිය වීම |
| Read in Latin letters | ayis diya vīma |
| Translation | thaw |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- අයිස් දිය වීමayis diya vīmathaw
Why it looks that way
Literally 'the turning of ice into water': the water word here is in its bookish form, the same root as 'liquid' from the measures unit. Ice on the island lives in the freezer, so the word is English
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.
- අයිස් දිය වීම නිසා මුහුදු මට්ටම නගිනවාayis diya vīma nisā muhudu maṭṭama naginavāBecause of the thaw the sea level rises
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 “thaw” in Sinhala?
«අයිස් දිය වීම», read “ayis diya vīma”. In a live sentence: “අයිස් දිය වීම නිසා මුහුදු මට්ටම නගිනවා” — Because of the thaw the sea level rises. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters අ, ය, ි, ස, ්, ද, ි, ය, ව, ී, ම.
How is “අයිස් දිය වීම” written in Latin letters?
ayis diya vīma. 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 'the turning of ice into water': the water word here is in its bookish form, the same root as 'liquid' from the measures unit. Ice on the island lives in the freezer, so the word is English. 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.