Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ
“Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ” (meg robe, patsadrem) — one moment, let me explain in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. բացատրել means to explain, from բաց, open: to open up. The form բացատրեմ is a let-me addressed to oneself — how you ask for the floor. In a live sentence: “Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ, թե ինչու” — One moment, let me explain why. Written with the characters Մ, է, կ, ր, ո, պ, ե, բ, ա, ց, ա, տ.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ |
| Read in Latin letters | meg robe, patsadrem |
| Translation | one moment, let me explain |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
բացատրել means to explain, from բաց, open: to open up. The form բացատրեմ is a let-me addressed to oneself — how you ask for the floor
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.
- Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ, թե ինչուmeg robe, patsadrem, t'e inchuOne moment, let me explain why
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 “one moment, let me explain” in Western Armenian?
«Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ», read “meg robe, patsadrem”. In a live sentence: “Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ, թե ինչու” — One moment, let me explain why. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Մ, է, կ, ր, ո, պ, ե, բ, ա, ց, ա, տ.
How is “Մէկ րոպե, բացատրեմ” written in Latin letters?
meg robe, patsadrem. 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?
բացատրել means to explain, from բաց, open: to open up. The form բացատրեմ is a let-me addressed to oneself — how you ask for the floor. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.