Travel phrases

Travel phrases in Armenian are short lines for the street, the table, and the taxi. Pick a situation above and the page shows the Eastern Armenian words, a pronunciation, and a card you can save.

The lines come from the Armenian phrasebook on Wikivoyage, which is free to reuse under CC BY-SA. However, Armenian has an Eastern standard, used in Armenia, and a Western one, used in much of the diaspora. This page stays with the Eastern forms.

Travel phrases for hello and thanks

Բարև ձեզ, said “bah-REV DZEZ”, is the polite hello. Բարև alone is the informal hello. Ինչպե՞ս եք asks how you are. Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն answers that you are fine, thank you. For example, use the plural hello with a driver, a host, and anyone older than you.

Շնորհակալություն is thank you. Խնդրեմ is please. Չարժե is the reply that means you are welcome, in the sense that it was no trouble. Also, Կներե՛ք is excuse me when you need to pass, and Ներողություն is I’m sorry.

In a cafe and in a taxi

Կարո՞ղ եմ նայել մենյուն, խնդրում եմ asks to see the menu. Հաշիվը, խնդրում եմ asks for the bill. Ես միս չեմ ուտում says you do not eat meat. The menu decoder then tells you what the dish names mean.

Տաքսի՛ calls a taxi. Տարեք ինձ այնտեղ, խնդրում եմ asks to be taken there. Թեքվեք ձախ is turn left, and Թեքվեք աջ is turn right. In fact, a written address on your phone still helps, because a landmark is easier than a long sentence.

The card is a reminder, not a full course. The Armenian alphabet is the next page if you want to read the letters yourself.

So, save the two or three lines you will actually say, and keep the formal hello for strangers. More of Armenia is on the iArmenia homepage.

Sources

• Armenian phrasebook, Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA. Eastern Armenian lines and pronunciations. Checked 11 November 2026.
• Armenian alphabet, iArmenia.
• Armenian cuisine, for the table the restaurant lines point at.