Գրանցման բաժին
“Գրանցման բաժին” (krantsman pazhin) — registration desk in Western Armenian. Noun, level B1. գրանցում is registration, the same as at hotel check-in; բաժին is a counter — the same word as a portion in a café. At the polyclinic the borrowed ռեգիստրատուրա is heard too. In a live sentence: “Գրանցման բաժինը առաջին հարկին վրայ է” — The registration desk is on the first floor. Written with the characters Գ, ր, ա, ն, ց, մ, ա, ն, բ, ա, ժ, ի.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Գրանցման բաժին |
| Read in Latin letters | krantsman pazhin |
| Translation | registration desk |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
գրանցում is registration, the same as at hotel check-in; բաժին is a counter — the same word as a portion in a café. At the polyclinic the borrowed ռեգիստրատուրա is heard too
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.
- Գրանցման բաժինը առաջին հարկին վրայ էkrantsman pazhinə arrachin hargin vray eThe registration desk is on the first floor
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 “registration desk” in Western Armenian?
«Գրանցման բաժին», read “krantsman pazhin”. In a live sentence: “Գրանցման բաժինը առաջին հարկին վրայ է” — The registration desk is on the first floor. Noun, level B1; written with the characters Գ, ր, ա, ն, ց, մ, ա, ն, բ, ա, ժ, ի.
How is “Գրանցման բաժին” written in Latin letters?
krantsman pazhin. 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?
գրանցում is registration, the same as at hotel check-in; բաժին is a counter — the same word as a portion in a café. At the polyclinic the borrowed ռեգիստրատուրա is heard too. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.