LingoflyԱտիկա տգեղ է
- Ատիկա տգեղ էadiga dkegh ethat is not nice
“Ատիկա տգեղ է” (adiga dkegh e) — that is not nice in Western Armenian. Phrase, level A2, topic — people and family. The prefix տ- here is negative, and գեղ is beauty: 'unbeautiful'. Looks and deeds alike — just like 'nice' in English. In a live sentence: “Ատիկա տգեղ է, ներողութիւն խնդրէ” (adiga dkegh e, neroghut'yun khntre) — That is not nice, ask for forgiveness. Written with the characters Ա, տ, ի, կ, ա, տ, գ, ե, ղ, է.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Ատիկա տգեղ է (adiga dkegh e) |
| Read in Latin letters | adiga dkegh e |
| Translation | that is not nice |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
The prefix տ- here is negative, and գեղ is beauty: 'unbeautiful'. Looks and deeds alike — just like 'nice' in English
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.
- Ատիկա տգեղ է, ներողութիւն խնդրէadiga dkegh e, neroghut'yun khntreThat is not nice, ask for forgiveness
Nearby words: people and family
Mum, friend, child, neighbour. The first thing people ask you about, and the first thing you tell about yourself.
- ԸնկերəngerfriendFriend and comrade in one word. Plural:
ընկերներ - Ընտանիքəndanik'familyThe people who live under one roof. Both standards say
ընտանիք(əndanik') - Մայրիկmayrigmom
մայր(mayr) (mother) +-իկ, an affectionate ending that softens the word, the way '-y' does in English 'mommy'.հայրիկ(hayrig), daddy, is built the same way - Հայրիկhayrigdad
հայրis father, and -իկ is an affectionate suffix, just as inմայրիկ(mayrig) - ԵրեխայyerekhachildPlural:
երեխաներ(yerekhaner). The middle խ is a throaty kh, like the ch of Scottish 'loch': eh-reh-KHA - ՎաճառողvajarroghsellerSame root
վաճառ-as in the market counter. The ending -ող turns a verb into its doer: literally 'the selling one'
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “people and family”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “that is not nice” in Western Armenian?
The prefix տ- here is negative, and գեղ is beauty: 'unbeautiful'. Looks and deeds alike — just like 'nice' in English
- How do you say “buyer” in Western Armenian?
From գնել (knel), to buy. The same -ող doer-ending as in վաճառող (vajarrogh), the seller — one buys, the other sells
- How do you say “mom” in Western Armenian?
մայր (mayr) (mother) + -իկ, an affectionate ending that softens the word, the way '-y' does in English 'mommy'. հայրիկ (hayrig), daddy, is built the same way
- How do you say “pensioner” in Western Armenian?
թոշակ (t'oshag) is a pension, առնել (arrnel) to take: literally 'the pension-taker'
- How do you say “seller” in Western Armenian?
Same root վաճառ- as in the market counter. The ending -ող turns a verb into its doer: literally 'the selling one'
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 “that is not nice” in Western Armenian?
«Ատիկա տգեղ է» (adiga dkegh e), read “adiga dkegh e”. In a live sentence: “Ատիկա տգեղ է, ներողութիւն խնդրէ” (adiga dkegh e, neroghut'yun khntre) — That is not nice, ask for forgiveness. Phrase, level A2, from the set “people and family”; written with the characters Ա, տ, ի, կ, ա, տ, գ, ե, ղ, է.
How is “Ատիկա տգեղ է” (adiga dkegh e) written in Latin letters?
adiga dkegh e. 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?
The prefix տ- here is negative, and գեղ is beauty: 'unbeautiful'. Looks and deeds alike — just like 'nice' in English. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.