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🤗 Armenian Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Armenian learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Armenian?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Armenian, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Armenian (writing) | Armanian (pronunciation) |
|---|---|---|
| barev dzez (Eastern, [hye-ear]) and parev tsez (Western, [hye-war]): formal greeting | Բարև ձեզ | |
| barev (Eastern) and parev (Western) and bariev (Ankara dialect): informal greeting | Բարեւ | |
| ogjuyn: general greeting | Ողջույն | |
| privet: informal greeting in the Eastern dialect (from Russian) | Պրիվետ | |
| pari'or tsez: general greeting in the Karabagh dialect [hye-krb] | Բար իօր ձեզ | |
| bari luis (Eastern) and pari luis (Western): morning greeting | Բարի լույս | |
| bari or (Eastern) and pari or (Western): afternoon greeting | Բարի օր | |
| bari yereko: evening greeting in the Eastern dialect [hye-ear] | Բարի երեկո | |
| pari irigun: evening greeting in the Western dialect [hye-war] | Բարի իրիկուն | |
| par'irgun: evening greeting in the Eastern dialect of Aslanbeg [hye-ear] | Բարի իրկուն | |
| inchbes ek (Eastern) and inchpes ek (Western): how are you?, formal | Ինչպես եք | |
| tuk inchbes ek (Eastern) and duk inchpes ek (Western): how are you?, formal | Դուք ինչպէս էք | |
| inchbes es (Eastern) and inchpes es (Western): how are you?, informal | Ինչպես ես | |
| vonts es (Eastern): how are you?, informal [hye-ear] | Ոնց ես | |
| shat lav: reply to Ինչպես եք, Ինչպես ես, and Ոնց ես | Շատ լավ | |
| lav em shnorhakaloutyun: formal reply to Ինչպես եք in the Eastern dialect [hye-ear] | Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն | |
| lav em shnorhagal em: formal reply to Ինչպես եք in the Western dialect [hye-war] | Լաւ եմ, շնորհակալ եմ | |
| lav mersi: informal reply to Ինչպես ես, and Ոնց ես | Լավ, մերսի | |
| shnorhakaloutyun: thank you in the Eastern dialect [hye-ear] | Շնորհակալություն | |
| shnorhagal em: thank you in the Western dialect [hye-war] | Շնորհակալ եմ | |
| mersi: informal thank you in the Eastern and Western dialects | Մերսի | |
| bari galoust (Eastern) and pari kalousd (Western): welcome greeting | Բարի գալուստ | |
| pari yegak (Western): welcome greeting [hye-war] | Բարի՜ եկաք | |
| general greeting in the Hemşince dialect | Parev | |
| how are you? formal, in the Hemşince dialect | İnçbes ek? | |
| how are you? informal, in the Hemşince dialect | İnçbes es? | |
| reply to İnçbes ek and İnçbes es | Bedk im | |
| reply to İnçbes ek and İnçbes es | Bedk im, sagol | |
| how are you? in the Hemşince dialect | Soyes ta? | |
| how are you? in the Artvin dialect [hye-art] | İnçpe is? |
| English | Armenian (writing) | Armenian (pronunciation) |
| How are you? | Ինչպես եք ? | Intchpes eq ? |
| I am fine/well | Լավ եմ | Lav em |
| What's your name? | Անունդ ինչ է ? | Anund intch e ? |
| My name is ... | Անունս ... է | Anuns ... e |
| name | անուն | anun |
| nickname | մականուն | makanun |
| family name | ազգանուն | azganun |
| miss
madam |
օրիորդ
տիկին |
oriord
tikin |
| mister | պարոն | paron |
| Nice to meet you | Ուրախ եմ ծանոթանալ | Urakh em tsanotanal |
| hello, hi | բարև | barev |
| "good day" | բարև ձեզ
բարի օր |
barev dzez
bari or |
| good morning | բարի առավոտ
բարի լույս |
bari aravot
bari luys |
| good evening | բարի երեկո | bari yereko |
| good night | բարի գիշեր | bari gisher |
| goodbye, bye | ցտեսություն | tstesutyun |
| good luck | հաջողություն | hadjoghutyun |
| a kiss | համբույր
պաչ , պաչիկ |
hambuyr
patch , patchik |
| love | սեր | ser |
| I love you | ես սիրում եմ քեզ | Yes sirum em kez |
| please | հավատա ինձ | havata indz |
| thanks (so much) | (շատ) շնորհակալ եմ | (shat) shnorhakal em |
| with pleasure | հաճույքով | hadjuykov |
| don't mention it | խնդրեմ | khndrem |
| congratulations | աչքալույս | atchkaluys |
| Do you understand? | Հասկանու՞մ եք
Հասկանու՞մ ես |
Haskanum eq ?
Haskanum es ? |
| I don't understand | Ես չեմ հասկանում | Yes tchem haskanum |
| I don't speak ... | Ես չեմ խոսում ... | Yes tchem khosum ... |
| Do you speak English? | Խոսու՞մ եք անգլերեն
Խոսու՞մ ես անգլերեն |
Khosum eq angleren ?
Khosum es angleren ? |
| yes | այո | ayo |
| no | ոչ | votch |
| sorry | ներողություն | neroghutyun |
| excuse me | ներեցեք | neretsek |
| Help! | Օգնե՛ք | Ognek ! |
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Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Armenian lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/