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- ටැක්සි මීටරයṭæksi mīṭarayataxi meter
“ටැක්සි මීටරය” (ṭæksi mīṭaraya) — taxi meter in Sinhala. Noun, level A1. Mīṭaraya is a meter — of water and of current; in a taxi it's specified with 'taxi', or they'll think of the one at home. In a live sentence: “ටැක්සි මීටරය දාන්න කිව්වා” (ṭæksi mīṭaraya dānna kivvā) — He asked to turn on the taxi meter. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ට, ැ, ක, ්, ස, ි, ම, ී, ට, ර, ය.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | ටැක්සි මීටරය (ṭæksi mīṭaraya) |
| Read in Latin letters | ṭæksi mīṭaraya |
| Translation | taxi meter |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Mīṭaraya is a meter — of water and of current; in a taxi it's specified with 'taxi', or they'll think of the one at home
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.
- ටැක්සි මීටරය දාන්න කිව්වාṭæksi mīṭaraya dānna kivvāHe asked to turn on the taxi meter
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 “taxi meter” in Sinhala?
«ටැක්සි මීටරය» (ṭæksi mīṭaraya), read “ṭæksi mīṭaraya”. In a live sentence: “ටැක්සි මීටරය දාන්න කිව්වා” (ṭæksi mīṭaraya dānna kivvā) — He asked to turn on the taxi meter. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters ට, ැ, ක, ්, ස, ි, ම, ී, ට, ර, ය.
How is “ටැක්සි මීටරය” (ṭæksi mīṭaraya) written in Latin letters?
ṭæksi mīṭaraya. 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?
Mīṭaraya is a meter — of water and of current; in a taxi it's specified with 'taxi', or they'll think of the one at home. 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.