සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් යනවා
“සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් යනවා” (sīmāvaṭa vaḍā vēgen yanavā) — to exceed the speed limit in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'to go faster than the limit': the comparison is built with the familiar vaḍā, and what you compare with takes -ṭa. There's no separate verb 'to exceed'. In a live sentence: “එයා සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් ගිහින් දඩයක් කෑවා” — He exceeded the speed limit and got a fine. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් යනවා |
| Read in Latin letters | sīmāvaṭa vaḍā vēgen yanavā |
| Translation | to exceed the speed limit |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් යනවාsīmāvaṭa vaḍā vēgen yanavāto exceed the speed limit
Why it looks that way
Literally 'to go faster than the limit': the comparison is built with the familiar vaḍā, and what you compare with takes -ṭa. There's no separate verb 'to exceed'
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.
- එයා සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් ගිහින් දඩයක් කෑවාeyā sīmāvaṭa vaḍā vēgen gihin daḍayak kǣvāHe exceeded the speed limit and got a fine
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 exceed the speed limit” in Sinhala?
«සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් යනවා», read “sīmāvaṭa vaḍā vēgen yanavā”. In a live sentence: “එයා සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් ගිහින් දඩයක් කෑවා” — He exceeded the speed limit and got a fine. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ස, ී, ම, ා, ව, ට, ව, ඩ, ා, ව, ේ, ග.
How is “සීමාවට වඩා වේගෙන් යනවා” written in Latin letters?
sīmāvaṭa vaḍā vēgen yanavā. 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 'to go faster than the limit': the comparison is built with the familiar vaḍā, and what you compare with takes -ṭa. There's no separate verb 'to exceed'. 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.