Transport in Armenian
15 words Armenian words on the topic “transport”: Կայարան — station, Մետրո — metro, Ավտոբուս — bus, Տաքսի — taxi. 15 words can be played from recordings.
15 words on the topic
- Կայարանkayaranstationthe same word names the metro station and the railway station: Yerkat'ghi kayaran, metroyi kayaran
- Մետրոmetrometroa station is metroyi kayaran. The word declines the Armenian way: metroyov — by metro, metroyits — from the metro
- Ավտոբուսavtobusbusstress on the last syllable: avtob-US. The shared minibus taxi is called something else — marshrutka
- Տաքսիtak'sitaxiwritten with k' — a k with a puff — hence takh-si. With plain k it would be a different word
- Վարորդvarorddriverfrom varel — to drive. The same root in herravar — remote, 'driven from afar'
- Կանգառkangarrstop (any transport)you know avtobusi kangarr whole; bare kangarr is any stop, from kangnel — to stand
- Ուղևորughevorpassengeryou know ughevoratoms — a passenger ticket; the root is ughi — way
- Նստատեղnstateghseatnstel — to sit — plus tegh — place; you know nstaran as a park bench
- Բռնաձողbrrnadzoghhandrailbrrnel — to hold — plus dzogh — a pole; the rr is rolled
- Վերահսկիչverahskichticket inspectorfrom verahskel — to supervise; the -ich tail turns the action into the one who does it
- Ուղեվարձughevardzfareughi — way — plus vardz — payment; bnakavardz, the rent, is assembled the same way
- Լեփ-լեցունlep'-letsunpackeda paired word from ltsnel — to fill: literally 'full to full'; a crowded place is mardashat
- Ազատ տեղazat teghfree seatyou know azat as 'free' about a person; about a seat it is the same word unchanged
- Տոմսերի ավտոմատtomseri avtomatticket machineavtomat is a borrowing — there is no native word; tomser in the genitive gives tomseri
- Ուշացումushatsumdelayfrom ushanal — to be late; about a person and about a flight the word is one
How it sounds in a sentence
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- Կայարան հասնելու համար մետրո նստեքkayaran hasnelu hamar metro nstek'To get to the station, take the metro
- Մետրոյով ընդամենը տասը րոպե էmetroyov əndamenə tasə rope eBy metro it is only ten minutes
- Ավտոբուսն ուշանում էavtobusn ushanum eThe bus is late
- Տաքսի կանչեք, խնդրեմtak'si kanchek', khndremCall a taxi, please
- Տաքսու վարորդը սպասում էtak'su varordə spasum eThe taxi driver is waiting
- Կանգառում շատ մարդ կարkangarrum shat mard karThere were many people at the bus stop
What is worth knowing about these words
Կայարան (kayaran) — station. the same word names the metro station and the railway station: Yerkat'ghi kayaran, metroyi kayaran
Մետրո (metro) — metro. a station is metroyi kayaran. The word declines the Armenian way: metroyov — by metro, metroyits — from the metro
Ավտոբուս (avtobus) — bus. stress on the last syllable: avtob-US. The shared minibus taxi is called something else — marshrutka
Տաքսի (tak'si) — taxi. written with k' — a k with a puff — hence takh-si. With plain k it would be a different word
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 Կայարան (kayaran) — station.
- What is this word?
It is Նստատեղ (nstategh) — seat.
- What is this word?
It is Ուշացում (ushatsum) — delay.
- What is this word?
It is Ուղևոր (ughevor) — passenger.
- What is this word?
It is Տոմսերի ավտոմատ (tomseri avtomat) — ticket machine.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “station” in Armenian?
the same word names the metro station and the railway station: Yerkat'ghi kayaran, metroyi kayaran
- How do you say “seat” in Armenian?
nstel — to sit — plus tegh — place; you know nstaran as a park bench
- How do you say “delay” in Armenian?
from ushanal — to be late; about a person and about a flight the word is one
- How do you say “passenger” in Armenian?
you know ughevoratoms — a passenger ticket; the root is ughi — way
- How do you say “ticket machine” in Armenian?
avtomat is a borrowing — there is no native word; tomser in the genitive gives tomseri
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Bus, metro, taxi, stop, station. These are words you need to recognize in writing — off a departure board and off a sign.
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 “station” in Armenian?
«Կայարան», read “kayaran”. the same word names the metro station and the railway station: Yerkat'ghi kayaran, metroyi kayaran. It is one of 15 words in the set “transport” — the rest are in the table above.
How many transport words do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 15 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, 15 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.