LingoflyՑոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայ
- Ցոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայtsuyts duek' k'ardezin vrashow it on the map
“Ցոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայ” (tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra) — show it on the map in Western Armenian. Phrase, level A2. Ցուցադրել, to show, in the polite imperative ցոյց (tsuyts) տուէք (duek). Վրայ (vra) means 'on', and քարտէզ (k'ardez) stands before it with the -ին ending. In a live sentence: “Ցոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայ, կը խնդրեմ” (tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra, gə khntrem) — Show it on the map, please.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Ցոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայ (tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra) |
| Read in Latin letters | tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra |
| Translation | show it on the map |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
ցուցադրել, to show, in the polite imperative ցոյց (tsuyts) տուէք (duek). Վրայ (vra) means 'on', and քարտէզ (k'ardez) stands before it with the -ին ending
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 “show it on the map” in Western Armenian?
«Ցոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայ» (tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra), read “tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra”. In a live sentence: “Ցոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայ, կը խնդրեմ” (tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra, gə khntrem) — Show it on the map, please. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters Ց, ո, յ, ց, տ, ո, ւ, է, ք, ք, ա, ր…
How is “Ցոյց տուէք քարտէզին վրայ” (tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra) written in Latin letters?
tsuyts duek' k'ardezin vra. 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?
Ցուցադրել, to show, in the polite imperative ցոյց (tsuyts) տուէք (duek). Վրայ (vra) means 'on', and քարտէզ (k'ardez) stands before it with the -ին ending. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.