LingoflyԻնչ-որ տեղ
- Ինչ-որ տեղinch-vor teghsomewhere
“Ինչ-որ տեղ” (inch-vor tegh) — somewhere in Armenian. Adverb, level A1. Inch-vor ban and inch-vor mekə use that same indefinite prefix, inch-vor; tegh means 'place'. 'Where' and 'where to' are not split: the verb shows the direction. In a live sentence: “Ինչ-որ տեղ կարդացել եմ” (inch-vor tegh kardatsel em) — I read it somewhere. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ի, ն, չ, ո, ր, տ, ե, ղ. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Ինչ-որ տեղ (inch-vor tegh) |
| Read in Latin letters | inch-vor tegh |
| Translation | somewhere |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
inch-vor ban and inch-vor mekə use that same indefinite prefix, inch-vor; tegh means 'place'. 'Where' and 'where to' are not split: the verb shows the direction
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.
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 “somewhere” in Armenian?
«Ինչ-որ տեղ» (inch-vor tegh), read “inch-vor tegh”. In a live sentence: “Ինչ-որ տեղ կարդացել եմ” (inch-vor tegh kardatsel em) — I read it somewhere. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adverb, level A1; written with the characters Ի, ն, չ, ո, ր, տ, ե, ղ.
How is “Ինչ-որ տեղ” (inch-vor tegh) written in Latin letters?
inch-vor tegh. 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?
Inch-vor ban and inch-vor mekə use that same indefinite prefix, inch-vor; tegh means 'place'. 'Where' and 'where to' are not split: the verb shows the direction. 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 this 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.