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- Ներեցեք ուշացման համարneretsek' ushatsman hamarsorry for being late
“Ներեցեք ուշացման համար” (neretsek' ushatsman hamar) — sorry for being late in Armenian. Phrase, level A2. Nerel is 'to forgive'; neroghut'yun is the same root. What you ask pardon for takes hamar, 'for'. In a live sentence: “Ներեցեք ուշացման համար, խցանում կար” (neretsek' ushatsman hamar, khtsanum kar) — Sorry for being late, there was a traffic jam. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ն, ե, ր, ե, ց, ե, ք, ո, ւ, շ, ա, ց… A word from the everyday Armenian course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Ներեցեք ուշացման համար (neretsek' ushatsman hamar) |
| Read in Latin letters | neretsek' ushatsman hamar |
| Translation | sorry for being late |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Nerel is 'to forgive'; neroghut'yun is the same root. What you ask pardon for takes hamar, 'for'
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.
- Ներեցեք ուշացման համար, խցանում կարneretsek' ushatsman hamar, khtsanum karSorry for being late, there was a traffic jam
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 “sorry for being late” in Armenian?
«Ներեցեք ուշացման համար» (neretsek' ushatsman hamar), read “neretsek' ushatsman hamar”. In a live sentence: “Ներեցեք ուշացման համար, խցանում կար” (neretsek' ushatsman hamar, khtsanum kar) — Sorry for being late, there was a traffic jam. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters Ն, ե, ր, ե, ց, ե, ք, ո, ւ, շ, ա, ց…
How is “Ներեցեք ուշացման համար” (neretsek' ushatsman hamar) written in Latin letters?
neretsek' ushatsman hamar. 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?
Nerel is 'to forgive'; neroghut'yun is the same root. What you ask pardon for takes hamar, 'for'. 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 this 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.