Խաղի կանոններ
“Խաղի կանոններ” (khaghi kanonner) — rules of the game in Armenian. Noun, level A2. From կանոն 'rule'; the same word as in անվտանգության կանոններ. Breaking a rule is կանոնը խախտել — the same verb as with a contract. In a live sentence: “Խաղի կանոնները բոլորի համար նույնն են” — The rules of the game are the same for everyone. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Խ, ա, ղ, ի, կ, ա, ն, ո, ն, ն, ե, ր.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Խաղի կանոններ |
| Read in Latin letters | khaghi kanonner |
| Translation | rules of the game |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
- Խաղի կանոններkhaghi kanonnerrules of the game
Why it looks that way
From կանոն 'rule'; the same word as in անվտանգության կանոններ. Breaking a rule is կանոնը խախտել — the same verb as with a contract
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.
- Խաղի կանոնները բոլորի համար նույնն ենkhaghi kanonnerə bolori hamar nuynn enThe rules of the game are the same for everyone
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 “rules of the game” in Armenian?
«Խաղի կանոններ», read “khaghi kanonner”. In a live sentence: “Խաղի կանոնները բոլորի համար նույնն են” — The rules of the game are the same for everyone. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A2; written with the characters Խ, ա, ղ, ի, կ, ա, ն, ո, ն, ն, ե, ր.
How is “Խաղի կանոններ” written in Latin letters?
khaghi kanonner. 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 կանոն 'rule'; the same word as in անվտանգության կանոններ. Breaking a rule is կանոնը խախտել — the same verb as with a contract. 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.