Հազիվ հերիք
“Հազիվ հերիք” (haziv herik') — barely enough in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. From հազիվ 'barely' and հերիք 'enough'. A colloquial phrase about money and supplies; running out, from the next card, is about time, and Armenian keeps them apart too. In a live sentence: “Փողը հազիվ հերիք է մինչև ամսվա վերջ” — The money will barely last until the end of the month. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Հ, ա, զ, ի, վ, հ, ե, ր, ի, ք.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Հազիվ հերիք |
| Read in Latin letters | haziv herik' |
| Translation | barely enough |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Հազիվ հերիքhaziv herik'barely enough
Why it looks that way
From հազիվ 'barely' and հերիք 'enough'. A colloquial phrase about money and supplies; running out, from the next card, is about time, and Armenian keeps them apart too
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.
- Փողը հազիվ հերիք է մինչև ամսվա վերջp'oghə haziv herik' e minchev amsva verjThe money will barely last until the end of the month
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 “barely enough” in Armenian?
«Հազիվ հերիք», read “haziv herik'”. In a live sentence: “Փողը հազիվ հերիք է մինչև ամսվա վերջ” — The money will barely last until the end of the month. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Հ, ա, զ, ի, վ, հ, ե, ր, ի, ք.
How is “Հազիվ հերիք” written in Latin letters?
haziv herik'. 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 հազիվ 'barely' and հերիք 'enough'. A colloquial phrase about money and supplies; running out, from the next card, is about time, and Armenian keeps them apart too. 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.