Աշխատանքի համար դիմել
“Աշխատանքի համար դիմել” (ashkhadank'i hamar timel) — to apply for a job in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. դիմել is to turn to, apply — the parent of դիմում, the application. Literally 'to turn to for the job'. Shorter in speech: հայտ ուղարկել — send an application. In a live sentence: “Երեք աշխատանքի համար դիմեցի” — I applied for three jobs. Written with the characters Ա, շ, խ, ա, տ, ա, ն, ք, ի, հ, ա, մ.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Աշխատանքի համար դիմել |
| Read in Latin letters | ashkhadank'i hamar timel |
| Translation | to apply for a job |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
դիմել is to turn to, apply — the parent of դիմում, the application. Literally 'to turn to for the job'. Shorter in speech: հայտ ուղարկել — send an application
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.
- Երեք աշխատանքի համար դիմեցիyerek' ashkhadank'i hamar timetsiI applied for three jobs
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 “to apply for a job” in Western Armenian?
«Աշխատանքի համար դիմել», read “ashkhadank'i hamar timel”. In a live sentence: “Երեք աշխատանքի համար դիմեցի” — I applied for three jobs. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ա, շ, խ, ա, տ, ա, ն, ք, ի, հ, ա, մ.
How is “Աշխատանքի համար դիմել” written in Latin letters?
ashkhadank'i hamar timel. 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?
դիմել is to turn to, apply — the parent of դիմում, the application. Literally 'to turn to for the job'. Shorter in speech: հայտ ուղարկել — send an application. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.