Shopping and money in Armenian
89 words Armenian words on the topic “shopping and money”: Որքա՞ն է արժե — how much is it, Դրամ — dram, Խանութ — shop, Շուկա — market. 89 words can be played from recordings.
89 words on the topic
- Որքա՞ն է արժեvork'an e arzhe?how much is itarzhel — to cost. The question hook sits on vork'an — 'how much' — not at the end of the phrase
- Դրամdramdramrelated to the Greek drachma and older than the currency itself. Price tags shorten it to the sign with a stroke through it
- Խանութkhanut'shopa borrowing familiar to the whole region. The shopkeeper in it is khanutpan, where -pan means 'keeper'
- Շուկաshukamarketany market, from groceries to exchanges: ashkhatashuka — the job market. The Yerevan flea market is more often called by name — Vernisazh
- Վաճառասեղանvacharraseghancountervacharrel — to sell, seghan — table: literally 'a table for selling'
- Վաճառողvacharroghsellerthe same vacharr- root as in the counter. The -ogh ending turns a verb into its doer: 'the selling one'
- Գնորդgnordbuyerfrom gnel — to buy. Do not mix with gnal — to go: one letter, and the meaning is another
- Կշեռքksherrk'scales (weighing)from kshrrel — to weigh. In Armenian the word is singular, whatever your own language suggests
- Կիլոգրամkilogramkilogramat the market people almost always say the short kilo: mek kilo lolik
- Թարմt'armfreshstarts with the aspirated t' — a t on the exhale. The word of the market: t'arm hats, t'arm dzuk
- Հասածhasatsripefrom hasnel — to reach, to ripen. A ripe fruit is literally 'arrived'
- Գնապիտակgnapitakprice taggin — price, pitak — label. Two words stuck together into one
- Թանկt'ankexpensivet'ank is about price and about people: t'ank ənker — a dear friend
- Էժանezhancheapthe partner of t'ank. The initial e is a clean e with no y-glide, unlike ye
- Զեղչzeghchdiscountshop windows print zeghch; in speech you will often hear the borrowed skidka — both are understood
- Մնացորդmnatsordchange (money)from mnal — to stay: 'the remainder'. Coins in the pocket are called differently — manr
- Կտրոնktroncash-register receiptfrom ktrel — to cut: the receipt is 'cut off' the roll. People understand chek too
- Ինչքա՞ն է լինումinchk'an e linumhow much do I owe?literally 'how much does it come to'. This asks for the total at the till, while vork'an e arzhe asks the price of one thing
- Սա թանկ էsa t'ank ethis is expensivesa — 'this' — about what is in your hands and near. About what is far away they say da
- Ավելի էժան չի՞ լինիaveli ezhan chi linican you go cheaper?literally 'will it not be cheaper?'. This is how one haggles at the market — with a soft question, not a demand
- Վերցնում եմvertsnum emI'll take itfrom verts'nel — to take. The present follows the familiar scheme: stem + -um + em
- Պետք չէpetk' cheI don't need itthe literary form is petk' che, but lively speech almost always says petk' chi. Softer together with shnorhakalut'yun
- Մի հատ էլmi hat elone morehat — 'piece' — is the counting word. Yerevantsis slip it in almost everywhere: mi hat surch
- Մթերային խանութmt'erayin khanut'grocery storemt'erk' — produce. Khanut you already know; the adjective only says which shop
- Զամբյուղzambyughbasketthe basket at the supermarket and the woven one at the market — one word
- Հերթhert'queuehert' is both the line at the till and one's turn: im hert'n e — it is my turn
- Դրամարկղdramarkghcheckoutdram — money, ark'gh — box: literally 'money box'. In speech people more often say kassa
- Տոպրակtoprakbagat the till they ask: toprak petk' e? — 'do you need a bag?'
- Բացbatsopenbats is also 'light' about color: bats kapuy — light blue
- Փակp'akclosedp' is a p with a puff. The partner of bats; doors are printed with exactly these two words
- Ընտրելəntrelto choosethe same verb means 'to vote': əntrut'yunner — elections
- Չափսchap'ssizefrom chap' — measure. About clothes and shoes they say chap's; about size in general — chap'
- Ավելի մեծaveli metsbiggercomparison is assembled with aveli: mets — big, aveli mets — bigger. About quantity they say aveli shat
- Ավելի փոքրaveli p'ok'rsmallerthe same scheme: aveli + p'ok'r. About quantity — aveli k'ich
- Երաշխիքyerashkhik'warrantyThe warranty on appliances: mek tarva yerashkhik', one year; the warranty slip is yerashkhikayin t'ert'ik; the same root gives yerashkhavor, a guarantor
- Ապրանքի վերադարձaprank'i veradardzproduct returnAprank', goods, plus veradardz, a return, from the same verb that returns a debt; at the till they ask: aprankə veradarrnum ek'
- ԳովազդgovazdadvertisingGovel, to praise: advertising really is 'praising'; a job notice is haytararut'yun, not govazd — govazd always sells something
- Գովազդային տեսահոլովակgovazdayin tesaholovakcommerciala long word, stress on the last syllable: te-sa-ho-lo-VAK
- Ապրանքանիշaprank'anishbrandAprank', goods, plus nish, a mark: 'a goods mark'; this is the official word; about a clothing label people say brend
- ԼոգոտիպlogotiplogoAn international word, often shortened to logo; there is no own Armenian word, a rare case — usually the language builds a calque from roots
- Զեղչերի վաճառքzeghcheri vacharrk'saleThe zeghch you know, a discount, in the plural plus vacharrk', a selling; shop windows print it shorter: zeghcher, or minchew 50% zeghch
- Ձեռնտու առաջարկdzerrntu arrajarka good dealDzerrk, a hand, plus tal, to give: dzerrntu is literally 'giving into the hand', that is, profitable; arrajark is an offer in trade and at work alike — you saw the job offer already
- Գները համեմատելgnerə hamematelto compare pricesHamematel, to compare; the noun from it is hamematut'yun, a comparison — it will come in the thought unit; to compare with something takes het: hamematel… het
- Փաթեթp'at'et'packtwo syllables, p' and t' both aspirated: p'a-T'ET'
- ԱպակիapakiglassGlassy is apake; window glass and a drinking glass are one word; the patuhan you know is the window itself, and apakin kotrvets — the glass broke
- ՄետաղmetaghmetalIt ends in gh, a throaty g; metallic is metaghya; don't mix with metaks, silk — the words only look alike
- ՊլաստիկplastikplasticAn international word; plastik toprak, a plastic bag, plastik k'art, a plastic card; here no -e is added, the word stays as is
- Թուղթt'ught'paperone syllable, two aspirated t's around: T'UGHT'
- ԱմուրamursturdyAbout a thing and a person: amur brrnir, hold tight, amur ynkerut'yun, a firm friendship; a fortress as a building is amrots, from the same root
- Որակյալvorakyalhigh-qualityFrom vorak, quality; the initial o reads vo; don't mix with vorakavorum, qualification — there it is about a person, here about a thing
- Առևտրի կենտրոնarrevtri kentronshopping mallArrevtur, trade, in the genitive arrevtri; the kentron you know, center; in Yerevan people more often just say mol
- Ցուցափեղկtsutsap'eghkdisplay windowfour syllables, p' aspirated and k' at the end: tsu-tsa-p'EGHK'
- ԳանձապահgandzapahcashierGandz, a treasure, a hoard, plus pahel, to keep: 'a treasure-keeper'; the dramarkgh you know is the till itself, at which he stands
- ԳնումgnumpurchaseFrom gnel, to buy; careful: the same letters read as a form of gnal, to go, and gnum em means both 'I am buying' and 'I am going' — only the phrase tells them apart
- Բոնուսային քարտbonusayin k'artloyalty cardThe -ayin tail makes an adjective from a noun: bonus gives bonusayin, as amis gives amsakan; points on it are gathered — miavorner havegel
- Նվերի փաթեթավորումnveri p'at'et'avorumgift wrappingThe nver you know, a present, and p'at'et'avorel, to wrap, from p'at'et', a pack; in a shop they ask: p'at'et'avorem nveri hamar — shall I wrap it as a gift?
- Խանութի սայլակkhanut'i saylakshopping cartThe khanut you know, a shop, sayl, a cart, saylak, a little cart; the same word names a wheelchair — anvasaylak
- Ապրանքը փոխանակելaprank'ə p'okhanakelto exchange the itemThe aprank' you know, goods, plus p'okhanakel, to exchange one thing for another; the same root as in p'okhel, to change, and the currency exchange
- Վերադարձ ձևակերպելveradardz dzevakerpelto process a returnVeradardz, a return, plus dzevakerpel, to put into form, from dzev, a form; the same verb processes an application and a contract — the office "to process" altogether
- ԽոտանվածkhotanvatsdefectiveFrom khotan, a flaw, a reject; in speech people describe it: terut'yun uni, it has a defect, ansarrk e, it is out of order
- Չափսը չեկավchap'sə chekavthe size didn't fitThe ch'ap's you know, a size, plus yegav, came: here the size 'did not come'; the negation sits in the verb as the ch- prefix, giving chekav
- Չեկը պահելchekə pahelto keep the receiptThe chek you know plus pahel, to hold, to keep; the article -ə is required: the receipt is that very one, from this purchase
- Սա կեղծ էsa keghts eit is a fakeKeghts, counterfeit; the same root as in keghtsik, a forgery, and keghtsavor, a hypocrite; the genuine one is iskakan
- Ապրանքը առկա էaprank'ə arka ethe item is in stockArrka, present, on hand; in speech people say it simpler: ka — is there?; the answer arrka che means out of stock
- Այլ գույնով փոխելayl guynov p'okhelto change to another colorWhat you change to takes -ov: ayl guynov, mets ch'ap'sov; the guyn you know is color; ayl is another, bookisher than the colloquial urish
- Ձեռքի ժամացույցdzerrk'i zhamatsuytswristwatchThe dzerk' and zhamatsuyts you know: 'hand watch'; a wall clock is pati zhamatsuyts, an alarm clock zart'utsich
- Օծանելիքotsanelik'perfumefive syllables, stress on the last: o-tsa-ne-LIK'
- ԿոսմետիկաkosmetikacosmeticsAn international word; a makeup bag is kosmetikayi payusak, while shpar already means makeup — shparvel is to put on makeup
- Օգտագործվածogtagortsvatssecondhand (used)five syllables, starts with the open օ: og-ta-gorts-VATS
- Սակարկելsakarkelto haggleFrom sak, a rate, a price; at the Vernissage market they say it simpler: zeghch arek', give a discount, or verjin ginə vorch'ap'es e
- Գրախանութgrakhanut'bookstoreFrom գիրք 'book' plus խանութ 'shop', with գիրք losing its ի: gr-. The library, գրադարան, is built the same way
- Մեծածախmetsatsakhin bulkFrom մեծ 'big' and ծախ 'sale'. Retail is the mirror մանրածախ, from մանր, fine
- Երաշխիքային ժամկետyerashkhik'ayin zhamketwarranty periodԵրաշխիք, a warranty, is already in the course; -ային turns the noun into a trait, as in շրջադարձային
- Պատվերովpatverovmade to orderThe instrumental of պատվեր, an order, already in the course: by the order. The English preposition for is not translated here
- Վերցնելverts'nelto takelong but frequent. The colloquial arrnel means both 'take' and 'buy'
- Տալtalto givethe recipient goes in the dative: indz tur. As an auxiliary it makes causatives: grel tal — 'let write'
- Գնելgnelto buythe trap: gnel — 'buy', gnal — 'go'. One vowel apart, and the words are different
- Կիլոն ի՞նչ արժեkilon inch arzhehow much per kilo?you know arzhel — to cost; the question carries the hook over the vowel, and the word order stays straight
- Զեղչ կա՞zeghch ka?is there a discount?you know zeghch as discount; Armenian has no particle 'whether' — the hook over the last vowel does that job
- Ունե՞քunek'do you have...?from unem — to have; the polite 'you' gives unek', and the goods are put before the verb, not after
- Սա կվերցնեմsa kvertsnemI'll take thisthe k- prefix makes the future: verts'nem — to take it, k'verts'nem — I will take it
- Ինձ տոպրակ է պետքindz toprak e petk'I need a bagyou know toprak; need is built as indz ... e petk' — dative plus petk' — and there is no verb 'to need'
- Դրամարկղը որտե՞ղ էdramarkghy vortegh ewhere is the checkout?you know dramarkgh; vortegh stands after the subject with its article -ə, not at the front of the phrase
- Այսքանըaysk'anəthat's allaysk'an — this much; the article -ə closes the count: we are taking nothing more
- Կանխի՞կ, թե՞ քարտովkankhik, t'e k'artovcash or card?you know kankhik; in a question with a choice the hook is set twice — on the first word and on t'e
- Մանրը պետք չէmanry petk' cheno change neededyou know mnatsord as change — that is what the receipt says; handed to a taxi driver or seller it is manrə, small coins
- Գնումների ցանկgnumneri tsankshopping listassembled like anelikneri tsank', which the course knows; gnum — purchase, in the plural gnumner
- Բացbatsopenedyou already know bats as 'open', the sign on the door: the feature and the adverb are one form. Bats is also a light color: bats kapuy
- Փակp'akshutthe partner of bats; you know p'ak as 'closed' and the verb p'akel. P'akoghi — dead end — is literally a closed way
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.
- Որքա՞ն է արժե սուրճըvork'an e arzhe surchəHow much is the coffee?
- Հազար դրամի մանր ունե՞քhazar drami manr unek'?Do you have change for a thousand drams?
- Խանութն աշխատում է մինչև տասըkhanut'n ashkhatum e minchev tasəThe shop is open until ten
- Կիրակի օրը շուկան լիքն էkiraki orə shukan lik'n eOn Sunday the market is packed
- Վաճառասեղանին թարմ բանջարեղեն կաvacharraseghanin t'arm banjareghen kaThere are fresh vegetables on the counter
- Վաճառողը շատ բարի էvacharroghə shat bari eThe seller is very kind
What is worth knowing about these words
Որքա՞ն է արժե (vork'an e arzhe?) — how much is it. arzhel — to cost. The question hook sits on vork'an — 'how much' — not at the end of the phrase
Դրամ (dram) — dram. related to the Greek drachma and older than the currency itself. Price tags shorten it to the sign with a stroke through it
Խանութ (khanut') — shop. a borrowing familiar to the whole region. The shopkeeper in it is khanutpan, where -pan means 'keeper'
Շուկա (shuka) — market. any market, from groceries to exchanges: ashkhatashuka — the job market. The Yerevan flea market is more often called by name — Vernisazh
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 Որքա՞ն է արժե (vork'an e arzhe?) — how much is it.
- What is this word?
It is Կշեռք (ksherrk') — scales (weighing).
- What is this word?
It is Զեղչ (zeghch) — discount.
- What is this word?
It is Պետք չէ (petk' che) — I don't need it.
- What is this word?
It is Բաց (bats) — open.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “how much is it” in Armenian?
arzhel — to cost. The question hook sits on vork'an — 'how much' — not at the end of the phrase
- How do you say “scales (weighing)” in Armenian?
from kshrrel — to weigh. In Armenian the word is singular, whatever your own language suggests
- How do you say “discount” in Armenian?
shop windows print zeghch; in speech you will often hear the borrowed skidka — both are understood
- How do you say “I don't need it” in Armenian?
the literary form is petk' che, but lively speech almost always says petk' chi. Softer together with shnorhakalut'yun
- How do you say “open” in Armenian?
bats is also 'light' about color: bats kapuy — light blue
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
How much it costs, whether there is a smaller one, whether cards are accepted. A shop forgives mistakes: miss a word and they will show you the thing with their hands anyway.
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 “how much is it” in Armenian?
«Որքա՞ն է արժե», read “vork'an e arzhe?”. arzhel — to cost. The question hook sits on vork'an — 'how much' — not at the end of the phrase. It is one of 89 words in the set “shopping and money” — the rest are in the table above.
How many shopping words do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 89 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, 89 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.