Առաջին օգնություն
“Առաջին օգնություն” (arrajin ognut'yun) — first aid in Armenian. Noun, level B1. Arrajin, first, plus ognut'yun, help, from ognek' khndrem; the first-aid kit is arrajin ognut'yan arkgh. In a live sentence: “Առաջին օգնությունը տեղում ցույց տվեցին” — First aid was given on the spot. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ա, ռ, ա, ջ, ի, ն, օ, գ, ն, ո, ւ, թ. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Առաջին օգնություն |
| Read in Latin letters | arrajin ognut'yun |
| Translation | first aid |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- Առաջին օգնությունarrajin ognut'yunfirst aid
Why it looks that way
Arrajin, first, plus ognut'yun, help, from ognek' khndrem; the first-aid kit is arrajin ognut'yan arkgh
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.
- Առաջին օգնությունը տեղում ցույց տվեցինarrajin ognut'yunə teghum tsuyts tvetsinFirst aid was given on the spot
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 “first aid” in Armenian?
«Առաջին օգնություն», read “arrajin ognut'yun”. In a live sentence: “Առաջին օգնությունը տեղում ցույց տվեցին” — First aid was given on the spot. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters Ա, ռ, ա, ջ, ի, ն, օ, գ, ն, ո, ւ, թ.
How is “Առաջին օգնություն” written in Latin letters?
arrajin ognut'yun. 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?
Arrajin, first, plus ognut'yun, help, from ognek' khndrem; the first-aid kit is arrajin ognut'yan arkgh. 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.