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Armenian phrase guide

How to say “I don't know” in Armenian

Չգիտեմ
Romanization:
Ch'gitem

“I don't know” in Armenian is Չգիտեմ (Ch'gitem).

Other ways to say it

  • Also used
    Ես չգիտեմ
    Yes ch'gitem
    I don't know
  • Also used
    Գաղափար չունեմ
    Gaghap'ar ch'unem
    I have no idea

In a conversation

  1. Ժամը քանի՞սն է։
    Zhamə k'anisn e?
    What time is it?
  2. Չգիտեմ, ժամացույց չունեմ։
    Ch'gitem, zhamats'uyts' ch'unem.
    I don't know, I don't have a watch.

When to use it

Չգիտեմ is a single word in speech. Գաղափար չունեմ — “I have no idea” — is a little more emphatic.

The letters in Չգիտեմ

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Questions

How do you say “I don't know” in Armenian?

You say Չգիտեմ, pronounced Ch'gitem.

How do you write Չգիտեմ?

In the Armenian alphabet it is written Չգիտեմ. Each of its letters has its own page on Haylingua, with audio and how to write it.

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