LingoflyԻրարու կը զանգենք
- Իրարու կը զանգենքiraru gə zankenk'we will call each other
“Իրարու կը զանգենք” (iraru gə zankenk') — we will call each other in Western Armenian. Phrase, level B1. The mutuality is a separate word, իրարու (iraru), each other — not a prefix: զանգել (zankel), to call, plus իրարու (iraru). Կը (gə) here points to the near future, as in 'we'll be in touch'. In a live sentence: “Կիրակի օրը իրարու կը զանգենք” (giragi orə iraru gə zankenk') — We will call each other on Sunday.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Իրարու կը զանգենք (iraru gə zankenk') |
| Read in Latin letters | iraru gə zankenk' |
| Translation | we will call each other |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The mutuality is a separate word, իրարու (iraru), each other — not a prefix: զանգել (zankel), to call, plus իրարու (iraru). Կը (gə) here points to the near future, as in 'we'll be in touch'
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 “we will call each other” in Western Armenian?
«Իրարու կը զանգենք» (iraru gə zankenk'), read “iraru gə zankenk'”. In a live sentence: “Կիրակի օրը իրարու կը զանգենք” (giragi orə iraru gə zankenk') — We will call each other on Sunday. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ի, ր, ա, ր, ո, ւ, կ, ը, զ, ա, ն, գ…
How is “Իրարու կը զանգենք” (iraru gə zankenk') written in Latin letters?
iraru gə zankenk'. 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?
The mutuality is a separate word, իրարու (iraru), each other — not a prefix: զանգել (zankel), to call, plus իրարու (iraru). Կը (gə) here points to the near future, as in 'we'll be in touch'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.