Անիվը ծակվել է
“Անիվը ծակվել է” (anivə tsakvel e) — the tire went flat in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. English has the driver puncture the tire; in Armenian it 'punctured' by itself: tsakel, to puncture, and tsakvel with -v-, to get punctured; the spare is the pahestayin aniv you know. In a live sentence: “Ճանապարհին անիվը ծակվել է” — The tire went flat on the way. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Անիվը ծակվել է |
| Read in Latin letters | anivə tsakvel e |
| Translation | the tire went flat |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Անիվը ծակվել էanivə tsakvel ethe tire went flat
Why it looks that way
English has the driver puncture the tire; in Armenian it 'punctured' by itself: tsakel, to puncture, and tsakvel with -v-, to get punctured; the spare is the pahestayin aniv you know
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.
- Ճանապարհին անիվը ծակվել էchanaparhin anivə tsakvel eThe tire went flat on the way
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 tire went flat” in Armenian?
«Անիվը ծակվել է», read “anivə tsakvel e”. In a live sentence: “Ճանապարհին անիվը ծակվել է” — The tire went flat on the way. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ա, ն, ի, վ, ը, ծ, ա, կ, վ, ե, լ, է.
How is “Անիվը ծակվել է” written in Latin letters?
anivə tsakvel e. 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?
English has the driver puncture the tire; in Armenian it 'punctured' by itself: tsakel, to puncture, and tsakvel with -v-, to get punctured; the spare is the pahestayin aniv you know. 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.