Buildings and premises in Western Armenian
11 words Western Armenian words on the topic “buildings and premises”: Ավտոկայան — bus station, Նավամատույց — pier, Փոխանակման կետ — exchange office, Կենդանաբանական այգի — zoo.
11 words on the topic
- Ավտոկայանavdogayanbus station
Կայարանis a station in general; for the bus terminal people prefer this compound —աւտոբուսclipped toաւտոplusկայան - ՆավամատույցnavamaduytspierFrom
նաւ, a ship, plusմատույց, approach. The sameմատույցbuilds the station platform,կառամատույց - Փոխանակման կետp'okhanagman gedexchange office
Փոխանակելis to exchange;կետis a point, a spot on the map. The full money phrase isարտարժույթի փոխանակում, but the sign on the window is short - Կենդանաբանական այգիgentanapanagan aykizooLiterally a 'zoological garden':
կենդանի, animal, plusայգի, garden. In conversation it is clipped to the borrowedզոոպարկ - ԿրկեսgrgescircusThe native word won here: even in everyday speech nobody says the borrowed
ցիրկ. Say it GR-ges, with the r of 'grass' - Հրշեջ կայանhrshech gayanfire station
Հուրis fire — the same root asհրդեհ, a blaze.Հրշեջis the adjective 'fire-', and it sits beforeկայան, the station ofաւտոկայան - Ավտոլվացումavdolvatsumcar washFrom
լուանալ, to wash — the same verb as in the laundry,լուացքատուն. The car goes here, the sheets go there; mixing them up is an expensive mistake - Զբոսաշրջային գործակալութիւնzposashrchayin kordzagalut'yuntravel agency
Զբոսաշրջիկ, tourist, is literally a 'stroll-maker';գործis work, so the agency is a place that does the work of your trip - Գլխավոր փողոցklkhavor p'oghotsmain streetFrom
գլուխ, head — with the vowel dropped, as compounds demand. The same adjective marks the main street, the main hero and the main reason - Տոմսարկղdomsargghticket office
Տոմս, ticket, plusարկղ, box — the same recipe asդրամարկղ, the cash register: money went into one box, tickets into the other - ԴահլիճtahlijhallThe hall where the audience sits:
կինոյի դահլիճ. The smaller halls carry the tail -սրահ instead — the gym,մարզասրահ, and the waiting hall
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- Ավտոկայանից ժամը յոթին ենք մէկնումavdogayanits zhamə yot'in enk' megnumWe leave from the bus station at seven
- Նավամատույցում նաւակներ կանnavamaduytsum navagner ganBoats are moored at the pier
- Փոխանակման կետը բանկի կողքին էp'okhanagman gedə pangi goghk'in eThe exchange office is next to the bank
- Կիրակի կենդանաբանական այգի երթացանքgiragi gentanapanagan ayki yert'atsank'On Sunday we went to the zoo
- Կրկեսում առիւծ տեսանքgrgesum arryudz desank'At the circus we saw a lion
- Հրշեջ կայանը փողոցի վերջում էhrshech gayanə p'oghotsi verchum eThe fire station is at the end of the street
What is worth knowing about these words
Ավտոկայան (avdogayan) — bus station. Կայարան is a station in general; for the bus terminal people prefer this compound — աւտոբուս clipped to աւտո plus կայան
Նավամատույց (navamaduyts) — pier. From նաւ, a ship, plus մատույց, approach. The same մատույց builds the station platform, կառամատույց
Փոխանակման կետ (p'okhanagman ged) — exchange office. Փոխանակել is to exchange; կետ is a point, a spot on the map. The full money phrase is արտարժույթի փոխանակում, but the sign on the window is short
Կենդանաբանական այգի (gentanapanagan ayki) — zoo. Literally a 'zoological garden': կենդանի, animal, plus այգի, garden. In conversation it is clipped to the borrowed զոոպարկ
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “bus station” in Western Armenian?
Կայարանis a station in general; for the bus terminal people prefer this compound —աւտոբուսclipped toաւտոplusկայան - How do you say “travel agency” in Western Armenian?
Զբոսաշրջիկ, tourist, is literally a 'stroll-maker';գործis work, so the agency is a place that does the work of your trip - How do you say “zoo” in Western Armenian?
Literally a 'zoological garden':
կենդանի, animal, plusայգի, garden. In conversation it is clipped to the borrowedզոոպարկ - How do you say “hall” in Western Armenian?
The hall where the audience sits:
կինոյի դահլիճ. The smaller halls carry the tail -սրահ instead — the gym,մարզասրահ, and the waiting hall - How do you say “car wash” in Western Armenian?
From
լուանալ, to wash — the same verb as in the laundry,լուացքատուն. The car goes here, the sheets go there; mixing them up is an expensive mistake
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
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 “bus station” in Western Armenian?
«Ավտոկայան», read “avdogayan”. Կայարան is a station in general; for the bus terminal people prefer this compound — աւտոբուս clipped to աւտո plus կայան. It is one of 11 words in the set “buildings and premises” — the rest are in the table above.
How many words for buildings and places do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 11 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.