LingoflyԿողպէքը փոխել
- Կողպէքը փոխելgoghbek'ə p'okhelto change the lock
“Կողպէքը փոխել” (goghbek'ə p'okhel) — to change the lock in Western Armenian. Phrase, level A1. Կողպէք is the lock, the word of դռան կողպէք (trran goghbek') and կողպէքը (goghbek'ə) բացել (patsel). The key, բանալի (panali), is not changed — it is made anew. In a live sentence: “Տեղափոխուելէ ետք կողպէքը փոխեցինք” (deghap'okhuele yedk' goghbek'ə p'okhetsink') — After moving we changed the lock. Written with the characters Կ, ո, ղ, պ, է, ք, ը, փ, ո, խ, ե, լ. A word from the everyday Western Armenian course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Կողպէքը փոխել (goghbek'ə p'okhel) |
| Read in Latin letters | goghbek'ə p'okhel |
| Translation | to change the lock |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Կողպէք is the lock, the word of դռան կողպէք (trran goghbek') and կողպէքը (goghbek'ə) բացել (patsel). The key, բանալի (panali), is not changed — it is made anew
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.
- Տեղափոխուելէ ետք կողպէքը փոխեցինքdeghap'okhuele yedk' goghbek'ə p'okhetsink'After moving we changed the lock
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 change the lock” in Western Armenian?
«Կողպէքը փոխել» (goghbek'ə p'okhel), read “goghbek'ə p'okhel”. In a live sentence: “Տեղափոխուելէ ետք կողպէքը փոխեցինք” (deghap'okhuele yedk' goghbek'ə p'okhetsink') — After moving we changed the lock. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters Կ, ո, ղ, պ, է, ք, ը, փ, ո, խ, ե, լ.
How is “Կողպէքը փոխել” (goghbek'ə p'okhel) written in Latin letters?
goghbek'ə p'okhel. 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?
Կողպէք is the lock, the word of դռան կողպէք (trran goghbek') and կողպէքը (goghbek'ə) բացել (patsel). The key, բանալի (panali), is not changed — it is made anew. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.