මට කියන්න දෙන්න
“මට කියන්න දෙන්න” (maṭa kiyanna denna) — let me speak in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. denavā here means 'to allow'. The familiar maṭa at the start is mandatory — without it it sounds like an order. In a live sentence: “මට කියන්න දෙන්න, විනාඩියක්” — Let me speak, a moment. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ම, ට, ක, ි, ය, න, ්, න, ද, ෙ, න, ්. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | මට කියන්න දෙන්න |
| Read in Latin letters | maṭa kiyanna denna |
| Translation | let me speak |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- මට කියන්න දෙන්නmaṭa kiyanna dennalet me speak
Why it looks that way
denavā here means 'to allow'. The familiar maṭa at the start is mandatory — without it it sounds like an order
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.
- මට කියන්න දෙන්න, විනාඩියක්maṭa kiyanna denna, vināḍiyakLet me speak, a moment
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 “let me speak” in Sinhala?
«මට කියන්න දෙන්න», read “maṭa kiyanna denna”. In a live sentence: “මට කියන්න දෙන්න, විනාඩියක්” — Let me speak, a moment. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ම, ට, ක, ි, ය, න, ්, න, ද, ෙ, න, ්.
How is “මට කියන්න දෙන්න” written in Latin letters?
maṭa kiyanna denna. 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?
denavā here means 'to allow'. The familiar maṭa at the start is mandatory — without it it sounds like an order. 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.