LingoflyMoving day in Armenian
Moving day: the truck, the boxes, the new address in Armenian. 8 phrases that the conversation is made of: «Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez)։ Բեռնատարը (berrnatarə) ժամը (zhamə) ինը (inə) կլինի (klini)՞։» — Hello. Will the truck be there at nine o'clock?; «Այո (ayo), ինը (inə) անց (ants) տասին (tasin) բակում (bakum) ենք (enk)։» — Yes, at ten past nine we'll be in the courtyard. Every line can be played right on the page.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: moving day: the truck, the boxes, the new address. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- Կահույքը նույնպե՞ս։ Բեռնակիր պե՞տք է։kahuyk'ə nuynpes? berrnakir petk' e?The furniture too? Do you need a mover?
Lines one by one
| Armenian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez)։ Բեռնատարը (berrnatarə) ժամը (zhamə) ինը (inə) կլինի (klini)՞։ | barev dzez. berrnatarə zhamə inə klini? | Hello. Will the truck be there at nine o'clock? |
| Այո (ayo), ինը (inə) անց (ants) տասին (tasin) բակում (bakum) ենք (enk)։ | ayo, inə ants tasin bakum enk' | Yes, at ten past nine we'll be in the courtyard. |
| Լավ (lav)։ Իրերը (irerə) արդեն (arden) փաթեթավորել (p'at'et'avorel) եմ (em), մոտ (mot) քսան (k'san) արկղ (arkgh) է։ | lav. irerə arden p'at'et'avorel em, mot k'san arkgh e | All right. I've already packed the things, about twenty boxes. |
| Կահույքը (kahuyk'ə) նույնպե՞ս։ Բեռնակիր (berrnakir) պե՞տք է։ | kahuyk'ə nuynpes? berrnakir petk' e? | The furniture too? Do you need a mover? |
| Այո (ayo), բազմոցը (bazmotsə) և երկու (yerku) բազկաթոռ (bazkat'orr)։ Երկու (yerku) բեռնակիր (berrnakir) բավական է (bavakan e)։ | ayo, bazmotsə yev yerku bazkat'orr. yerku berrnakir bavakan e | Yes, the sofa and two armchairs. Two movers are enough. |
| Նոր (nor) հասցեն (hastsen) գրեք (grek), խնդրում եմ (khndrum em)։ | nor hastsen grek', khndrum em | Please write down the new address. |
| Աբովյան փողոց (p'oghots), տասնհինգ (tasnhing), երրորդ (yerrord) մուտք (mutk'), չորրորդ (chorrord) հարկ (hark)։ | Abovyan p'oghots, tasnhing, yerrord mutk', chorrord hark | Abovyan Street, fifteen, third entrance, fourth floor. |
| Վերելակ (verelak) կա (ka)՞։ Եթե (yet'e) չլինի, ավելի (aveli) երկար (yerkar) կտևի (ktevi)։ | verelak ka? yet'e chlini, aveli yerkar ktevi | Is there an elevator? If not, it will take longer. |
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?
“Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez)։ Բեռնատարը (berrnatarə) ժամը (zhamə) ինը (inə) կլինի (klini)՞։” (barev dzez. berrnatarə zhamə inə klini?) — Hello. Will the truck be there at nine o'clock? 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.