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- Երկրորդային հումքyerkrordayin humk'recyclables
“Երկրորդային հումք” (yerkrordayin humk') — recyclables in Armenian. Noun, level B1. Literally 'secondary raw material' — the same as the English compound, only not fused. Հումք (humk') on its own is raw material. In a live sentence: “Երկրորդային հումքը վերամշակվում է գործարանում” (yerkrordayin humk'ə veramshakvum e gortsaranum) — Recyclables are processed at the factory. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ե, ր, կ, ր, ո, ր, դ, ա, յ, ի, ն, հ… A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Երկրորդային հումք (yerkrordayin humk') |
| Read in Latin letters | yerkrordayin humk' |
| Translation | recyclables |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'secondary raw material' — the same as the English compound, only not fused. Հումք (humk') on its own is raw material
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.
- Երկրորդային հումքը վերամշակվում է գործարանումyerkrordayin humk'ə veramshakvum e gortsaranumRecyclables are processed at the factory
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 “recyclables” in Armenian?
«Երկրորդային հումք» (yerkrordayin humk'), read “yerkrordayin humk'”. In a live sentence: “Երկրորդային հումքը վերամշակվում է գործարանում” (yerkrordayin humk'ə veramshakvum e gortsaranum) — Recyclables are processed at the factory. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters Ե, ր, կ, ր, ո, ր, դ, ա, յ, ի, ն, հ…
How is “Երկրորդային հումք” (yerkrordayin humk') written in Latin letters?
yerkrordayin humk'. 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?
Literally 'secondary raw material' — the same as the English compound, only not fused. Հումք (humk') on its own is raw material. 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.