LingoflyAnimals in Armenian
20 words in Armenian on the topic “animals”: Խոզ (khoz) — pig, Աքլոր (ak'lor) — rooster, Բադ (bad) — duck, Սագ (sag) — goose. 20 words can be played from recordings.
20 words on the topic
- 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
- Կրիաkriaturtlethe article is -n, not -ə: the word ends in a vowel — krian
- 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
- Վագրvagrtigerit ends in two consonants, so the article is -ə: vagrə
- Արջarjbeardo not mix with arev — sun: the difference is the last letter
- Գայլgaylwolfgaylikon — the drill — is literally 'little wolf': the bit gnaws like a wolf
- Աղվեսaghvesfoxa cunning person is called the same, as in plenty of languages
- Նապաստակnapastakharethe wild hare; the domestic rabbit is chagar, and mixing them is not done
- Ուղտughtcameldo not mix with ughi — way: they resemble each other only on paper
- Ցուլtsulbullthe cow is kov, a separate word; there is no common word for cattle here
- Ընտանի կենդանիntani kendanipetəntani shares its root with əntanik' — family; the initial schwa is fleeting
- Թաթt'at'pawboth t' are aspirated; the endearing form is t'at'ik
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Խոզ (khoz) — pig. Khozanak — a brush — is literally 'pig-like': the bristles used to come from it.
Աքլոր (ak'lor) — rooster. The second, bookish variant is ak'aghagh; in Yerevan people say ak'lor.
Բադ (bad) — duck. The plural is bader, by the usual -er rule.
Սագ (sag) — goose. A short native word; in Western Armenian it sounds like sag with a sharper ending.
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 “pig” in Armenian?
khozanak — a brush — is literally 'pig-like': the bristles used to come from it
- How do you say “turtle” in Armenian?
the article is -n, not -ə: the word ends in a vowel — krian
- How do you say “fox” in Armenian?
a cunning person is called the same, as in plenty of languages
- How do you say “rooster” in Armenian?
the second, bookish variant is ak'aghagh; in Yerevan people say ak'lor
- How do you say “ant” in Armenian?
a fleeting schwa between m and r is heard but not written
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
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”.
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 “pig” in Armenian?
«Խոզ» (khoz), read “khoz”. Khozanak — a brush — is literally 'pig-like': the bristles used to come from it. It is one of 20 words in the set “animals” — the rest are in the table above.
How many animal words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 20 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, 20 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.