Lingoflyкороткий зміст
- короткий змістkorotkyi zmistsummary
“короткий зміст” (korotkyi zmist) — summary in Ukrainian. Phrase, level B1. Zmist means "contents and meaning". The back cover of a book prints korotkyi zmist; an article has a rezyume. In a live sentence: “Напиши короткий зміст на пів сторінки” (Napyshy korotkyi zmist na piv storinky) — On the last page is a summary of the book. Written with the characters к, о (o), р, о (o), т, к, и, й (y), з (z), м, і (i), с… A word from the everyday Ukrainian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Ukrainian | короткий зміст (korotkyi zmist) |
| Read in Latin letters | korotkyi zmist |
| Translation | summary |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Zmist means "contents and meaning". The back cover of a book prints korotkyi zmist; an article has a rezyume.
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.
- Напиши короткий зміст на пів сторінкиNapyshy korotkyi zmist na piv storinkyOn the last page is a summary of the book
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 “summary” in Ukrainian?
«короткий зміст» (korotkyi zmist), read “korotkyi zmist”. In a live sentence: “Напиши короткий зміст на пів сторінки” (Napyshy korotkyi zmist na piv storinky) — On the last page is a summary of the book. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters к, о (o), р, о (o), т, к, и, й (y), з (z), м, і (i), с…
How is “короткий зміст” (korotkyi zmist) written in Latin letters?
korotkyi zmist. 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?
Zmist means "contents and meaning". The back cover of a book prints korotkyi zmist; an article has a rezyume. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.