Buildings and premises in Armenian
11 words Armenian words on the topic “buildings and premises”: Ավտոկայան — bus station, Նավամատույց — pier, Փոխանակման կետ — exchange office, Կենդանաբանական այգի — zoo. 11 words can be played from recordings.
11 words on the topic
- Ավտոկայանavtokayanbus stationyou know kayaran as 'station' in general; for buses people say the shorter avtokayan
- Նավամատույցnavamatuytspiernav — ship, plus matuyts — approach; the same matuyts builds karramatuyts — platform
- Փոխանակման կետp'okhanakman ketexchange officeyou know artarzhuyti p'okhanakum — 'currency exchange'; ket is a point, and on a sign, an office
- Կենդանաբանական այգիkendanabanakan aygizooliterally 'zoological garden'; in speech it is cut down to zoopark
- Կրկեսkrkescircusthe native word won here: nobody says tsirk, even casually
- Հրշեջ կայանhrshej kayanfire stationyou know hrshej as 'firefighter' — the same word stands before the building
- Ավտոլվացումavtolvatsumcar washlvatsum is from lvanal — to wash; lvats'katun is the laundromat, and mixing them up is expensive
- Զբոսաշրջային գործակալությունzbosashrjayin gortsakalut'yuntravel agencyfrom zbosashrjik — tourist, which the course knows; gortsakalut'yun comes from gorts — business
- Գլխավոր փողոցglkhavor p'oghotsmain streetfrom glux — head; the vowel drops out in the derivative: glkhavor
- Տոմսարկղtomsarkghticket boothtoms — ticket, plus ark'gh — box; dramarkgh, built the same way, is the cash desk
- Դահլիճdahlichhallthe hall where an audience sits: kinoyi dahlich. You know the -srah tail from marzasrah and spasasrah — the gym and the lobby, smaller rooms
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- Ավտոկայանից ժամը յոթին ենք մեկնումavtokayanits zhamə yot'in enk' meknumWe leave the bus station at seven
- Նավամատույցում նավակներ կանnavamatuytsum navakner kanBoats are moored at the pier
- Փոխանակման կետը բանկի կողքին էp'okhanakman ketə banki koghk'in eThe currency exchange is next to the bank
- Կիրակի կենդանաբանական այգի գնացինքkiraki kendanabanakan aygi gnatsink'On Sunday we went to the zoo
- Կրկեսում առյուծ տեսանքkrkesum arryuts tesank'At the circus we saw a lion
- Հրշեջ կայանը փողոցի վերջում էhrshej kayanə p'oghotsi verjum eThe fire station is at the end of the street
What is worth knowing about these words
Ավտոկայան (avtokayan) — bus station. you know kayaran as 'station' in general; for buses people say the shorter avtokayan
Նավամատույց (navamatuyts) — pier. nav — ship, plus matuyts — approach; the same matuyts builds karramatuyts — platform
Փոխանակման կետ (p'okhanakman ket) — exchange office. you know artarzhuyti p'okhanakum — 'currency exchange'; ket is a point, and on a sign, an office
Կենդանաբանական այգի (kendanabanakan aygi) — zoo. literally 'zoological garden'; in speech it is cut down to zoopark
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is Ավտոկայան (avtokayan) — bus station.
- What is this word?
It is Զբոսաշրջային գործակալություն (zbosashrjayin gortsakalut'yun) — travel agency.
- What is this word?
It is Կենդանաբանական այգի (kendanabanakan aygi) — zoo.
- What is this word?
It is Դահլիճ (dahlich) — hall.
- What is this word?
It is Ավտոլվացում (avtolvatsum) — car wash.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “bus station” in Armenian?
you know kayaran as 'station' in general; for buses people say the shorter avtokayan
- How do you say “travel agency” in Armenian?
from zbosashrjik — tourist, which the course knows; gortsakalut'yun comes from gorts — business
- How do you say “zoo” in Armenian?
literally 'zoological garden'; in speech it is cut down to zoopark
- How do you say “hall” in Armenian?
the hall where an audience sits: kinoyi dahlich. You know the -srah tail from marzasrah and spasasrah — the gym and the lobby, smaller rooms
- How do you say “car wash” in Armenian?
lvatsum is from lvanal — to wash; lvats'katun is the laundromat, and mixing them up is expensive
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “bus station” in Armenian?
«Ավտոկայան», read “avtokayan”. you know kayaran as 'station' in general; for buses people say the shorter avtokayan. It is one of 11 words in the set “buildings and premises” — the rest are in the table above.
How many words for buildings and places do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 11 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.
Is there audio?
Yes, 11 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.