Armenian Words to Know for A2 Level

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Learning a new language can be an enriching and rewarding experience, and Armenian is no exception. As an A2 level learner, you are moving past the basics and starting to build a more substantial vocabulary that will allow you to communicate more effectively. This article will introduce you to some essential Armenian words that are perfect for A2 level learners. We will cover various categories such as greetings, everyday phrases, numbers, family, food, and more. Let’s dive into the world of Armenian vocabulary and help you expand your linguistic horizons!

Greetings and Basic Phrases

Understanding and using basic greetings and phrases is crucial in any language. In Armenian, greetings can set the tone for a conversation and show respect and friendliness.

– **ิฒีกึ€ึ‡ (Barev)** – Hello
– **ิฒีกึ€ีซ ีฌีธึ‚ีตีฝ (Bari luys)** – Good morning
– **ิฒีกึ€ีซ ีฅึ€ีฅีฏีธ (Bari yereko)** – Good evening
– **ิฒีกึ€ีซ ีฃีซีทีฅึ€ (Bari gisher)** – Good night
– **ี‘ีฟีฅีฝีธึ‚ีฉีตีธึ‚ีถ (Tstesutyun)** – Goodbye
– **ิฝีถีคึ€ีธึ‚ีด ีฅีด (Khndrum em)** – Please
– **ี‡ีถีธึ€ีฐีกีฏีกีฌีธึ‚ีฉีตีธึ‚ีถ (Shnorhakalutyun)** – Thank you
– **ิฝีถีคีซึ€ ีนีฏีก (Khndir chka)** – No problem
– **ิฟีถีฅึ€ีฅึ„ (Knerek)** – Excuse me / Sorry

Introducing Yourself

When meeting new people, it’s essential to know how to introduce yourself and ask for their names.

– **ิปีด ีกีถีธึ‚ีถีจ … ีง (Im anuny … e)** – My name is …
– **ี”ีธ ีกีถีธึ‚ีถีจ ีซีถีน ีง? (Ko anuny inch e?)** – What is your name?
– **ีˆึ€ีฟีฅีฒีซึ ีฅึ„? (Vorteghits ek?)** – Where are you from?
– **ิตีฝ … ีฅีด (Yes … em)** – I am from …

Numbers and Counting

Numbers are a fundamental part of everyday life, whether you’re shopping, telling the time, or discussing quantities.

– **ิถึ€ีธ (Zro)** – Zero
– **ี„ีฅีฏ (Mek)** – One
– **ิตึ€ีฏีธึ‚ (Yerku)** – Two
– **ิตึ€ีฅึ„ (Yerek)** – Three
– **ี‰ีธึ€ีฝ (Chors)** – Four
– **ี€ีซีถีฃ (Hing)** – Five
– **ีŽีฅึ (Vets)** – Six
– **ี…ีธีฉ (Yot)** – Seven
– **ีˆึ‚ีฉ (Ut)** – Eight
– **ิปีถีจ (Inษ™)** – Nine
– **ีีกีฝีจ (Tase)** – Ten

For numbers beyond ten, Armenian uses a combination of the base numbers:
– **ีีกีฝีถีดีฅีฏ (Tasnmek)** – Eleven
– **ีีกีฝีถีฅึ€ีฏีธึ‚ (Tasnerek)** – Twelve
– **ี”ีฝีกีถ (Ksan)** – Twenty
– **ิตึ€ีฅีฝีธึ‚ีถ (Yeresun)** – Thirty
– **ี€ีซีฝีธึ‚ีถ (Hisun)** – Fifty
– **ี€ีกึ€ีตีธึ‚ึ€ (Haryur)** – One hundred

Family and Relationships

Talking about family is a common topic in conversations. Knowing the words for various family members can help you engage more personally.

– **ิธีถีฟีกีถีซึ„ (Untaniq)** – Family
– **ี„ีกีตึ€ (Mayr)** – Mother
– **ี€ีกีตึ€ (Hayr)** – Father
– **ิตีฒีขีกีตึ€ (Yeghbayr)** – Brother
– **ี”ีธึ‚ีตึ€ (Kuyr)** – Sister
– **ีีกีฟีซีฏ (Tatik)** – Grandmother
– **ีŠีกีบีซีฏ (Papik)** – Grandfather
– **ิฑีดีธึ‚ีฝีซีถ (Amusin)** – Husband
– **ิฟีซีถ (Kin)** – Wife
– **ิตึ€ีฅีญีก (Yerekha)** – Child

Food and Drink

Food is an integral part of culture, and knowing the names of common foods and drinks can make your dining experience more enjoyable.

– **ี€ีกึ (Hats)** – Bread
– **ีŠีกีถีซึ€ (Panir)** – Cheese
– **ี„ีซีฝ (Mis)** – Meat
– **ีีธึ‚ีฏ (Dzook)** – Fish
– **ี„ึ€ีฃีฅึ€ (Mrger)** – Fruits
– **ิฒีกีถีปีกึ€ีฅีฒีฅีถ (Banjareghen)** – Vegetables
– **ี‹ีธึ‚ึ€ (Jur)** – Water
– **ี€ีตีธึ‚ีฉ (Hyut)** – Juice
– **ีีธึ‚ึ€ีณ (Surj)** – Coffee
– **ินีฅีต (Tey)** – Tea

Common Fruits and Vegetables

– **ิฝีถีฑีธึ€ (Khndzor)** – Apple
– **ีีกีถีฑ (Tants)** – Pear
– **ี†ีกึ€ีซีถีป (Narinj)** – Orange
– **ิฝีกีฒีธีฒ (Khaghogh)** – Grapes
– **ีŽีกึ€ีธึ‚ีถีฃ (Varung)** – Cucumber
– **ิผีธีฌีซีฏ (Lolik)** – Tomato
– **ิฟีกึ€ีฟีธึ†ีซีฌ (Kartofil)** – Potato
– **ีีธีญ (Sokh)** – Onion

Days of the Week and Time

Being able to talk about days and time is essential for planning and organizing your activities.

– **ิตึ€ีฏีธึ‚ีทีกีขีฉีซ (Yerkushabti)** – Monday
– **ิตึ€ีฅึ„ีทีกีขีฉีซ (Yerekshabti)** – Tuesday
– **ี‰ีธึ€ีฅึ„ีทีกีขีฉีซ (Chorekshabti)** – Wednesday
– **ี€ีซีถีฃีทีกีขีฉีซ (Hingshabti)** – Thursday
– **ีˆึ‚ึ€ีขีกีฉ (Urbat)** – Friday
– **ี‡ีกีขีกีฉ (Shabat)** – Saturday
– **ิฟีซึ€ีกีฏีซ (Kiraki)** – Sunday

– **ิบีกีด (Zham)** – Hour
– **ีŽีกีตึ€ีฏีตีกีถ (Vayrkyan)** – Second
– **ิฑีดีซีฝ (Amis)** – Month
– **ีีกึ€ีซ (Tari)** – Year
– **ี•ึ€ (Or)** – Day
– **ิตึ€ีฏีธึ‚ีทีกีขีฉีซีซึ ีธึ‚ึ€ีขีกีฉ (Yerkushabtiits urbat)** – From Monday to Friday

Colors

Colors are a basic part of vocabulary and are useful in describing objects, clothing, and much more.

– **ิฟีกึ€ีดีซึ€ (Karmir)** – Red
– **ิฟีกีบีธึ‚ีตีฟ (Kapuyt)** – Blue
– **ิดีฅีฒีซีถ (Deghin)** – Yellow
– **ิฟีกีถีกีน (Kanach)** – Green
– **ีีบีซีฟีกีฏ (Spitak)** – White
– **ีึ‡ (Sev)** – Black
– **ี†ีกึ€ีถีปีกีฃีธึ‚ีตีถ (Narnjaguyn)** – Orange
– **ี„ีกีถีธึ‚ีทีกีฏีกีฃีธึ‚ีตีถ (Manushakaguyn)** – Purple

Common Verbs

Verbs are the action words that form the backbone of sentences. Here are some common verbs you should know at the A2 level.

– **ิฑึ€ีฅีฌ (Arel)** – To do
– **ิผีซีถีฅีฌ (Linel)** – To be
– **ีˆึ‚ีถีฅีถีกีฌ (Unenal)** – To have
– **ิณีถีกีฌ (Gnal)** – To go
– **ิณีกีฌ (Gal)** – To come
– **ีีฅีฝีถีฅีฌ (Tesnel)** – To see
– **ิผีฝีฅีฌ (Lsel)** – To hear
– **ี†ีฝีฟีฅีฌ (Nstel)** – To sit
– **ีˆึ‚ีฟีฅีฌ (Utel)** – To eat
– **ิฝีดีฅีฌ (Khmรฉl)** – To drink
– **ิฝีธีฝีฅีฌ (Khosel)** – To speak
– **ีีธีพีธึ€ีฅีฌ (Sovorel)** – To learn
– **ิฑีทีญีกีฟีฅีฌ (Ashkhatel)** – To work
– **ิฝีกีฒีกีฌ (Khaghal)** – To play
– **ี”ีถีฅีฌ (Kโ€™nel)** – To sleep

Adjectives

Adjectives help describe nouns, making your sentences richer and more detailed.

– **ี„ีฅีฎ (Mets)** – Big
– **ี“ีธึ„ึ€ (Pโ€™vokโ€™r)** – Small
– **ิผีกีพ (Lav)** – Good
– **ีŽีกีฟ (Vat)** – Bad
– **ิณีฅีฒีฅึีซีฏ (Geghesik)** – Beautiful
– **ี€ีซีถ (Hin)** – Old
– **ี†ีธึ€ (Nor)** – New
– **ินีกีถีฏ (Tโ€™ank)** – Expensive
– **ิทีชีกีถ (Ezhan)** – Cheap
– **ี€ีฅีทีฟ (Hesht)** – Easy
– **ิดีชีพีกึ€ (Dzhvar)** – Difficult

Prepositions

Prepositions are essential for indicating relationships between different elements in a sentence.

– **ี„ีฅีป (Mej)** – In
– **ีŽึ€ีก (Vra)** – On
– **ีีกีฏ (Tak)** – Under
– **ิฑีผีกีป (Arraj)** – Before
– **ี€ีฅีฟีธ (Heto)** – After
– **ี„ีธีฟ (Mot)** – Near
– **ี€ีฅีผีธึ‚ (Herru)** – Far
– **ี„ีซีปีฅึ‚ (Mijev)** – Between
– **ี€ีฅีฟ (Het)** – With

Common Expressions

Understanding common expressions can make your conversations sound more natural and fluent.

– **ิปีถีนีบีฅีฝ ีฅึ„? (Inchpes ek?)** – How are you?
– **ิผีกีพ ีฅีด (Lav em)** – I am good.
– **ี€ีกึ€ึ ีธึ‚ีถีฅีด (Harts unem)** – I have a question.
– **ี€ีกีพีกีถีกีขีกึ€ (Havanabar)** – Probably
– **ิปีฐีกึ€ีฏีฅ (Iharke)** – Of course
– **ิปีถีนีธึ‚? (Inchu?)** – Why?
– **ีˆึ€ีฟีฅีฒ? (Vortegh?)** – Where?
– **ิตึ€ีข? (Yerb?)** – When?
– **ิปีถีนีบีฅีฝ? (Inchโ€™pes?)** – How?

Places

Knowing the names of common places can help you navigate new environments more easily.

– **ีีธึ‚ีถ (Tun)** – Home
– **ิดีบึ€ีธึ (Dprots)** – School
– **ิฝีกีถีธึ‚ีฉ (Khanut)** – Shop
– **ีŒีฅีฝีฟีธึ€ีกีถ (Restoran)** – Restaurant
– **ีึ€ีณีกึ€ีกีถ (Srcharan)** – Cafรฉ
– **ี€ีตีธึ‚ึ€ีกีถีธึ (Hyoranots)** – Hotel
– **ิฒีชีทีฏีกึ€ีกีถ (Bzhshkaran)** – Clinic
– **ี€ีซีพีกีถีคีกีถีธึ (Hivandanots)** – Hospital
– **ีŠีกีตีดีกีถีกีฏีกีถ (Paymanakan)** – Library
– **ี€ึ€ีกีบีกึ€ีกีฏ (Hraparak)** – Square (public space)

Weather

Talking about the weather is a common conversation starter. Here’s how to describe different weather conditions in Armenian.

– **ิฑึ€ึ‡ีธีฟ (Arevot)** – Sunny
– **ิฑีดีบีกีดีกีฎ (Ampamats)** – Cloudy
– **ิฑึ€ีฟีกีผีธึ (Artarots)** – Stormy
– **ี‘ีธึ‚ึ€ีฟ (Tsurโ€™t)** – Cold
– **ีีกึ„ (Tak)** – Hot
– **ีีกึ„ ีฅีฒีกีถีกีฏ (Tak eghanak)** – Warm weather
– **ี‹ีฅึ€ีด (Jerm)** – Mild
– **ี‹ีฅึ€ีดีธึ‚ีฉีตีธึ‚ีถ (Jermutyun)** – Temperature
– **ีีกึ„ีกึีธึ‚ึีซีน (Takatsutsโ€™ich)** – Heater
– **ี•ีค (Od)** – Air

Transport

Being able to talk about different forms of transport can make traveling easier.

– **ี„ีฅึ„ีฅีถีก (Mekena)** – Car
– **ิฑีพีฟีธีขีธึ‚ีฝ (Avtobus)** – Bus
– **ิณีถีกึึ„ (Gnatsโ€™k)** – Train
– **ี•ีคีกีถีกีพ (Odanav)** – Airplane
– **ี†ีกีพ (Nav)** – Boat
– **ี€ีฅีฎีกีถีซีพ (Hetsโ€™aniv)** – Bicycle
– **ีีกึ„ีฝีซ (Takโ€™si)** – Taxi
– **ิฟีกีถีฃีกีผ (Kangarr)** – Stop (bus stop, etc.)
– **ีŽีกึ€ีธึ€ีค (Varord)** – Driver
– **ีˆึ‚ีฒึ‡ีธึ€ (Ugheror)** – Passenger

Health and Body

Knowing basic health and body vocabulary can be very useful, especially in case of emergencies.

– **ี„ีกึ€ีดีซีถ (Marrmin)** – Body
– **ิณีฌีธึ‚ีญ (Glukh)** – Head
– **ิฑีนึ„ (Achโ€™k)** – Eye
– **ิฑีฏีกีถีป (Akanj)** – Ear
– **ี”ีซีฉ (Kโ€™itโ€™)** – Nose
– **ิฒีฅึ€ีกีถ (Beran)** – Mouth
– **ีีฅีผึ„ (Dzerrk)** – Hand
– **ีˆีฟึ„ (Votk)** – Foot
– **ีีซึ€ีฟ (Sirt)** – Heart
– **ิฑึ€ีตีธึ‚ีถ (Aryun)** – Blood
– **ี€ีซีพีกีถีค (Hivand)** – Sick
– **ี‘ีกีพ (Tsav)** – Pain
– **ิดีฅีฒ (Degh)** – Medicine

Activities and Hobbies

Discussing your hobbies and activities is a great way to engage in conversations and make friends.

– **ี†ีฏีกึ€ีฅีฌ (Nkarรฉl)** – To paint
– **ิตึ€ีกีชีทีฟีธึ‚ีฉีตีธึ‚ีถ ีฌีฝีฅีฌ (Yerazhshtutโ€™yun lsel)** – To listen to music
– **ีŠีกึ€ีฅีฌ (Parรฉl)** – To dance
– **ิณีซึ€ึ„ ีฏีกึ€ีคีกีฌ (Girkโ€™ kardal)** – To read a book
– **ี–ีซีฌีด ีคีซีฟีฅีฌ (Film ditel)** – To watch a movie
– **ีีบีธึ€ีฟีธีพ ีฆีขีกีฒีพีฅีฌ (Sportov zbaghvel)** – To do sports
– **ิผีธีฒีกีฌ (Loghal)** – To swim
– **ิฝีธีฐีกึ€ีกึ€ีธึ‚ีฉีตีธึ‚ีถ ีกีถีฅีฌ (Khohararutโ€™yun anel)** – To cook

By mastering these essential Armenian words and phrases, you will be well on your way to becoming a more confident and fluent speaker. Practice them regularly, and donโ€™t be afraid to use them in conversations. The more you practice, the more natural they will become. Happy learning!

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