Բաժակի կափարիչ
“Բաժակի կափարիչ” (bazhaki kap'arich) — a cup lid in Armenian. Noun, level A1. bazhaki is 'of the cup', the genitive with its -i tail; kaparich the course knows as a pot lid — the object is the same one. In a live sentence: “Բաժակի կափարիչը ամուր փակեք” — Close the cup lid tightly. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Բ, ա, ժ, ա, կ, ի, կ, ա, փ, ա, ր, ի.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Բաժակի կափարիչ |
| Read in Latin letters | bazhaki kap'arich |
| Translation | a cup lid |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- Բաժակի կափարիչbazhaki kap'aricha cup lid
Why it looks that way
bazhaki is 'of the cup', the genitive with its -i tail; kaparich the course knows as a pot lid — the object is the same one
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.
- Բաժակի կափարիչը ամուր փակեքbazhaki kap'arichə amur p'akek'Close the cup lid tightly
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 “a cup lid” in Armenian?
«Բաժակի կափարիչ», read “bazhaki kap'arich”. In a live sentence: “Բաժակի կափարիչը ամուր փակեք” — Close the cup lid tightly. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters Բ, ա, ժ, ա, կ, ի, կ, ա, փ, ա, ր, ի.
How is “Բաժակի կափարիչ” written in Latin letters?
bazhaki kap'arich. 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?
bazhaki is 'of the cup', the genitive with its -i tail; kaparich the course knows as a pot lid — the object is the same one. 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.