Աշխատանք փնտրել
“Աշխատանք փնտրել” (ashkhatank' p'ntrel) — to look for a job in Armenian. Phrase, level A2. P'ntrel is to search with eyes and feet; the voronum you know is search in a system; no article — the job is any, not yet found. In a live sentence: “Երկու ամիս աշխատանք եմ փնտրում” — I have been looking for a job for two months. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Աշխատանք փնտրել |
| Read in Latin letters | ashkhatank' p'ntrel |
| Translation | to look for a job |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- Աշխատանք փնտրելashkhatank' p'ntrelto look for a job
Why it looks that way
P'ntrel is to search with eyes and feet; the voronum you know is search in a system; no article — the job is any, not yet found
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.
- Երկու ամիս աշխատանք եմ փնտրումyerku amis ashkhatank' em p'ntrumI have been looking for a job for two months
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 look for a job” in Armenian?
«Աշխատանք փնտրել», read “ashkhatank' p'ntrel”. In a live sentence: “Երկու ամիս աշխատանք եմ փնտրում” — I have been looking for a job for two months. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters Ա, շ, խ, ա, տ, ա, ն, ք, փ, ն, տ, ր.
How is “Աշխատանք փնտրել” written in Latin letters?
ashkhatank' p'ntrel. 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?
P'ntrel is to search with eyes and feet; the voronum you know is search in a system; no article — the job is any, not yet found. 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.