Բժշկական զննում
“Բժշկական զննում” (bzhshkakan znnum) — medical examination in Armenian. Noun, level B1. Բժշկ is four consonants in a row; short in-between vowels slip in: buh-zhush-ka-kan. In a live sentence: “Աշխատանքից առաջ անցա բժշկական զննում” — I had a medical examination before starting the job. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Բ, ժ, շ, կ, ա, կ, ա, ն, զ, ն, ն, ո. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Բժշկական զննում |
| Read in Latin letters | bzhshkakan znnum |
| Translation | medical examination |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- Բժշկական զննումbzhshkakan znnummedical examination
How to pronounce it
Բժշկ is four consonants in a row; short in-between vowels slip in: buh-zhush-ka-kan
Why it looks that way
From զննել 'to examine'. The word հետազոտություն from unit forty-five is research in general; at the doctor's, the checkup is called this
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 առաջ անցա բժշկական զննումashkhatank'its arraj antsa bzhshkakan znnumI had a medical examination before starting the job
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 examination” in Armenian?
«Բժշկական զննում», read “bzhshkakan znnum”. Բժշկ is four consonants in a row; short in-between vowels slip in: buh-zhush-ka-kan. In a live sentence: “Աշխատանքից առաջ անցա բժշկական զննում” — I had a medical examination before starting the job. 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, զ, ն, ն, ո.
How is “Բժշկական զննում” written in Latin letters?
bzhshkakan znnum. 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 զննել 'to examine'. The word հետազոտություն from unit forty-five is research in general; at the doctor's, the checkup is called this. 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.