код из смс
“код из смс” (kod iz sms) — SMS code in Russian. Noun, level A1. Kod iz sms prikhodit za sekundu — "the SMS code arrives in a second" — the one-time password that comes in a message; an English speaker will not say sms — for him it is a text message. In a live sentence: “Код из смс приходит за секунду” — The SMS code arrives in a second. Written with the characters к, о, д, и, з, с, м, с.
In short
| Written in Russian | код из смс |
| Read in Latin letters | kod iz sms |
| Translation | SMS code |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Kod iz sms prikhodit za sekundu — "the SMS code arrives in a second" — the one-time password that comes in a message; an English speaker will not say sms — for him it is a text message.
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.
- Код из смс приходит за секундуKod iz sms prikhodit za sekunduThe SMS code arrives in a second
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 “SMS code” in Russian?
«код из смс», read “kod iz sms”. In a live sentence: “Код из смс приходит за секунду” — The SMS code arrives in a second. Noun, level A1; written with the characters к, о, д, и, з, с, м, с.
How is “код из смс” written in Latin letters?
kod iz sms. 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?
Kod iz sms prikhodit za sekundu — "the SMS code arrives in a second" — the one-time password that comes in a message; an English speaker will not say sms — for him it is a text message. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.