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- Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ էaysteghits herru e?is it far from here
“Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է” (aysteghits herru e?) — is it far from here in Armenian. Phrase, level A2. Aystegh, here, plus -its, from: 'from here'; the question mark ՞ is set not at the end of the phrase but over the stressed syllable of the word asked about — here over heru. In a live sentence: “Կայարանը այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է” (kayaranə aysteghits herru e) — Is the station far from here? You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է (aysteghits herru e) |
| Read in Latin letters | aysteghits herru e? |
| Translation | is it far from here |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Aystegh, here, plus -its, from: 'from here'; the question mark ՞ is set not at the end of the phrase but over the stressed syllable of the word asked about — here over heru
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.
- Կայարանը այստեղից հեռո՞ւ էkayaranə aysteghits herru e?Is the station far from here?
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 “is it far from here” in Armenian?
«Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է» (aysteghits herru e), read “aysteghits herru e?” In a live sentence: “Կայարանը այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է” (kayaranə aysteghits herru e) — Is the station far from here? You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters Ա, յ, ս, տ, ե, ղ, ի, ց, հ, ե, ռ, ո…
How is “Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է” (aysteghits herru e) written in Latin letters?
aysteghits herru 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?
Aystegh, here, plus -its, from: 'from here'; the question mark ՞ is set not at the end of the phrase but over the stressed syllable of the word asked about — here over heru. 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 this 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.