Armenian Phrases

I am using a phonetic transliteration system. The transliteration should be read just like Spanish except the h is not silent, the j is a j (as in Jacob). My additions are the kh which is pronounced like the Jewish ch in chutzpuh or the Scottish ch in Loch, also the jh which is pronounced like the j in the French word dijon (mustard), the gh is pronounced like a German saying an r, and the apostrophe which is pronounced like the uh in uh-huh (meaning yes). Note: in Spanish, all the letters, including the vowels are always pronounced the same. A as in ah, e as in bet, i as in bite, o as in bone, and u as in blue. Please note the following transliteration is in EASTERN Armenian.

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

kani kilomet'r e? avtobusi kayaran otanavakayan mekena / inknasharjh

here / there left right straight

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/Jew Persia/Persian India/Indian

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

China/Chinese Australia/Australian Georgia/Georgian Azerbaijan/Azeri Note: Hayastan means Armenia Hay means Armenian (Person) Haykakan means Armenian (Non-Person) Hayastantsi means Armenian from Armenia Spiurka-Hay means Diasporan Armenian Odar means non-Armenian

Chinastan/Chinatsi Avstralia/Avstraliatsi V'rastan/V'ratsi Aderbejan/Aderbejantsi

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

dziran khorovadz hatz panir surj varung khaghogh shuka kat narinj shakar

tomato watermelon

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 million, billion, etc

zero mek yerku yerek chors hing vets yot ut in' hazar milion, miliard 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 tas k'san yeresun karasun hisun vatsun yotanasun utanasun inisun haryur

Days of the Week

Sunday

kiraki

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday weekend

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 dektemper

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