LingoflyԲանն այսպես եղավ
- Բանն այսպես եղավbann ayspes yeghavit went like this
“Բանն այսպես եղավ” (bann ayspes yeghav) — it went like this in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. From բան (ban) 'a thing, a matter'; with the article before a vowel it becomes բանն (bann). The classic opening of an oral tale. In a live sentence: “Բանն այսպես եղավ. մենք ուշացանք գնացքից” (bann ayspes yeghav — menk' ushatsank' gnatsk'its) — It went like this: we missed the train. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Բ, ա, ն, ն, ա, յ, ս, պ, ե, ս, ե, ղ…
In short
| Written in Armenian | Բանն այսպես եղավ (bann ayspes yeghav) |
| Read in Latin letters | bann ayspes yeghav |
| Translation | it went like this |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
From բան (ban) 'a thing, a matter'; with the article before a vowel it becomes բանն (bann). The classic opening of an oral tale
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.
- Բանն այսպես եղավ. մենք ուշացանք գնացքիցbann ayspes yeghav — menk' ushatsank' gnatsk'itsIt went like this: we missed the train
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 “it went like this” in Armenian?
«Բանն այսպես եղավ» (bann ayspes yeghav), read “bann ayspes yeghav”. In a live sentence: “Բանն այսպես եղավ. մենք ուշացանք գնացքից” (bann ayspes yeghav — menk' ushatsank' gnatsk'its) — It went like this: we missed the train. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Բ, ա, ն, ն, ա, յ, ս, պ, ե, ս, ե, ղ…
How is “Բանն այսպես եղավ” (bann ayspes yeghav) written in Latin letters?
bann ayspes yeghav. 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?
From բան (ban) 'a thing, a matter'; with the article before a vowel it becomes բանն (bann). The classic opening of an oral tale. 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.