LingoflyԹոյլ տուէք աւելցնել
- Թոյլ տուէք աւելցնելt'uyl duek' aveltsnelallow me to add
“Թոյլ տուէք աւելցնել” (t'uyl duek' aveltsnel) — allow me to add in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. The same թոյլ տալ (t'uyl dal) in the polite plural, plus աւելցնել (aveltsnel), to add, from աւելի (aveli), more. The same verb adds salt to the pot. In a live sentence: “Թոյլ տուէք աւելցնել մէկ բան” (t'uyl duek' aveltsnel meg pan) — Allow me to add one thing.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Թոյլ տուէք աւելցնել (t'uyl duek' aveltsnel) |
| Read in Latin letters | t'uyl duek' aveltsnel |
| Translation | allow me to add |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The same թոյլ տալ (t'uyl dal) in the polite plural, plus աւելցնել (aveltsnel), to add, from աւելի (aveli), more. The same verb adds salt to the pot
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 “allow me to add” in Western Armenian?
«Թոյլ տուէք աւելցնել» (t'uyl duek' aveltsnel), read “t'uyl duek' aveltsnel”. In a live sentence: “Թոյլ տուէք աւելցնել մէկ բան” (t'uyl duek' aveltsnel meg pan) — Allow me to add one thing. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Թ, ո, յ, լ, տ, ո, ւ, է, ք, ա, ւ, ե…
How is “Թոյլ տուէք աւելցնել” (t'uyl duek' aveltsnel) written in Latin letters?
t'uyl duek' aveltsnel. 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 same թոյլ տալ (t'uyl dal) in the polite plural, plus աւելցնել (aveltsnel), to add, from աւելի (aveli), more. The same verb adds salt to the pot. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.