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Armenian phrase guide

How to say “I don't understand” in Armenian

Չեմ հասկանում
Romanization:
Ch'em haskanum

“I don't understand” in Armenian is Չեմ հասկանում (Ch'em haskanum).

Other ways to say it

  • Also used
    Ես չեմ հասկանում
    Yes ch'em haskanum
    I don't understand
  • Casual
    Չհասկացա
    Ch'haskats'a
    I didn't get it

In a conversation

  1. Հասկանո՞ւմ ես։
    Haskanum es?
    Do you understand?
  2. Ոչ, չեմ հասկանում։
    Voch', ch'em haskanum.
    No, I don't understand.

When to use it

Չեմ հասկանում is the phrase to learn first if you're starting Armenian. The negative prefix չ- attaches to the verb, which is why it is one word in speech: chem haskanum.

The letters in Չեմ հասկանում

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Questions

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

You say Չեմ հասկանում, pronounced Ch'em haskanum.

How do you write Չեմ հասկանում?

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

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