Տոմսերի ավտոմատ
“Տոմսերի ավտոմատ” (tomseri avtomat) — ticket machine in Armenian. Noun, level A1, topic — transport. avtomat is a borrowing — there is no native word; tomser in the genitive gives tomseri. In a live sentence: “Տոմսերի ավտոմատը չի աշխատում” — The ticket machine doesn't work. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Տ, ո, մ, ս, ե, ր, ի, ա, վ, տ, ո, մ. One of 15 words in the set “transport” in the Armenian course.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Տոմսերի ավտոմատ |
| Read in Latin letters | tomseri avtomat |
| Translation | ticket machine |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- Տոմսերի ավտոմատtomseri avtomatticket machine
Why it looks that way
avtomat is a borrowing — there is no native word; tomser in the genitive gives tomseri
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.
- Տոմսերի ավտոմատը չի աշխատումtomseri avtomatə chi ashkhatumThe ticket machine doesn't work
Nearby words: transport
Bus, metro, taxi, stop, station. These are words you need to recognize in writing — off a departure board and off a sign.
- Կայարանkayaranstationthe same word names the metro station and the railway station: Yerkat'ghi kayaran, metroyi kayaran
- Մետրոmetrometroa station is metroyi kayaran. The word declines the Armenian way: metroyov — by metro, metroyits — from the metro
- Ավտոբուսavtobusbusstress on the last syllable: avtob-US. The shared minibus taxi is called something else — marshrutka
- Տաքսիtak'sitaxiwritten with k' — a k with a puff — hence takh-si. With plain k it would be a different word
- Վարորդvarorddriverfrom varel — to drive. The same root in herravar — remote, 'driven from afar'
- Կանգառkangarrstop (any transport)you know avtobusi kangarr whole; bare kangarr is any stop, from kangnel — to stand
- Ուղևորughevorpassengeryou know ughevoratoms — a passenger ticket; the root is ughi — way
- Նստատեղnstateghseatnstel — to sit — plus tegh — place; you know nstaran as a park bench
- Բռնաձողbrrnadzoghhandrailbrrnel — to hold — plus dzogh — a pole; the rr is rolled
- Վերահսկիչverahskichticket inspectorfrom verahskel — to supervise; the -ich tail turns the action into the one who does it
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “transport”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “ticket machine” in Armenian?
avtomat is a borrowing — there is no native word; tomser in the genitive gives tomseri
- How do you say “passenger” in Armenian?
you know ughevoratoms — a passenger ticket; the root is ughi — way
- How do you say “bus” in Armenian?
stress on the last syllable: avtob-US. The shared minibus taxi is called something else — marshrutka
- How do you say “ticket inspector” in Armenian?
from verahskel — to supervise; the -ich tail turns the action into the one who does it
- How do you say “stop (any transport)” in Armenian?
you know avtobusi kangarr whole; bare kangarr is any stop, from kangnel — to stand
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 “ticket machine” in Armenian?
«Տոմսերի ավտոմատ», read “tomseri avtomat”. In a live sentence: “Տոմսերի ավտոմատը չի աշխատում” — The ticket machine doesn't work. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1, from the set “transport”; written with the characters Տ, ո, մ, ս, ե, ր, ի, ա, վ, տ, ո, մ.
How is “Տոմսերի ավտոմատ” written in Latin letters?
tomseri avtomat. 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?
avtomat is a borrowing — there is no native word; tomser in the genitive gives tomseri. 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.