LingoflyԻրեն թույլ տալ
- Իրեն թույլ տալiren t'uyl talto allow oneself
“Իրեն թույլ տալ” (iren t'uyl tal) — to allow oneself in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'to give oneself permission': t'uyl tal, to allow; the pronoun changes with the person: indz t'uyl em talis, k'ez t'uyl es talis. In a live sentence: “Այս ամիս չեմ կարող ինձ թույլ տալ” (ays amis chem karogh indz t'uyl tal) — This month I cannot allow myself this. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ի, ր, ե, ն, թ, ո, ւ, յ, լ, տ, ա, լ.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Իրեն թույլ տալ (iren t'uyl tal) |
| Read in Latin letters | iren t'uyl tal |
| Translation | to allow oneself |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'to give oneself permission': t'uyl tal, to allow; the pronoun changes with the person: indz t'uyl em talis, k'ez t'uyl es talis
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.
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 allow oneself” in Armenian?
«Իրեն թույլ տալ» (iren t'uyl tal), read “iren t'uyl tal”. In a live sentence: “Այս ամիս չեմ կարող ինձ թույլ տալ” (ays amis chem karogh indz t'uyl tal) — This month I cannot allow myself this. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ի, ր, ե, ն, թ, ո, ւ, յ, լ, տ, ա, լ.
How is “Իրեն թույլ տալ” (iren t'uyl tal) written in Latin letters?
iren t'uyl tal. 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 give oneself permission': t'uyl tal, to allow; the pronoun changes with the person: indz t'uyl em talis, k'ez t'uyl es talis. 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.