LESSON 2B - SOME BASIC WESTERN ARMENIAN WORDS AND PHRASES

Here are some common Western Armenian words and phrases. In each case, the word or phrase has first been written in Armenian, followed by the English transliteration and then the meaning:

- Բարեւ * Parev * Hello
- Ինչպե՞ս ես * Inchbes es? * How are you?
- շատ * shad * many; much; very
- լավ * lav * fine; well
- շատ լավ * shad lav * very good; very well
- շնորհակալութիւն * shnorhagaloutioun * thanks
- շնորհակալ եմ * shnorhagal em * thank-you (literally 'I am grateful')
- Շատ լավ եմ, շնորհակալ եմ * Shad lav em, shnorhagal em * I'm very well, thank-you
- բարի * pari * good; kind
- Բարի իրիկուն * Pari irigoun * good evening
- Բարի լոյս * Pari luys * good morning
- Բարի գալուստ * Pari kalousd * Welcome!
- Գիշեր բարի * Kisher pari * Good night
- Ցտեսութիւն * Tsdesoutioun (In many Armenian words there is an unwritten ը sound between two consonants. In this case, the word Ցտեսութիւն is pronounced as if it were written Ցըտեսութիւն) * Goodbye
- Իմ անունս Անդրեաս է * Im anouns Antreas e * My name is Antreas (Andrew)
- Պարոն * Baron * Sir; Mr.
- Տիկին * Digin * Madame; Mrs.
- Օրիորդ * Oriort * Miss

Pronunciation guide
The combination իւ is pronounced as if it were written իու - for example in շնորհակալութիւն (thanks).
The combination ոյ is pronounced as if it were written ույ - for example in լոյս (morning).
Իմ անունս (my name) is pronounced as if it were written Իմ անունըս