Please and excuse me: խնդրեմ and ներողութիւն
Khntrem works in three roles: "please" with a request, "after you" with an invitation, and "you're welcome" as the reply to thank you. One word — three lines. For example: “Մէկ սուրճ, խնդրեմ” — One coffee, please. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Khntrem works in three roles: "please" with a request, "after you" with an invitation, and "you're welcome" as the reply to thank you. One word — three lines.
Neroghut'yun — "excuse me", literally "forgiveness". A question to a stranger is opened with it, and a crowd is pushed through with it. Same root as the verb ներել (nerel) — to forgive.
By example
- Մէկ սուրճ, խնդրեմmeg surj, khntremOne coffee, please
- Ներողութիւն, ո՞ւր է կայարանըneroghut'yun, ur e gayaranəExcuse me, where is the station?
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
What does khntrem mean?
Khntrem works in three roles: "please" with a request, "after you" with an invitation, and "you're welcome" as the reply to thank you. One word — three lines.
How to say please when ordering?
Neroghut'yun — "excuse me", literally "forgiveness". A question to a stranger is opened with it, and a crowd is pushed through with it. Same root as the verb ներել — to forgive.
How to say excuse me?
Neroghut'yun — "excuse me", literally "forgiveness". A question to a stranger is opened with it, and a crowd is pushed through with it. Same root as the verb ներել — to forgive.
What does it look like in an example sentence Western Armenian?
“Մէկ սուրճ, խնդրեմ” (meg surj, khntrem) — One coffee, please. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.