LingoflyAt the service center in Armenian
At a service center: the phone won't charge, diagnostics, repair time and cost in Armenian. 8 phrases that the conversation is made of: «Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez)։ Հեռախոսս չի լիցքավորվում (herrakhoss chi litsk'avorvum)։» — Hello. My phone won't charge; «Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez)։ Ուրիշ (urish) ի՞նչ (inch) խնդիր (khndir) կա (ka)։» — Hello. What other problems are there? Every line can be played right on the page.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: at a service center: the phone won't charge, diagnostics, repair time and cost. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- Բարև ձեզ։ Հեռախոսս չի լիցքավորվում։barev dzez. herrakhoss chi litsk'avorvumHello. My phone won't charge.
- ayo, shabat' orə. akhtoroshumə vork'an arzhe?Yes, on Saturday. How much does the diagnostics cost?
- Վերանորոգման ժամկետը որքա՞ն է, և կա՞ պահեստամաս։veranorogman zhamketə vork'an e, yev ka pahestamas?What is the repair time, and is there a spare part?
Lines one by one
| Armenian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez)։ Հեռախոսս չի լիցքավորվում (herrakhoss chi litsk'avorvum)։ | barev dzez. herrakhoss chi litsk'avorvum | Hello. My phone won't charge. |
| Բարև ձեզ (barev dzez)։ Ուրիշ (urish) ի՞նչ (inch) խնդիր (khndir) կա (ka)։ | barev dzez. urish inch khndir ka? | Hello. What other problems are there? |
| Շատ (shat) է տաքանում (tak'anum) և երբեմն (yerbemn) կախվում է (kakhvum e)։ | shat e tak'anum yev yerbemn kakhvum e | It gets very hot and sometimes freezes. |
| Էկրանին ճաք կա (ekranin chak' ka)։ Ընկե՞լ է։ | ekranin chak' ka. ənkel e? | There's a crack on the screen. Did it fall? |
| Այո (ayo), շաբաթ (shabat') օրը (orə)։ Ախտորոշումը որքա՞ն արժե (vork'an arzhe)։ | ayo, shabat' orə. akhtoroshumə vork'an arzhe? | Yes, on Saturday. How much does the diagnostics cost? |
| Ախտորոշումն անվճար է (akhtoroshumn anvchar e)։ Հայտ (hayt) ձևակերպենք և լարերը (larerə) ստուգենք։ | akhtoroshumn anvchar e. hayt dzevakerpenk' yev larerə stugenk' | Diagnostics is free. We'll file a request and check the wires. |
| Վերանորոգման (veranorogman) ժամկետը (zhamketə) որքա՞ն (vork'an) է, և կա (ka)՞ պահեստամաս (pahestamas)։ | veranorogman zhamketə vork'an e, yev ka pahestamas? | What is the repair time, and is there a spare part? |
| Երևի (yerevi) հինգ (hing) օր (or)։ Եթե (yet'e) երաշխիքով (yerashkhik'ov) է, վերանորոգումն (veranorogumn) անվճար (anvchar) կլինի (klini)։ | yerevi hing or. yet'e yerashkhik'ov e, veranorogumn anvchar klini | Probably five days. If it's under warranty, the repair will be free. |
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)։ Հեռախոսս չի լիցքավորվում (herrakhoss chi litsk'avorvum)։” (barev dzez. herrakhoss chi litsk'avorvum) — Hello. My phone won't charge. 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.