Աշխատանք
“Աշխատանք” (ashkhatank') — work in Armenian. Noun, level A1, topic — everyday life and routine. from ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action. In a live sentence: “Աշխատանքից ուշ եմ գալիս” — I come home late from work. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ա, շ, խ, ա, տ, ա, ն, ք. One of 12 words in the set “everyday life and routine” in the Armenian course.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Աշխատանք |
| Read in Latin letters | ashkhatank' |
| Translation | work |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- Աշխատանքashkhatank'work
Why it looks that way
from ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action
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.
- Աշխատանքից ուշ եմ գալիսashkhatank'its ush em galisI come home late from work
Nearby words: everyday life and routine
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
- Աշխատելashkhatelto workof people and things alike: verelakə chi ashkhatum — the elevator is out of order
- Արթնանալart'nanalto wake upto wake somebody is art'nants'nel, a causative in -ts'n. One tail changes the role
- Վեր կենալver kenalto get upliterally 'rise upward'. Waking and getting up are different deeds and different verbs
- Երես լվանալeres lvanalto wash upliterally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed. Lats'vel means to wash all over
- Սանրվելsanrvelto comb one’s hairfrom sanr — comb. The -v tail turns the action back on its doer
- Սափրվելsap'rvelto shavewithout the -v, sap'rel means 'to shave somebody'. The same tail as in sanrvel
- Հագնվելhagnvelto get dressedwithout the -v, hagnel means 'to put something on'. The tail removes the need for an object
- Հանվելhanvelto undressthe partner of hagnvel: hanel — to take off, hanvel — to undress
- Նստելnstelto sit downboth 'sit down' and 'sit'. The same verb seats you in transport: avtobus nstel
- Պառկելparrkelto lie downboth 'lie down' and 'lie'. Going to bed is said with the phrase k'nelu gnal — 'go to sleep'
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “everyday life and routine”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “work” in Armenian?
from ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action
- How do you say “to get dressed” in Armenian?
without the -v, hagnel means 'to put something on'. The tail removes the need for an object
- How do you say “to get up” in Armenian?
literally 'rise upward'. Waking and getting up are different deeds and different verbs
- How do you say “to lie down” in Armenian?
both 'lie down' and 'lie'. Going to bed is said with the phrase k'nelu gnal — 'go to sleep'
- How do you say “to shave” in Armenian?
without the -v, sap'rel means 'to shave somebody'. The same tail as in sanrvel
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 “work” in Armenian?
«Աշխատանք», read “ashkhatank'”. In a live sentence: “Աշխատանքից ուշ եմ գալիս” — I come home late from work. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1, from the set “everyday life and routine”; written with the characters Ա, շ, խ, ա, տ, ա, ն, ք.
How is “Աշխատանք” written in Latin letters?
ashkhatank'. 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?
from ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action. 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.