Lingoflyහිතන විදිහ
- හිතන විදිහhitana vidihathe train of thought
“හිතන විදිහ” (hitana vidiha) — the train of thought in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'the manner in which one thinks', from hitanavā, 'to think', and vidiha, 'manner'. About a person's way of reasoning and a whole people's. In a live sentence: “එයාගේ හිතන විදිහ මට තේරෙන්නේ නෑ” (eyāgē hitana vidiha maṭa tērennē nǣ) — His train of thought is unclear to me. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters හ, ි, ත, න, ව, ි, ද, ි, හ.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | හිතන විදිහ (hitana vidiha) |
| Read in Latin letters | hitana vidiha |
| Translation | the train of thought |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'the manner in which one thinks', from hitanavā, 'to think', and vidiha, 'manner'. About a person's way of reasoning and a whole people's
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.
- එයාගේ හිතන විදිහ මට තේරෙන්නේ නෑeyāgē hitana vidiha maṭa tērennē nǣHis train of thought is unclear to me
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 “the train of thought” in Sinhala?
«හිතන විදිහ» (hitana vidiha), read “hitana vidiha”. In a live sentence: “එයාගේ හිතන විදිහ මට තේරෙන්නේ නෑ” (eyāgē hitana vidiha maṭa tērennē nǣ) — His train of thought is unclear to me. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters හ, ි, ත, න, ව, ි, ද, ි, හ.
How is “හිතන විදිහ” (hitana vidiha) written in Latin letters?
hitana vidiha. 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 manner in which one thinks', from hitanavā, 'to think', and vidiha, 'manner'. About a person's way of reasoning and a whole people's. 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.