Տեխնիկայից գլուխ հանել
“Տեխնիկայից գլուխ հանել” (tekhnikayits glukh hanel) — to be good with machines in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. The idiom glukh hanel is literally 'to take the head out': to get to the bottom of it; what you are good at takes -its: tekhnikayits, ays gortsits. In a live sentence: “Տեխնիկայից գլուխ չեմ հանում” — I am not good with machines. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Տ, ե, խ, ն, ի, կ, ա, յ, ի, ց, գ, լ.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Տեխնիկայից գլուխ հանել |
| Read in Latin letters | tekhnikayits glukh hanel |
| Translation | to be good with machines |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Տեխնիկայից գլուխ հանելtekhnikayits glukh hanelto be good with machines
Why it looks that way
The idiom glukh hanel is literally 'to take the head out': to get to the bottom of it; what you are good at takes -its: tekhnikayits, ays gortsits
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.
- Տեխնիկայից գլուխ չեմ հանումtekhnikayits glukh chem hanumI am not good with machines
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 be good with machines” in Armenian?
«Տեխնիկայից գլուխ հանել», read “tekhnikayits glukh hanel”. In a live sentence: “Տեխնիկայից գլուխ չեմ հանում” — I am not good with machines. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Տ, ե, խ, ն, ի, կ, ա, յ, ի, ց, գ, լ.
How is “Տեխնիկայից գլուխ հանել” written in Latin letters?
tekhnikayits glukh hanel. 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?
The idiom glukh hanel is literally 'to take the head out': to get to the bottom of it; what you are good at takes -its: tekhnikayits, ays gortsits. 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.