Երես լվանալ
“Երես լվանալ” (eres lvanal) — to wash up in Armenian. Verb, level A1, topic — everyday life and routine. literally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed. Lats'vel means to wash all over. In a live sentence: “Սառը ջրով երեսս եմ լվանում” — I wash my face with cold water. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Ե, ր, ե, ս, լ, վ, ա, ն, ա, լ.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Երես լվանալ |
| Read in Latin letters | eres lvanal |
| Translation | to wash up |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
- Երես լվանալeres lvanalto wash up
Why it looks that way
literally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed. Lats'vel means to wash all over
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Սառը ջրով երեսս եմ լվանումsarrə jrov yeress em lvanumI wash my face with cold water
Nearby words: everyday life and routine
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
- Աշխատանքashkhatank'workfrom ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action
- Աշխատելashkhatelto workof people and things alike: verelakə chi ashkhatum — the elevator is out of order
- Արթնանալart'nanalto wake upto wake somebody is art'nants'nel, a causative in -ts'n. One tail changes the role
- Վեր կենալver kenalto get upliterally 'rise upward'. Waking and getting up are different deeds and different verbs
- Սանրվելsanrvelto comb one’s hairfrom sanr — comb. The -v tail turns the action back on its doer
- Սափրվելsap'rvelto shavewithout the -v, sap'rel means 'to shave somebody'. The same tail as in sanrvel
- Հագնվելhagnvelto get dressedwithout the -v, hagnel means 'to put something on'. The tail removes the need for an object
- Հանվելhanvelto undressthe partner of hagnvel: hanel — to take off, hanvel — to undress
- Նստելnstelto sit downboth 'sit down' and 'sit'. The same verb seats you in transport: avtobus nstel
- Պառկելparrkelto lie downboth 'lie down' and 'lie'. Going to bed is said with the phrase k'nelu gnal — 'go to sleep'
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “everyday life and routine”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “to wash up” in Armenian?
literally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed. Lats'vel means to wash all over
- How do you say “to get dressed” in Armenian?
without the -v, hagnel means 'to put something on'. The tail removes the need for an object
- How do you say “to wake up” in Armenian?
to wake somebody is art'nants'nel, a causative in -ts'n. One tail changes the role
- How do you say “to lie down” in Armenian?
both 'lie down' and 'lie'. Going to bed is said with the phrase k'nelu gnal — 'go to sleep'
- How do you say “to shave” in Armenian?
without the -v, sap'rel means 'to shave somebody'. The same tail as in sanrvel
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- 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.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to wash up” in Armenian?
«Երես լվանալ», read “eres lvanal”. In a live sentence: “Սառը ջրով երեսս եմ լվանում” — I wash my face with cold water. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1, from the set “everyday life and routine”; written with the characters Ե, ր, ե, ս, լ, վ, ա, ն, ա, լ.
How is “Երես լվանալ” written in Latin letters?
eres lvanal. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
literally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed. Lats'vel means to wash all over. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.