Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ
“Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ” (mek rope, batsatrem) — give me a minute, I'll explain in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Batsatrel, to explain, from bats, open: 'to open up'; the form batsatrem, let me explain, is a plea to oneself with which one asks the floor. In a live sentence: “Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ, թե ինչու” — Give me a minute, I'll explain why. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Մ, ե, կ, ր, ո, պ, ե, բ, ա, ց, ա, տ.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ |
| Read in Latin letters | mek rope, batsatrem |
| Translation | give me a minute, I'll explain |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմmek rope, batsatremgive me a minute, I'll explain
Why it looks that way
Batsatrel, to explain, from bats, open: 'to open up'; the form batsatrem, let me explain, is a plea to oneself with which one asks the floor
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.
- Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ, թե ինչուmek rope, batsatrem, t'e inchuGive me a minute, I'll explain why
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 “give me a minute, I'll explain” in Armenian?
«Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ», read “mek rope, batsatrem”. In a live sentence: “Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ, թե ինչու” — Give me a minute, I'll explain why. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Մ, ե, կ, ր, ո, պ, ե, բ, ա, ց, ա, տ.
How is “Մեկ րոպե, բացատրեմ” written in Latin letters?
mek rope, batsatrem. 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?
Batsatrel, to explain, from bats, open: 'to open up'; the form batsatrem, let me explain, is a plea to oneself with which one asks the floor. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.