Transport in Western Armenian
15 words Western Armenian words on the topic “transport”: Մետրո — subway, Աւտոբուս — bus, Թաքսի — taxi, Կայարան — stop, station.
15 words on the topic
- ՄետրոmedrosubwayA borrowed international word: say MED-ro and any passer-by will point you the way. The final ո is a plain 'o', not 'oo'
- ԱւտոբուսavdopusbusClassical spelling writes աւ:
աւտոբուս(the Eastern reformed spelling:ավտոբուս). The final բ sounds like p in the West: av-do-POOS - Թաքսիt'ak'sitaxiSpelled with թ and ք — both letters come with a puff of air: t'aks'i. Looks like the English word, sounds like it said on a breath
- Կայարանgayaranstop, station
կայ(to stand, in the old sense) +արան(place): the standing place. The same -արան you know fromսրճարանandճաշարան - ՎարորդvarortdriverFrom
վարել, to drive. The same root returns inհեռաւար, remote — 'far-driving' - ԿանգառgankarrstopFrom
կանգնել, to stand — any stop will do, and the bus stop in full isաւտոբուսի կանգառ. Give the double ռ its trill - ՈւղեւորughevorpassengerBuilt on
ուղի, a road or route — a passenger is a 'road-person'. The same root returns inուղեւորատոմս, a passenger ticket - Նստատեղnsdadeghseat
Նստել, to sit, plusտեղ, a place — the place where you sit. The same recipe builtնստարան, the park bench - Բռնաձողprrnatsoghhandrail
Բռնել, to hold, plusձող, a rod: the holding-rod. Give the double ռ its full trill — parr-nadzogh - Վերահսկիչverahsgichticket inspectorFrom
վերահսկել, to supervise. The tail -իչ turns an action into its doer — the same tail as inուսուցիչ, teacher, andսրբիչ, towel - Ուղեվարձughevartsfare
Ուղի, road, plusվարձ, payment — theվարձyou know from rent. The same second half buildsբնակավարձ, money for lodging - Լեփ-լեցունlep'-letsunpackedA doubled word from
լցնել, to fill: literally 'stuffed-stuffed', said in one breath. A crowded place in general isմարդաշատ, people-plenty - Ազատ տեղazad deghfree seatThe same
ազատthat says a person is free — here it is the seat that is free.Տեղ, place, is the word fromնստատեղ - Տոմսերի աւտոմատdomseri avdomadticket machine
Աւտոմատis a loanword — Armenian built no native word for it.Տոմս, ticket, goes into the plural possessive:տոմսերի, of the tickets - ՈւշացումushatsumdelayFrom
ուշանալ, to run late — the verb from the calendar unit. One word covers the person who is late and the bus that is late
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.
- Մետրոն մօտ էmedron mod eThe subway is close
- Աւտոբուսը տասը րոպէի մէջ կ'երթայavdopusə dasə robei mech g'ert'ayThe bus goes in ten minutes
- Թաքսի կանչեմt'ak'si ganchemShould I call a taxi?
- Կայարանը փողոցի անկիւնը կայgayaranə p'oghotsi angyunə gayThe stop is at the corner of the street
- Տաքսու վարորդը կը սպասէdak'su varortə gə sbaseThe taxi driver is waiting
- Կանգառում շատ մարդ կարgankarrum shad mart garThere were many people at the stop
What is worth knowing about these words
Մետրո (medro) — subway. A borrowed international word: say MED-ro and any passer-by will point you the way. The final ո is a plain 'o', not 'oo'
Աւտոբուս (avdopus) — bus. Classical spelling writes աւ: աւտոբուս (the Eastern reformed spelling: ավտոբուս). The final բ sounds like p in the West: av-do-POOS
Թաքսի (t'ak'si) — taxi. Spelled with թ and ք — both letters come with a puff of air: t'aks'i. Looks like the English word, sounds like it said on a breath
Կայարան (gayaran) — stop, station. կայ (to stand, in the old sense) + արան (place): the standing place. The same -արան you know from սրճարան and ճաշարան
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “subway” in Western Armenian?
A borrowed international word: say MED-ro and any passer-by will point you the way. The final ո is a plain 'o', not 'oo'
- How do you say “seat” in Western Armenian?
Նստել, to sit, plusտեղ, a place — the place where you sit. The same recipe builtնստարան, the park bench - How do you say “delay” in Western Armenian?
From
ուշանալ, to run late — the verb from the calendar unit. One word covers the person who is late and the bus that is late - How do you say “passenger” in Western Armenian?
Built on
ուղի, a road or route — a passenger is a 'road-person'. The same root returns inուղեւորատոմս, a passenger ticket - How do you say “ticket machine” in Western Armenian?
Աւտոմատis a loanword — Armenian built no native word for it.Տոմս, ticket, goes into the plural possessive:տոմսերի, of the tickets
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Bus, metro, taxi, stop, station. These are words you need to recognize in writing — off a departure board and off a sign.
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 “subway” in Western Armenian?
«Մետրո», read “medro”. A borrowed international word: say MED-ro and any passer-by will point you the way. The final ո is a plain 'o', not 'oo'. It is one of 15 words in the set “transport” — the rest are in the table above.
How many transport words do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 15 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.