Բժշկական ապահովագրություն
“Բժշկական ապահովագրություն” (bzhshkakan apahovagrut'yun) — medical insurance in Armenian. Noun, level B1. four consonants in a row at the start: bzhsh-ka-KAN. In a live sentence: “Առանց բժշկական ապահովագրության վիզա չեն տալիս” — Without medical insurance they do not give a visa. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Բ, ժ, շ, կ, ա, կ, ա, ն, ա, պ, ա, հ. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Բժշկական ապահովագրություն |
| Read in Latin letters | bzhshkakan apahovagrut'yun |
| Translation | medical insurance |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- Բժշկական ապահովագրությունbzhshkakan apahovagrut'yunmedical insurance
How to pronounce it
four consonants in a row at the start: bzhsh-ka-KAN
Why it looks that way
Buzhl, a doctor, bzhshkakan, medical; on a trip they ask for the polis, and without it the clinic is paid in cash
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.
- Առանց բժշկական ապահովագրության վիզա չեն տալիսarrants bzhshkakan apahovagrut'yan viza chen talisWithout medical insurance they do not give a visa
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 “medical insurance” in Armenian?
«Բժշկական ապահովագրություն», read “bzhshkakan apahovagrut'yun”. four consonants in a row at the start: bzhsh-ka-KAN. In a live sentence: “Առանց բժշկական ապահովագրության վիզա չեն տալիս” — Without medical insurance they do not give a visa. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters Բ, ժ, շ, կ, ա, կ, ա, ն, ա, պ, ա, հ.
How is “Բժշկական ապահովագրություն” written in Latin letters?
bzhshkakan apahovagrut'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?
Buzhl, a doctor, bzhshkakan, medical; on a trip they ask for the polis, and without it the clinic is paid in cash. 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.