November 13, 2006

Armenian Basic Words and Numbers

Posted at: 12:00 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Armenia

Greetings & Civilities

hello (informal)
hello (formal)
what’s up?
how are you? (informal)
how are you? (formal)
very well
not bad

good morning
good evening
goodbye
good night
good night (response)
please
thank you
you’re welcome
pardon/excuse me

congratulations

cheers

barev
barev dzez
inch ka chika?
vonts es?
vonts ek?

shat lav
vochinch
bari luis
bari yereko
ts’tesutyun
bari gisher
luis bari (response)
kh’ntrem
sh’norhakal em/merci

charjhe
k’ nerek
sh’norhavor lini

kenats’t

Getting Around

how many km?
bus station

airport
car
here / there
left
right

straight

kani kilomet’r e?

avtobusi kayaran
otanavakayan
mekena / inknasharjh
estegh / endegh
dzakh
ach

ughigh

Around Town

where is (the) …
  bank
  hotel
  market
  Manukian Street
  church

  monastery
  museum
  passport and visa office
  pharmacy
  police
  post office

  restaurant

vortegh e …?
  bank
  hyuranots
  shuka

  Manukian Poghots
  yekeghetsi
  vank
  tangaran
  OVIR
  deghatun

  vostikan
  post

  restaurant / jasharan

Countries
Below, American would mean a person from America.  If you wanted to say a product or idea is American, just add a “akan” at the end of the name of the country. It usually works right.

America/American
Germany/German
England/English
France/French
Canada/Canadian
California/Californian
Russia/Russian
Lebanon/Lebanese
Greece/Greek

Israel/Israeli
Persia/Persian
India/Indian
China/Chinese
Australia/Australian
Georgia/Georgian

Azerbaijan/Azeri

Amerika/Amerikatsi
Germanya/Germanatsi
Anglia/Angliatsi
Fransia/Fransiatsi
Kanada/Kanadatsi
Kalifornia/Kaliforniatsi
Rusastan/Rus
Libanan/Libanantsi
Hunastan/Huin

Israel/H’rea
Parskastan/Parsik
H’ndkastan/H’ndik
Chinastan/Chinatsi
Avstralia/Avstraliatsi
V’rastan/V’ratsi

Azerbaijan/Azeri

Note:
Hayastan means Armenia
Hay mean Armenian (Person)
Haykakan mean Armenian (Non-Person)
Hayastantsi means Armenian from Armenia
Spiurka-Hay means Diasporan Armenian

Odar means non-Armenian

Animals

bird
cat
chicken
cow
dog
lamb

mouse

pig

t’rchun
katu
hav
kov
shun

vochkhar
muk

khoz

Foods

apricot
bbq
bread

cheese
coffee
cucumber
grape
milk
orange
sugar
tea
tomato

watermelon

dziran
khorovadz
hatz
panir
surj
varung

khaghogh
shuka
kat
narinj
shakar
tey
lolik

dz’meruk

Small Talk

what is your name?
my name is …
where are you from?
do you speak …?
i speak …
i understand
i don’t understand

what does this mean?
i want an interpreter
i like …
i don’t like …
yes
no
no problem

i am sick

anun’t inch e?
anun’s … e
vorteghits es?
khosum es …?
khosumem …
haskanum em
chem haskanum
inch e sa n’shanakum?

tarkmanich em uzum
sirum em
chem sirum
ayo / ha
che / voch
problem chika

hivand em

Accomodation

do you have … ?
a room
a shower
hot water
a toilet
toilet paper
soap

air-conditioning
electricity

heat

unek … ?
senyak
logaran
tak jur

zukaran
zukarani tukht
ojar
odapokhich
luis

jerutsich

Shopping

how much?
how many?
how much money?
money
big
small
bad
good
cheap/expensive

cheaper
lowest price
closed
open

to buy

inchkan?
kani?

inch arjhe?
pogh / dram
medz
pok’r
vat
lav
ejhan / tank
aveli ejhan
verchin din

pak
bats

g’nel

Numbers

Just string the words for a bigger number.
122 = haryur k’san yerku

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
1000


zero
mek
yerku
yerek
chors

hing
vets
yot
ut
in’
hazar

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

10
20

30
40
50
60
70
80
90

100

tas
k’san
yeresun
karasun
hisun
vatsun
yotanasun
utanausn

inisun

haryur
million, billion, etc milion, miliard      

Days of the Week

sunday
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday

friday
saturday

weekend

kiraki
yerkushapti
yerekshapti
chorekshapti

hingshapti
urpat
shapat

shapataverch

Months

january
february

march
april
may
june
july
august
september
october
november

december

hunvar
pet’rvar
mart
april
mayis
hunis

hulis
ogostos
september
hoktember
noyember

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    14 Responses to “Armenian Basic Words and Numbers”

    1. Avatarinchkachka
      Posted: Dec 10th, 2006 at 10:28 am
      1

      Nice work :)

      You know, usually people say “shnorhakalutsyun” (thanks) and not “shnorhakal em”. Also, I’ve never actually heard anyone say lolik… didn’t even know that word. Everyone in Yerevan says “pamidor” which I guess may be imported from Russian.

      Apricot is tsiran in most of Armenia, but dziran western Armenian (as spoke in most of the diaspora for example).

      Also, another good word to know is “despanatun” = embassy.
    2. AvatarTimothy Haroutunian
      Posted: Dec 10th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
      2
      Author Comment

      I am not fluent in Armenian so I do not know all of the little nuances of the language, but I am trying to learn. Thank You for your letting me know.
    3. AvatarCarol Armendariz
      Posted: Feb 19th, 2007 at 1:30 am
      3

      Thank you for the basic words and numbers I’m Hispanic ,but My daughter is Half Armenian so I have to teach her the Armenia lenguage.
    4. AvatarCarol Armendariz
      Posted: Feb 19th, 2007 at 1:35 am
      4

      Thank you for the basic words and the numbers I’m Hispanic, but my daughter is half Armenian so I have to teach her the Armenian lenguage
    5. AvatarSarah
      Posted: Jul 16th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
      5

      Sorry to correct you, but Israel is not all Jews. I of every 5 Israeli’s are Muslim. Is there a better translation, then Israel/Jews?
    6. AvatarTimothy Haroutunian
      Posted: Jul 16th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
      6
      Author Comment

      Thank you for pointing that out to me. I have changed it to Israel/Israeli to be more politically correct (I think). I apologize if I have offended you or anyone else, that was not my intention. Please let me know if other items are wrong
    7. Avatarsusanna
      Posted: Aug 9th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
      7

      thank you very much this is a cool website i’m half armenian i speak russian and american and have trouble comunicate with my cuzin but i’m learning,

      ; )
    8. AvatarBrahte
      Posted: Oct 11th, 2007 at 10:39 am
      8

      Thanks for your information
      I was searching the meanig of “lolik” actually and found this site
      I am from Turkey, Istanbul
      My grandmother was from the Eastern Anatolia
      For feasts she was preparing a speacial meal named as “lolik” something like meatballs in the tomato soup
      It’s strange that I couldn’t find any other meaning of it :)
      Maybe I do not know my roots well..
    9. AvatarCathy
      Posted: Oct 18th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
      9

      How do you say girls (plural)? I don’t speak the language but want to learn more about it.

      Armenian girls?

      Aghtchig?
    10. Avatarchristopher
      Posted: Feb 8th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
      10

      Dear Sarah:

      Here are the distinctions you are looking for, and a bi tmore:

      Israel= Israyel; Israeli=Israyelatsi for both men/women; the adjective is Israyelagan
      Jew=Huh-riya for a man, Huh-reh-houhi for a woman; and Jewish is Huh-ri-ya-gan
      Hebrew the language= Yep-ra-yet-se-ren

      A Palestinian=Palestiniatsi, who speaks Araperen and is technically an “Israyelarap” or Israeli Arab.
    11. Avatarmercedes
      Posted: Apr 24th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
      11

      my boyfriend ive been dating for 3 years is armenian from yerevan i’ve been learning the language and history i love it! is there any more websites or information on basic armenian that would help me?
    12. Avataramalio
      Posted: Jun 26th, 2008 at 4:51 am
      12

      what does kezie mean
    13. Avatarsusan
      Posted: Aug 8th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
      13

      how do you say lover in armenian
      also the word promise in armenain
      and the word dog is - shun?
    14. Avatarlupi
      Posted: Aug 19th, 2008 at 2:30 am
      14

      HI IM HISPANIC I BEEN DATING MY BOYFRIEND, THAT HE IS ARMENIAN IM SO IN LOVE WITH HIM, BUT I THINK ARMENIAN LANGUAGE IS SO HARD I NEED HELP PLEASE .
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