Այդպես չեմ կարծում
“Այդպես չեմ կարծում” (aydpes chem kartsum) — I don't think so in Armenian. Phrase, level A2. Kartsel is 'to reckon, opine'; mtatel is thinking with your head. Aydpes means 'this way'. In a live sentence: “Այդպես չեմ կարծում, ուրիշ պատճառ կա” — I don't think so — the reason is different. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ա, յ, դ, պ, ե, ս, չ, ե, մ, կ, ա, ր. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Այդպես չեմ կարծում |
| Read in Latin letters | aydpes chem kartsum |
| Translation | I don't think so |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- Այդպես չեմ կարծումaydpes chem kartsumI don't think so
Why it looks that way
Kartsel is 'to reckon, opine'; mtatel is thinking with your head. Aydpes means 'this way'
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.
- Այդպես չեմ կարծում, ուրիշ պատճառ կաaydpes chem kartsum, urish patcharr kaI don't think so — the reason is different
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 don't think so” in Armenian?
«Այդպես չեմ կարծում», read “aydpes chem kartsum”. In a live sentence: “Այդպես չեմ կարծում, ուրիշ պատճառ կա” — I don't think so — the reason is different. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters Ա, յ, դ, պ, ե, ս, չ, ե, մ, կ, ա, ր.
How is “Այդպես չեմ կարծում” written in Latin letters?
aydpes chem kartsum. 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?
Kartsel is 'to reckon, opine'; mtatel is thinking with your head. Aydpes means 'this way'. 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.