Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է
“Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է” (aysdeghits herru e) — is it far from here? in Western Armenian. Phrase, level A2. այստեղ here plus -ից, from: 'from here'. The question mark ՞ does not sit at the end of the sentence but over the stressed syllable of the word in question — here over հեռու. In a live sentence: “Կայարանը այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է” — Is the station far from here? Written with the characters Ա, յ, ս, տ, ե, ղ, ի, ց, հ, ե, ռ, ո.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է |
| Read in Latin letters | aysdeghits herru e |
| Translation | is it far from here? |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
այստեղ here plus -ից, from: 'from here'. The question mark ՞ does not sit at the end of the sentence but over the stressed syllable of the word in question — here over հեռու
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 էgayaranə aysdeghits herru eIs 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 Western Armenian?
«Այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է», read “aysdeghits herru e”. In a live sentence: “Կայարանը այստեղից հեռո՞ւ է” — Is the station far from here? 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” written in Latin letters?
aysdeghits 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?
այստեղ here plus -ից, from: 'from here'. The question mark ՞ does not sit at the end of the sentence but over the stressed syllable of the word in question — here over հեռու. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.