Ամոթ եմ զգում
“Ամոթ եմ զգում” (amot' em zgum) — I am ashamed in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'I feel shame': here the Armenian is the subject, not 'to me'; shorter and harsher is amot e — that is already a rebuke to another, shame on you. In a live sentence: “Ամոթ եմ զգում իմ խոսքերի համար” — I am ashamed of my words. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ա, մ, ո, թ, ե, մ, զ, գ, ո, ւ, մ.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Ամոթ եմ զգում |
| Read in Latin letters | amot' em zgum |
| Translation | I am ashamed |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Ամոթ եմ զգումamot' em zgumI am ashamed
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I feel shame': here the Armenian is the subject, not 'to me'; shorter and harsher is amot e — that is already a rebuke to another, shame on you
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.
- Ամոթ եմ զգում իմ խոսքերի համարamot' em zgum im khosk'eri hamarI am ashamed of my words
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 am ashamed” in Armenian?
«Ամոթ եմ զգում», read “amot' em zgum”. In a live sentence: “Ամոթ եմ զգում իմ խոսքերի համար” — I am ashamed of my words. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Ա, մ, ո, թ, ե, մ, զ, գ, ո, ւ, մ.
How is “Ամոթ եմ զգում” written in Latin letters?
amot' em zgum. 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?
Literally 'I feel shame': here the Armenian is the subject, not 'to me'; shorter and harsher is amot e — that is already a rebuke to another, shame on you. 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.