Բանն այն է, որ
“Բանն այն է, որ” (pann ayn e, vor) — the thing is in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. բան is a thing, a matter, with the definite -ն before a vowel; այն է — 'that is'; որ — that. The turn you open an explanation or an excuse with. In a live sentence: “Բանն այն է, որ ես չեմ կրնար գալ” — The thing is, I cannot come. Written with the characters Բ, ա, ն, ն, ա, յ, ն, է, ո, ր.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Բանն այն է, որ |
| Read in Latin letters | pann ayn e, vor |
| Translation | the thing is |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
բան is a thing, a matter, with the definite -ն before a vowel; այն է — 'that is'; որ — that. The turn you open an explanation or an excuse with
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 այն է, որ ես չեմ կրնար գալpann ayn e, vor yes chem grnar kalThe thing is, I cannot come
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 “the thing is” in Western Armenian?
«Բանն այն է, որ», read “pann ayn e, vor”. In a live sentence: “Բանն այն է, որ ես չեմ կրնար գալ” — The thing is, I cannot come. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Բ, ա, ն, ն, ա, յ, ն, է, ո, ր.
How is “Բանն այն է, որ” written in Latin letters?
pann ayn e, vor. 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?
բան is a thing, a matter, with the definite -ն before a vowel; այն է — 'that is'; որ — that. The turn you open an explanation or an excuse with. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.