LingoflyEveryday life and routine in Armenian
12 words in Armenian on the topic “everyday life and routine”: Աշխատանք (ashkhatank') — work, Աշխատել (ashkhatel) — to work, Արթնանալ (art'nanal) — to wake up, Վեր կենալ (ver kenal) — to get up. 12 words can be played from recordings.
12 words on the topic
- 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, with the -ts'n that makes another do it. One tail changes the role
- Վեր կենալver kenalto get upliterally 'rise upward'. Waking and getting up are different deeds and different verbs
- Երես լվանալeres lvanalto wash upliterally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed. Lats'vel means to wash all over
- 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 to name what is put on
- 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'
- Հանգստանալhangstanalto rest (lie down)from hangist — calm. It also politely means 'calm down': hangstants'ir
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Աշխատանք (ashkhatank') — work. From ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action.
Աշխատել (ashkhatel) — to work. Of people and things alike: verelakə chi ashkhatum — the elevator is out of order.
Արթնանալ (art'nanal) — to wake up. To wake somebody is art'nants'nel, with the -ts'n that makes another do it. One tail changes the role.
Վեր կենալ (ver kenal) — to get up. Literally 'rise upward'. Waking and getting up are different deeds and different verbs.
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 Աշխատանք (ashkhatank') — work.
- What is this word?
It is Հագնվել (hagnvel) — to get dressed.
- What is this word?
It is Արթնանալ (art'nanal) — to wake up.
- What is this word?
It is Նստել (nstel) — to sit down.
- What is this word?
It is Երես լվանալ (eres lvanal) — to wash up.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “work” in Armenian?
from ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action
- How do you say “to get dressed” in Armenian?
without the -v, hagnel means 'to put something on'. The tail removes the need to name what is put on
- How do you say “to wake up” in Armenian?
to wake somebody is art'nants'nel, with the -ts'n that makes another do it. One tail changes the role
- How do you say “to sit down” in Armenian?
both 'sit down' and 'sit'. The same verb seats you in transport: avtobus nstel
- 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 to learn the set instead of just reading it
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
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.
- Study spread over days wins 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 “work” in Armenian?
«Աշխատանք» (ashkhatank'), read “ashkhatank'”. From ashkhatel — to work: the -ank' ending turns a verb into a noun of action. It is one of 12 words in the set “everyday life and routine” — the rest are in the table above.
How many everyday words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 12 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
Is there audio?
Yes, 12 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.