LingoflyFood and drink in Armenian
191 words in Armenian on the topic “food and drink”: Սուրճ (surch) — coffee, Թեյ (t'ey) — tea, Ջուր (jur) — water, Հաց (hats) — bread. 191 words can be played from recordings.
191 words on the topic
- Սուրճsurchcoffeedrinking is one verb for everything: surch khmel, t'ey khmel, jur khmel
- Թեյt'eyteawritten with t', a t on the exhale; with plain t it would be a different word
- Ջուրjurwaterhence jrvezh — waterfall: jur, water, plus vezhel — to pour down
- Հացhatsbreadhats also means food in general: hats utel — to have a meal
- ՊանիրpanircheeseP is a clean p with no puff, unlike the aspirated p'. Armenian tells the two p sounds apart, and the ear has to be trained to hear it
- Միսmismeatdo not confuse with misht — 'always': they share only the first two letters. 'Meaty' is msayin — the vowel drops in the derivative too
- Ձուկdzukfishdz is a single fused dz sound, one motion, not d plus z. Hence dzknors — fisherman, with the u dropped
- Մրգերmrgerfruitthe plural of mirg — fruit: the vowel drops and -er is added. Shop signs print it plainly: mrger yev banjareghen
- Խնձորkhndzorapplethree consonants in a row, kh-n-dz: a little schwa sneaks between them — khənd-ZOR. Stress on the last syllable, as always
- Լոլիկloliktomatothe Eastern Armenian word. In the diaspora and Western Armenian you will more often hear pomitor — both are understood
- Աղցանaghtsansaladfrom agh — salt: literally 'the salted thing'. The same root in aghi — salty
- Ապուրapursoupstress on the last syllable: a-PUR. Broth needs no separate word — just msi apur, 'meat soup'
- Աղaghsalttwo sounds, yet a fertile root: aghtsan — salad, aghi — salty, aghander — dessert
- Քաղցրk'aghtsrsweetstarts with the aspirated k' — a k on the exhale. Hence k'aghtsravenik' — sweets
- Համեղhameghtastyham — taste, plus -egh — 'full of': literally 'full of taste'. Shnorhkegh, 'gracious', is built the same way
- Ուտելutelto eatdo not mix with ka — 'there is': a different job entirely
- Խմելkhmelto drinkkh is a deep, throaty sound, farther back than English h. One verb for water, tea and wine
- Թարմt'armfreshstarts with the aspirated t' — a t on the exhale. The word of the market: t'arm hats, t'arm dzuk
- Հասածhasatsripefrom hasnel — to reach, to ripen. A ripe fruit is literally 'arrived'
- Նախաճաշnakhachashbreakfastnakh — first, chash — food: 'the food before food'. To have breakfast is one word, nakhachashel
- Ճաշchashlunchthe first letter is a sharp, popped ch — harder than in church, softer than j
- Ընթրիքənt'rik'dinnerthe initial schwa is barely audible: it comes out ntr-EEK, with a puff of air at both ends
- Ծամելtsamelto chewstarts with the same sharp ts as tseruni; chewing gum is mastak, literally 'the thing one chews'
- Կուլ տալkul talto swallowtwo words: kul, swallowing, never stands alone and comes only with a verb, here tal — 'give'
- Ախորժակakhorzhakappetiteat the table people wish bari akhorzhak — literally 'a good appetite'
- Կտորktorchunkfrom ktrel — to cut, the same place as ktron — receipt. Ktor is also a length of cloth
- Հոտhotsmellham — taste, hot — smell: two short words everyone mixes up. Hot e galis — 'it smells'
- ԿարագkaragbutterButter specifically; vegetable oil is dzet, and yugh is fat in general
- ԿարտոֆիլkartofilpotatoA borrowing; at the market you will also hear getnakhndzor, 'earth apple'
- ԱլյուրalyurflourThe word for flour; flour goods and baking are alyureghen
- ՄեղրmeghrhoneyThe bee is meghu — the same root. Mountain honey is lernayin meghr
- Ընկույզənkuyzwalnutsthe initial ը adds a short 'uh' before the word: enk-KEUZ
- ՍոխsokhonionGreen onion is kanach sokh; garlic is skhtor
- ԳազարgazarcarrotDon't mix with gaz, gas. Stress the last syllable: ga-ZAR
- Պղպեղpghpeghpeppertwo ղ, both a throaty gh: pgh-PEGH
- ԼոբիlobibeansLobov apour, bean soup, is a winter classic of the table
- Համեմունքhamemunk'spicesFrom ham, taste: spices are 'what gives taste'. Separately hamem is thyme
- Պատրաստելpatrastelto preparePreparing in the broad sense — food, lessons, documents. Ready is patrast
- Լվանալlvanalto washSame root as lvatsk', laundry; to wash dishes is spask' lvanal
- ԴանակdanakknifeScissors are mkrat, a separate word
- Եփելyep'elto boilTo boil in water; in speech the same verb covers cooking: inch es yepum — what are you cooking
- Տապակելtapakelto fryThe bookish word for a frying pan is tapak, and the verb comes from it; fried is tapakats
- Թխելt'khelto bakeAbout bread and pies; baked goods are tkhvatsk', and a cookie is tkhvatskablit
- Կտրելktrelto cutSame root as ktron, a receipt cut off the roll. To dice finely is manr ktrel
- Կաթսաkat'sapotThe same word names the home heating boiler
- Թավաt'avafrying panThe t' is an aspirated t; the bookish word is tapak, source of the verb tapakel
- ԳազօջախgazojakhstoveGaz is gas, ozhakh is a hearth — and ozhakh alone also means the family home
- Ափսեap'seplateStarts with the same ap' as palm and riverbank — an easy hook to remember; a deep one is khory ap'se
- Գավաթgavat'cupA cup with a handle and a trophy cup are one word; a coffee cup is sourji bazhak
- Բաժակbazhakdrinking glassA glass, a wineglass and a shot glass alike; bazhaks bardzratsum em, 'I raise my glass', opens any toast
- ԳդալgdalspoonA teaspoon is t'eyi gdal, a tablespoon is chashi gdal
- Պատառաքաղpatarrak'aghforkfour syllables with a doubled rr in the middle: pa-ta-rra-KAGH
- ՇիշshishbottleOne of the shortest words at the table; mi shish gini — a bottle of wine
- ԱնձեռոցիկandzerrotsiknapkinInside hides dzerk', hand: 'for the hands'. Paper and cloth share one word
- Թեյնիկt'eynikkettleFrom t'ey, tea; the electric kind is elektrakan t'eynik
- ՍկուտեղskuteghtrayAn old and pretty word; in cafes you may hear the borrowed podnos, but the own word is nicer
- Տաքtak'hotKnown from tak' jur, hot water; about food it is hot, about weather 'warm' — the heat is shog
- ՍառըsarrəcoldAbout objects and food; about the weather they say tsurt — tsurt e, it is cold outside
- Քաղցածk'aghtsatshungryDon't mix with k'aghtsr, sweet: one letter turns hunger into sugar
- ՀամhamtasteHamegh, tasty, comes from here; ham chuni means "it has no taste"
- ԱղիaghisaltyFrom agh, salt; oversalted is shat aghi e, very salty
- Թթուt't'usoura long aspirated t: t-tu
- ԴառըdarrəbitterAbout taste and about fate alike: darr chmarrut'yun, the bitter truth
- ԿծուktsusharpFrom ktsel, to bite: spicy food 'bites'. A sharp knife is sur
- ԿուշտkushtfullThe partner of k'aghtsats, hungry: kusht em, shnorhakalut'yun — I am full, thank you
- Համտեսելhamteselto tasteHam, taste, plus tesnel, to see: 'to see the taste'. For trying on clothes it is p'ordzel
- ՃաշացանկchashatsankmenuChash is food, tsank is a list; cafes will understand menyu too
- ՄատուցողmatutsoghwaiterFrom matutsel, to serve, with the same -ogh as in vacharogh, seller: "the one who serves"
- ՊատվերpatverorderAn order in a cafe, at a workshop, for goods — one word for all of them
- Պատվիրելpatvirelto orderThe verb from patver; inch enk patvirum — what are we ordering
- ՃաշատեսակchashatesakdishChash, food, plus tesak, kind: 'a kind of food'; the plate as tableware is ap'se
- ԲաժինbazhinportionFrom bazhanel, to divide: a portion, a share and a department at an office
- Սեղան երկու հոգու համարseghan yerku hogu hamartable for twoHogi is a soul, and people are counted as souls: yerku hogi — two people
- ԱղանդերaghanderdessertAn own word, not a borrowing; sweets in general are k'aghtsravenik'
- Առանց մսիarrants msiwithout meatArrants is 'without', known from arrants deghatonsi, without a prescription; after it the noun takes the 'of what' form: mis becomes msi
- Տորթtort'cakeThe final t' is aspirated: tort'; a pastry is khmoreghen
- ՄակարոնmakaronpastaIn Armenian the word is singular, though English only has the plural: makaron yepel — to cook pasta
- ՅոգուրտyogurtyogurtThe store-bought kind in a cup; the homemade cultured one has its own word, matsun, and they are not the same — matsun is sourer and has no additives
- Սերուցքserutsk'creamFrom ser — the same skin on milk (and 'love' besides: the words coincide); sour cream is a separate word, t'vaser, sour ser
- Պաղպաղակpaghpaghakice creamthree syllables, gh is a soft throaty g: pagh-pa-GHAK
- ՇոկոլադshokoladchocolateAn international word; a bar is shokoladi salik, and the dark kind is darrə shokolad, with darrə, bitter
- Թխվածքաբլիթt'khvatsk'ablit'cookietwo aspirated t's: t'khvats-k'a-BLIT'
- Տավարի միսtavari misbeefTavar, cattle, plus mis, meat; the same build gives khozi mis, pork, and havi mis, chicken: the animal in the "of what" form plus mis
- Գառան միսgarran mislambGarr, a lamb, garran its 'of what' form; the grown sheep is vochxar and its meat is sometimes vochxari mis, but on menus it is almost always garran mis
- Ծովախեցգետինtsovakhetsgetinshrimp (as food)five syllables, stress on the last: tso-va-khets-ge-TIN
- Խաղողkhaghoghgrapestwo syllables, both gh soft and throaty: kha-GHOGH
- ՎարունգvarungcucumberIn a salad it is cut together with lolik, the tomato: varungi yev loliki aghtsan
- ԿաղամբkaghambcabbageSauerkraut is t'tu kaghamb, sour cabbage — t'tu is exactly 'sour'; stuffed cabbage rolls are tolma, made in a cabbage leaf
- Սխտորskhtorgarlictwo syllables, three consonants in a row at the start: skh-TOR
- ԴդումddumpumpkinTwo d's in a row at the start — not a typo; in autumn ddumov p'lav, pilaf with pumpkin, is cooked from it
- ՍմբուկsmbukeggplantThe main vegetable of the Armenian summer: ajap'andal, a vegetable stew, is made of it; the colloquial badrijan also exists
- ԿիտրոնkitronlemonA slice is kitroni ktor; kitronov t'ey, tea with lemon — what you season with takes -ov
- ՁմերուկdzmerukwatermelonIt starts with dz, one blended dz sound; the melon is the neighbor word sekh, and at the market they are always sold side by side
- ԵլակyelakstrawberryThe initial ե reads ye: yelak; raspberry is the neighbor word aznvamori, and strawberry jam is yelaki muraba
- ՏանձtandzpearIt ends in dz; beside khndzor, the apple — the two main fruits of the Armenian garden
- Դեղձdeghdzpeachone syllable, the throaty gh slides into dz: degh-DZ
- Բաղադրատոմսbaghadratomsrecipefour syllables, stress on the last: ba-gha-dra-TOMS
- Բանջարեղենը մաքրելbanjareghenə mak'relto peel the vegetablesBanjareghen is vegetables as a collective — one word for the whole basket — plus makrel, to clean, from makur, clean; potatoes are keghevel, the peel is taken off
- Եռացնելyerratsnelto bring to a boilFrom yerral, to boil by itself; -atsnel aims the action: the water yerrum e, and they yerratsnum en it; yepel means cooking in boiling water
- Խառնելkharrnelto mixBoth to mix in a pot and to confuse: anunnerə kharrnetsi, I mixed up the names; a mixture is kharrnurd
- Աղելaghelto add saltFrom agh, salt; in living speech people say it in two words, agh dnel, to put in salt; to oversalt is shat aghel
- Տաքացնելtak'atsnelto reheatFrom t'ak, hot; its partner is t'akanal, to get hot by oneself: food t'akanum e in the microwave, and they t'akatsnum en it
- Հովացնելhovatsnelto coolFrom hov, coolness, cool; don't mix with sarretsnel, to freeze: hovatsnel brings it to room temperature, sarretsnel sends it to the freezer
- Ձու հարելdzu harelto beat the eggsDzu, an egg, plus harel, to whip; the same verb whips cream: serutsk harel; a whisk is harich, and a mixer is elektrakan harich
- Ջուր ավելացնելjur avelatsnelto add waterAvelatsnel, to add, from aveli, more — the very word of comparison; here with no article: water in general, not that particular one
- Գրիլի վրա տապակելgrili vra tapakelto grillTapakel, to fry, plus vra, on — standing after the word, not before; kebabs over coals are called otherwise, khorovel
- Պիտանելիության ժամկետpitaneliut'yan zhamketexpiration dateeight syllables over two words, stress at the end of each: pi-ta-ne-li-u-T'YAN zham-KET
- Փչացել էp'chatsel eit has gone offFrom p'chanal, to spoil; a wide word: food, weather, mood and machines all p'chatsel — herrasons p'chatsel e, the phone broke
- ԲանկաbankajarA colloquial word that came through the neighboring language and is understood by everyone in a shop; the bookish label word is apake tara, a glass container; no link to the bank, bank
- ՀավելումhavelumsecondsFrom havelel, to add — the same root as in the phone app; in a canteen people ask simpler: mi k'ich el avelatsrek', add a little more
- Տանելու համարtanelu hamartakeawayLiterally 'for carrying': tanel, to carry; at a cafe they ask aystegh, te tanelu hamar — here or to go
- Առանց շաքարիarrants shak'ariwithout sugarArrants, without, and the word after it takes -i: arrants aghi, arrants k'athi; sugar here is shak'ar, not k'aghtsr, sweet
- Ես բուսակեր եմyes busaker emI am vegetarianBuyts, a plant, utel, to eat: 'a plant-eater'; a vegan is vegan; during the fast Armenians say p'ahk'i em, and cafe menus are then marked p'ahkayin
- Բարի ախորժակbari akhorzhakbon appetitBari, good, plus akhorzhak, appetite: "good appetite"; the reply is shnorhakalut'yun or miasin, together
- Խոզի միսkhozi misporkkhoz — pig; Armenian names the meat by the animal in the 'of what' form, and there is no separate word
- Հավի միսhavi mischicken (meat)hav — the chicken in the yard; on the counter it becomes havi mis, and the broth from it is havi arganak
- Բադի միսbadi misduck (meat)assembled like khozi mis: bad — the duck on the pond, badi mis — the same bird on the menu
- Աղացած միսaghatsats misground meatfrom aghal — to grind: literally 'ground meat'; in the shop you will also hear the borrowed farsh
- Խոզապուխտkhozapukhthamkhoz — pig, plus apukht — cured meat; basturma is built with the same apukht
- Երշիկyershiksausageone word covers sausage and hot dog; in the shop they may ask with the borrowed sosiska
- Թունաձուկt'unadzuktunadzuk — fish; in the compound it stands as the second root and keeps its vowel
- Սաղմոնsaghmonsalmonan international word living by Armenian rules: stress on the last syllable, and the gh is a throaty scrape
- Կրևետկաkrevetkaa shrimpthe bookish tsovakhechgetin means 'sea crayfish' — used for shrimps as a crowd; one by one, on menus and price tags, the borrowed krevetka rules
- Ծովամթերքtsovamt'erk'seafoodtsov — sea, plus mt'erk' — produce; the word names a whole class of things, not one thing
- Սալորsalorplumthe dried plum has its own name, salorachir: Armenian tells fresh from dried by name, not by an adjective
- Ազնվամորիaznvamoriraspberrymori is the berry of this kind, azniv — noble: the noble berry; the vowel drops in the compound
- Սեխsekhmelona short native word; the watermelon next to it is dzmeruk, and confusing them at the market costs you
- Նուռnurrpomegranatethe symbol of Armenia: it turns up in food and in ornaments alike. In the 'of what' form the vowel shifts: nrran hyut' is pomegranate juice
- Արքայախնձորark'ayakhndzorpineappleliterally 'kingly apple': ark'a plus khndzor; in speech it is cut down to ananas
- Մանդարինmandarintangerinea borrowing, but it declines like a native: mandarini keghew — tangerine peel
- Կիվիkivikiwiafter a number the noun stays singular: yerku kivi — two kiwi. Here the word is only the fruit
- Ավոկադոavokadoavocadothe word takes case through an inserted y: avokadoyov — with avocado
- Չամիչchamichraisindried grapes have their own name; nobody says choratsrats khaghogh
- Թուզt'uzfigan aspirated t' at the start; the dried fig keeps the same word with an adjective — chor t'uz
- Տաքդեղtak'deghbell pepperpghpegh is the pepper from the mill; the garden vegetable is tak'degh, from tak' — hot
- Դդմիկddmikzucchiniddum — pumpkin; ddmik is its little relative, the -ik tail shrinking it
- Ճակնդեղchakndeghbeetthe initial ch is the same ch as in chash — lunch; in the 'of what' form, chakndeghi
- Բողկboghkradishone word covers the small radish and the big black radish; three consonants meet at the end with no vowel between them
- Կանաչիkanachigreensfrom kanach — green; on the table kanachi is herbs to eat, not the color
- Սամիթsamit'dillan aspirated t' at the end; in the 'of what' form, samiti, and the t does not soften
- Մաղադանոսmaghadanosparsleya Greek word; the gh here is a throaty roll, not an English g
- Կոճապղպեղkochapghpeghgingerkoch — root tuber, plus pghpegh — pepper: the pepper root
- Եգիպտացորենyegiptatsorencornliterally 'Egyptian wheat': tsoren — wheat; the boiled cob from the street cart carries the same long word
- Սպանախspanakhspinachit only shares its opening with spanel — to kill; the roots are different
- Բուլկիbulkibread rollhats is bread in general; the soft round roll goes by the borrowed bulki
- Կարկանդակkarkandakpiea long native word; in the 'of what' form, karkandaki, every vowel in place
- Տորթիկtort'ikpastrytort — cake; the single-serving piece is the diminutive tortik, and in the sweet shop you will hear pirozhni too
- Պոնչիկponchikdonutin Yerevan a ponchik always comes with custard inside, and whole shops exist just for it
- Խմորեղենkhmoreghenbaked goodskhmor — dough, plus the collective tail -eghen, as in katneghen — dairy; the word names a class of things
- Ջեմjemjammuraba is preserve with whole fruit; jem is the smooth spread for bread
- Օշարակosharaksyrupthe same word for a medicinal syrup at the pharmacy; in the coffee shop you will hear sirop too
- Ադիբուդիadibudipopcorna native, childlike word; the cinema sign will say popkorn
- Չիպսchipschipsthe word does not change for number: mi toprak chips — a bag of chips
- Մաստակmastakchewing guma native word, from mastic resin; kids say the borrowed zhvachka
- Լիմոնադlimonadlemonadekitron is lemon, but the drink goes by the European name, limonad
- Հանքային ջուրhank'ayin jurmineral waterhank' — mine, hence hank'ayin; in Armenia people more often ask for such water by the name of the spring
- Գազավորված ջուրgazavorvats jursparkling waterfrom gaz; water without gas is arrants gazi — 'of what' form after arrants
- Կոկտեյլkokteylcocktailan English word written by ear; the milky one is kat'nayin kokteyl
- Կակաոkakaococoatwo vowels in a row betray the borrowing; a y appears before endings — kakaoyov
- Լուծվող սուրճlutsvogh surchinstant coffeesurch means 'coffee'; lutsvogh is a participle of lutsvvel — to dissolve, and it never changes
- Թեյի ծրարt'eyi tsrartea bagtsrar means 'envelope' — a tea bag is called by the same word; t'ey stands before it in the 'of what' form
- Եռման ջուրyerrman jurboiling wateryerratsnel means 'to boil'; tak' jur is just hot water, and boiling water is yerrman
- Ալկոհոլalkoholalcoholthe umbrella word for everything strong; vodka inside it is a separate oghi
- Ըմպելիքympelik'beveragethe initial ə is fleeting, barely audible in speech; ympel is the bookish 'to drink', while everyday speech says khmichk'
- Հյութhyut'juicefresh-squeezed is t'arm k'amats hyut'; the same word names the juice inside a fruit
- Ռեստորանrrestoranrestaurantsrcharan is the café, and chasharan the canteen. A restaurant is a step above them: a tablecloth, a menu and a proper bill
- Թոնիրt'onirtonirA cousin of the tandoor — one word that spread across the region and stayed put
- Մատնաքաշmatnak'ashmatnakashThe furrows are not decoration: they keep the loaf from puffing into one big bubble
- Ժենգյալով հացzhengyalov hatszhengyalov hatsThe filling goes in raw: the greens finish cooking in the pan
- ԽորովածkhorovatskhorovatsThe verb is horovel, to roast over fire; khorovats is its participle, 'roasted'
- ԴոլմաdolmadolmaThe name comes from a Turkic root for filling; the dish is shared by the whole region, the recipe is not
- ՀարիսաharisaharisaYou stir it in shifts, taking turns: stopping is not allowed, or it burns
- Ղափամաghap'amaghapamaThe lid is cut off the top and set back on — the pumpkin itself serves as the pot
- ԲաստուրմաbasturmabasturmaChaman is both the spice and the coating; without it this is just dried meat
- Գաթաgat'agataKhoriz is that very filling; without it you get a plain cookie
- ՍուջուխsujukhsujukhThe same sweet as churchkhela next door; the word is Turkic for sausage
- Թանt'antando not confuse with matsun: tan is thin and salted, matsun thick and plain
- Մածունmatsunmatsunthe Georgian matsoni is the same word and the same product
- ԼոռիlorriLori cheesethe region of Lori and the cheese wear one name — think Roquefort or Parmesan
- Քյուֆթաk'yuft'akuftaEjmiatsin kufta is pounded on a stone slab — the sound carries across the whole yard
- Կարասkaraskarasthe neck was stoppered and sealed with clay — wine stood in it for years
- Փախլավաp'akhlavapakhlavathe Armenian kind differs by cinnamon in the filling and a less sweet syrup
- Լավաշlavashlavashelsewhere lavash has come to mean any thin bread; here it is precisely the bread from the tonir
- ԿրուասանkruasancroissantA borrowing spelled exactly as it sounds: k-r-u-a-s-a-n. The general word for sweet pastry is khmoreghen; the croissant is picked out of it by this very word
- Կաթkat'milkIt also appears inside kat'ov — 'with milk'; the same word, minus the 'with' tail -ov
- Շաքարshak'arsugarThe same root is in shak'araman, the sugar bowl — the tail -aman means 'a container' — and in arrants shak'ari, 'without sugar'
- ԿապուչինոkapuchinocappuccinoDoes not decline: only the article at the very end changes — kapuchino em uzum, kapuchinon tak e
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Սուրճ (surch) — coffee. Drinking is one verb for everything: surch khmel, t'ey khmel, jur khmel.
Թեյ (t'ey) — tea. Written with t', a t on the exhale; with plain t it would be a different word.
Ջուր (jur) — water. Hence jrvezh — waterfall: jur, water, plus vezhel — to pour down.
Հաց (hats) — bread. Hats also means food in general: hats utel — to have a meal.
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “coffee” in Armenian?
drinking is one verb for everything: surch khmel, t'ey khmel, jur khmel
- How do you say “fruit” in Armenian?
the plural of mirg — fruit: the vowel drops and -er is added. Shop signs print it plainly: mrger yev banjareghen
- How do you say “tasty” in Armenian?
ham — taste, plus -egh — 'full of': literally 'full of taste'. Shnorhkegh, 'gracious', is built the same way
- How do you say “dinner” in Armenian?
the evening meal: əntrik patrastel — to cook dinner
- How do you say “potato” in Armenian?
A borrowing; at the market you will also hear getnakhndzor, 'earth apple'
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
A menu, a market, a shop sign, the question “what is this?”. Food is the most frequent subject of the first weeks and the safest excuse to start talking.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- 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.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “coffee” in Armenian?
«Սուրճ» (surch), read “surch”. Drinking is one verb for everything: surch khmel, t'ey khmel, jur khmel. It is one of 191 words in the set “food and drink” — the rest are in the table above.
How many food words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 191 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
Is there audio?
Yes, 191 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.