Խոսքը կը վերաբերե
“Խոսքը կը վերաբերե” (khosk'ə gə verapere) — it is a matter of in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. վերաբերել is to relate to; what the speech is about takes the dative: նոր օրէնքին. Literally 'the word relates to'. In a live sentence: “Խոսքը կը վերաբերե նոր օրենքին” — It is a matter of the new law. Written with the characters Խ, ո, ս, ք, ը, կ, ը, վ, ե, ր, ա, բ. A word from the everyday Western Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Խոսքը կը վերաբերե |
| Read in Latin letters | khosk'ə gə verapere |
| Translation | it is a matter of |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
վերաբերել is to relate to; what the speech is about takes the dative: նոր օրէնքին. Literally 'the word relates to'
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.
- Խոսքը կը վերաբերե նոր օրենքինkhosk'ə gə verapere nor orenk'inIt is a matter of the new law
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 is a matter of” in Western Armenian?
«Խոսքը կը վերաբերե», read “khosk'ə gə verapere”. In a live sentence: “Խոսքը կը վերաբերե նոր օրենքին” — It is a matter of the new law. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Խ, ո, ս, ք, ը, կ, ը, վ, ե, ր, ա, բ.
How is “Խոսքը կը վերաբերե” written in Latin letters?
khosk'ə gə verapere. 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?
վերաբերել is to relate to; what the speech is about takes the dative: նոր օրէնքին. Literally 'the word relates to'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.