පාස්පෝට් පිටුව
“පාස්පෝට් පිටුව” (pāspōṭ piṭuva) — passport page in Sinhala. Noun, level A1. piṭuva is a page of any book; at the counter they ask for the one with the visa. In a live sentence: “වීසා තියෙන පාස්පෝට් පිටුව පෙන්නන්න” — Show the passport page with the visa. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ප, ා, ස, ්, ප, ෝ, ට, ්, ප, ි, ට, ු. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | පාස්පෝට් පිටුව |
| Read in Latin letters | pāspōṭ piṭuva |
| Translation | passport page |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- පාස්පෝට් පිටුවpāspōṭ piṭuvapassport page
Why it looks that way
piṭuva is a page of any book; at the counter they ask for the one with the visa
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.
- වීසා තියෙන පාස්පෝට් පිටුව පෙන්නන්නvīsā tiyena pāspōṭ piṭuva pennannaShow the passport page with the visa
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 “passport page” in Sinhala?
«පාස්පෝට් පිටුව», read “pāspōṭ piṭuva”. In a live sentence: “වීසා තියෙන පාස්පෝට් පිටුව පෙන්නන්න” — Show the passport page with the visa. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ප, ා, ස, ්, ප, ෝ, ට, ්, ප, ි, ට, ු.
How is “පාස්පෝට් පිටුව” written in Latin letters?
pāspōṭ piṭuva. 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?
piṭuva is a page of any book; at the counter they ask for the one with the visa. 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.