LingoflyA wedding invitation in Armenian
Inviting someone to a wedding: when, where, what to give in Armenian. 8 phrases that the conversation is made of: «Ուզում եմ քեզ հարսանիքի հրավիրել (uzum em k'ez harsanik'i hravirel)։» — I want to invite you to the wedding; «Շնորհավորում եմ (shnorhavorum em)։ Ե՞րբ (yerb) է։» — Congratulations! When is it? Every line can be played right on the page.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: inviting someone to a wedding: when, where, what to give. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- Հոկտեմբերի տասին։ Հրավերը վաղը կուղարկեմ։hoktemberi tasin. hraverə vaghə kugharkemOn the tenth of October. I'll send the invitation tomorrow.
- Ո՞ր եկեղեցում է պսակը։vor yekeghetsum e psakə?In which church is the wedding ceremony?
Lines one by one
| Armenian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Ուզում եմ քեզ հարսանիքի հրավիրել (uzum em k'ez harsanik'i hravirel)։ | uzum em k'ez harsanik'i hravirel | I want to invite you to the wedding. |
| Շնորհավորում եմ (shnorhavorum em)։ Ե՞րբ (yerb) է։ | shnorhavorum em. yerb e? | Congratulations! When is it? |
| Հոկտեմբերի տասին (tasin)։ Հրավերը (hraverə) վաղը (vaghə) կուղարկեմ։ | hoktemberi tasin. hraverə vaghə kugharkem | On the tenth of October. I'll send the invitation tomorrow. |
| Ո՞ր (vor) եկեղեցում (yekeghetsum) է պսակը։ | vor yekeghetsum e psakə? | In which church is the wedding ceremony? |
| Գյումրիում (Gyumrium), տատիկիս (tatikis) տան (tan) մոտ (mot)։ | Gyumrium, tatikis tan mot | In Gyumri, near my grandmother's house. |
| Ի՞նչ նվեր բերենք (inch nver berenk')։ | inch nver berenk'? | What gift should we bring? |
| Ոչինչ (vochinch) պետք չէ (petk' che)։ Եկեք (yekek), դա (da) բավական է (bavakan e)։ | vochinch petk' che. yekek', da bavakan e | Nothing is needed. Just come, that's enough. |
| Անպայման (anpayman) կգանք։ Երևի (yerevi) ամբողջ (amboghj) ընտանիքով (əntanik'ov)։ | anpayman kgank'. yerevi amboghj əntanik'ov | We'll definitely come. Probably the whole family. |
How to prepare for a conversation like this
Memorizing the lines is not enough: the other person will say their own thing, not what is written. What helps more is catching the key words by ear and keeping three rescue phrases ready: “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”, “slower”.
And one more thing phrasebooks do not mention: awkwardness gets in the way more than not knowing the words.
- Fear of making mistakes gets in the way of learning a language, and noticeably so. The link turns up study after study, and together those studies cover almost twenty thousand people.checked many timesTeimouri, Goetze & Plonsky, 2019, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(2) · 19,933 participants from 23 countries; correlation with results r = −0.36.
- That fear can be dealt with — the methods have been tested and they work.checked many timesXiong et al., 2024, Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 37 studies, anxiety reduced by −0.61. Of the seven conditions examined, only age turned out to matter.
Frequently asked
How do you start a conversation in Armenian in this situation?
“Ուզում եմ քեզ հարսանիքի հրավիրել (uzum em k'ez harsanik'i hravirel)։” (uzum em k'ez harsanik'i hravirel) — I want to invite you to the wedding. The first line in such a conversation is almost always the same, and that is the one worth learning: the other person will carry it from there.
What if you did not understand the reply?
Say “I don't understand” and “repeat, please” — both are in the rescue set. Admitting your language is still shaky almost always makes the other person more patient.
Should you memorize the dialogue?
No. It is more useful to catch the key words by ear: the other person will say their own thing, and a memorized line will not always fit their reply.