LingoflyԲոլոր and ամբողջ: two words for "all"
"All" is split in two. Բոլորը (polorə) — everyone, about things you can count: բոլոր (polor) ուսանողները (usanoghnerə), բոլորը (polorə) եկան (yegan). Ամբողջ (ampoghch) — the whole, one indivisible piece: ամբողջ օրը (ampoghch orə) — the whole day, ամբողջ (ampoghch) գումարը (kumarə) — the whole sum. Ask yourself: is it counted, or one piece? For example: “Ամբողջ (ampoghch) աշխատավարձը (ashkhadavartsə) վարկին գնաց” (knats) — The whole salary went to the loan. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a…
How it works
"All" is split in two. Բոլորը (polorə) — everyone, about things you can count: բոլոր (polor) ուսանողները (usanoghnerə) (polor usanoghnerə), բոլորը (polorə) եկան (yegan) (polorə yegan). Ամբողջ (ampoghch) — the whole, one indivisible piece: ամբողջ օրը (ampoghch orə) — the whole day, ամբողջ (ampoghch) գումարը (kumarə) (ampoghch kumarə) — the whole sum. Ask yourself: is it counted, or one piece?
Table
| Word | Meaning | Example | Careful |
|---|---|---|---|
| բոլոր (polor)(ը) | all — countable | բոլոր (polor) ուսանողները (usanoghnerə) | about people and things |
| ամբողջ (ampoghch) | the whole — one piece | ամբողջ օրը (ampoghch orə) | about the indivisible |
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
two words for "all": how does it work in Western Armenian?
"All" is split in two. Բոլորը (polorə) — everyone, about things you can count: բոլոր (polor) ուսանողները (usanoghnerə), բոլորը (polorə) եկան (yegan). Ամբողջ (ampoghch) — the whole, one indivisible piece: ամբողջ օրը (ampoghch orə) — the whole day, ամբողջ (ampoghch) գումարը (kumarə) — the whole sum. Ask yourself: is it counted, or one piece?
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Ամբողջ (ampoghch) աշխատավարձը (ashkhadavartsə) վարկին գնաց” (knats) (ampoghch ashkhadavartsə vargin knats) — The whole salary went to the loan. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.