Lingoflynerodno mi je prositi
- nerodno mi je prositiI feel awkward asking
“nerodno mi je prositi” — I feel awkward asking in Slovenian. Phrase, level B1. The "to whom" form again instead of a subject: nerodno mi je; from neroden, clumsy; the same turn about shame is sram me je, but there the case is the object form. In a live sentence: “Nerodno mi je prositi, a rabim pomoč” — I feel awkward asking, but I need help. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Slovenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Slovenian | nerodno mi je prositi |
| Translation | I feel awkward asking |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
the "to whom" form again instead of a subject: nerodno mi je; from neroden, clumsy; the same turn about shame is sram me je, but there the case is the object form
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.
- Nerodno mi je prositi, a rabim pomočI feel awkward asking, but I need help
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 Slovenian?
«nerodno mi je prositi». In a live sentence: “Nerodno mi je prositi, a rabim pomoč” — I feel awkward asking, but I need help. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1.
Why does this word look the way it does?
The "to whom" form again instead of a subject: nerodno mi je; from neroden, clumsy; the same turn about shame is sram me je, but there the case is the object form. 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.