LingoflyԲանն այն է, որ
- Բանն այն է, որpann ayn e, vorthe thing is
“Բանն այն է, որ” (pann ayn e, vor) — the thing is in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Բան (pan) is a thing, a matter, with the definite -ն before a vowel; այն (ayn) է — 'that is'; որ (vor) — that. The turn you open an explanation or an excuse with. In a live sentence: “Բանն այն է, որ ես չեմ կրնար գալ” (pann ayn e, vor yes chem grnar kal) — The thing is, I cannot come.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Բանն այն է, որ (pann ayn e, vor) |
| Read in Latin letters | pann ayn e, vor |
| Translation | the thing is |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
բան (pan) is a thing, a matter, with the definite -ն before a vowel; այն (ayn) է — 'that is'; որ (vor) — 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.
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» (pann ayn e, vor), read “pann ayn e, vor”. In a live sentence: “Բանն այն է, որ ես չեմ կրնար գալ” (pann ayn e, vor yes chem grnar kal) — 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” (pann ayn e, vor) 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 (pan) is a thing, a matter, with the definite -ն before a vowel; այն (ayn) է — 'that is'; որ (vor) — 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.