LingoflyԿրիա
- Կրիաkriaturtle
“Կրիա” (kria) — turtle in Armenian. Noun, level A1, topic — animals. The article is -n, not -ə: the word ends in a vowel — krian. In a live sentence: “Կրիան դանդաղ քայլում է” (krian dandagh k'aylum e) — The turtle walks slowly. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Կ, ր, ի, ա. One of 20 words in the set “animals” in the Armenian course.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Կրիա (kria) |
| Read in Latin letters | kria |
| Translation | turtle |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
the article is -n, not -ə: the word ends in a vowel — krian
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.
Nearby words: animals
Animal names and related words help you talk about pets, describe what you see on a walk and read. The set also includes general words such as “pet” and “paw”.
- Խոզkhozpigkhozanak — a brush — is literally 'pig-like': the bristles used to come from it
- Աքլորak'lorroosterthe second, bookish variant is ak'aghagh; in Yerevan people say ak'lor
- Բադbadduckthe plural is bader, by the usual -er rule
- Սագsaggoosea short native word; in Western Armenian it sounds like sag with a sharper ending
- Ճագարchagarrabbitthe domestic rabbit; the wild hare is a separate word, napastak
- Մուկmukmousethe computer mouse is called by the same word
- Գորտgortfrogthree consonants in a row at the start are business as usual for Armenian
- Մրջյունmrjyunanta fleeting schwa between m and r is heard but not written
- Աղավնիaghavnipigeonthe bird and the symbol of peace alike; the female name Aghavni is the same word
- Առյուծarryutsliona double rr — rolled; on coats of arms and in fairy tales the word is frequent
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “animals”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “turtle” in Armenian?
the article is -n, not -ə: the word ends in a vowel — krian
- How do you say “frog” in Armenian?
three consonants in a row at the start are business as usual for Armenian
- How do you say “duck” in Armenian?
the plural is bader, by the usual -er rule
- How do you say “lion” in Armenian?
a double rr — rolled; on coats of arms and in fairy tales the word is frequent
- How do you say “mouse” in Armenian?
the computer mouse is called by the same word
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 “turtle” in Armenian?
«Կրիա» (kria), read “kria”. In a live sentence: “Կրիան դանդաղ քայլում է” (krian dandagh k'aylum e) — The turtle walks slowly. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1, from the set “animals”; written with the characters Կ, ր, ի, ա.
How is “Կրիա” (kria) written in Latin letters?
kria. 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?
The article is -n, not -ə: the word ends in a vowel — krian. 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.