Ամաչում եմ խնդրել
“Ամաչում եմ խնդրել” (amachum em khndrel) — I feel awkward asking in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. The amachel you know, to be shy; here the person is the subject, not 'to me'; you cannot say indz amachum em — that is the first mistake of the learner. In a live sentence: “Ամաչում եմ խնդրել, բայց ուրիշ ելք չկա” — I feel awkward asking, but there is no other way. You can hear how it sounds right here.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Ամաչում եմ խնդրել |
| Read in Latin letters | amachum em khndrel |
| Translation | I feel awkward asking |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Ամաչում եմ խնդրելamachum em khndrelI feel awkward asking
Why it looks that way
The amachel you know, to be shy; here the person is the subject, not 'to me'; you cannot say indz amachum em — that is the first mistake of the learner
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.
- Ամաչում եմ խնդրել, բայց ուրիշ ելք չկաamachum em khndrel, bayts urish yelk' chkaI feel awkward asking, but there is no other way
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 “I feel awkward asking” in Armenian?
«Ամաչում եմ խնդրել», read “amachum em khndrel”. In a live sentence: “Ամաչում եմ խնդրել, բայց ուրիշ ելք չկա” — I feel awkward asking, but there is no other way. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ա, մ, ա, չ, ո, ւ, մ, ե, մ, խ, ն, դ.
How is “Ամաչում եմ խնդրել” written in Latin letters?
amachum em khndrel. 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 amachel you know, to be shy; here the person is the subject, not 'to me'; you cannot say indz amachum em — that is the first mistake of the learner. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.