ამას მოჰყვა
“ამას მოჰყვა” (amas mohqva) — right after that in Georgian. Phrase, level B1. the hq at the seam: the h a light puff, the q the guttural catch — mo-hqva. In a live sentence: “ამას მოჰყვა დიდი ხმაური” — Right after that a loud noise rose. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ა, მ, ა, ს, მ, ო, ჰ, ყ, ვ, ა. A word from the everyday Georgian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Georgian | ამას მოჰყვა |
| Read in Latin letters | amas mohqva |
| Translation | right after that |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- ამას მოჰყვაamas mohqvaright after that
How to pronounce it
the hq at the seam: the h a light puff, the q the guttural catch — mo-hqva
Why it looks that way
Literally 'this was followed by'. The familiar amis shemdeg is simply 'after that', with no link of cause
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.
- ამას მოჰყვა დიდი ხმაურიamas mohqva didi khmauriRight after that a loud noise rose
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 “right after that” in Georgian?
«ამას მოჰყვა», read “amas mohqva”. the hq at the seam: the h a light puff, the q the guttural catch — mo-hqva. In a live sentence: “ამას მოჰყვა დიდი ხმაური” — Right after that a loud noise rose. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ა, მ, ა, ს, მ, ო, ჰ, ყ, ვ, ა.
How is “ამას მოჰყვა” written in Latin letters?
amas mohqva. 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 'this was followed by'. The familiar amis shemdeg is simply 'after that', with no link of cause. 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.