LingoflyEveryday life and routine in Western Armenian
11 words in Western Armenian on the topic “everyday life and routine”: Աշխատիլ (ashkhadil) — to work, Արթննալ (art'nnal) — to wake up, Վեր կենալ (ver genal) — to get up, Երես լուալ (yeres lval) — to wash one's face.
11 words on the topic
- Աշխատիլashkhadilto workAbout people and machines alike: վերելակը
չի աշխատիր(verelagə chi ashkhadir) — the elevator is not working. One verb for the office and the broken lift - Արթննալart'nnalto wake upTo wake someone up is
արթնցնել, with -ցն, 'make someone do'. One tail changes the role - Վեր կենալver genalto get upLiterally 'rise up':
վեր(ver) is up. Waking and getting out of bed are two different verbs — the body does them one after the other - Երես լուալyeres lvalto wash one's faceLiterally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed.
Լուացուիլis washing yourself whole - Սանրուիլsanrvilto comb one's hairFrom
սանր(sanr), a comb. The tail -ուիլ turns the action back onto yourself - Սափրուիլsap'rvilto shaveWithout the -ու,
սափրելis shaving someone else. The same tail as inսանրուիլ(sanrvil) - Հագուիլhakvilto get dressedWithout the -ու,
հագնիլ(haknil) is putting something on. The tail spares you naming the clothes - Պառկիլbarrgilto lie down, to lieBoth 'lie down' and 'lie'. Going to bed is the phrase քնանալու
երթալ(yert'al) - Հանգստանալhanksdanalto rest (lying down)From
հանգիստ(hankisd), quiet — the same word as the day off. Said to a person it politely means 'calm down':հանգստացիր(hanksdatsir)
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What is worth knowing about these words
Աշխատիլ (ashkhadil) — to work. About people and machines alike: վերելակը չի աշխատիր (verelagə chi ashkhadir) — the elevator is not working. One verb for the office and the broken lift.
Արթննալ (art'nnal) — to wake up. To wake someone up is արթնցնել, with -ցն, 'make someone do'. One tail changes the role.
Վեր կենալ (ver genal) — to get up. Literally 'rise up': վեր (ver) is up. Waking and getting out of bed are two different verbs — the body does them one after the other.
Երես լուալ (yeres lval) — to wash one's face. Literally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed. Լուացուիլ is washing yourself whole.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “to work” in Western Armenian?
About people and machines alike: վերելակը
չի աշխատիր(verelagə chi ashkhadir) — the elevator is not working. One verb for the office and the broken lift - How do you say “to undress” in Western Armenian?
The pair of
հագուիլ(hakvil):հանել(hanel) — to take off,հանուիլ(hanvil) — to get undressed - How do you say “to wash one's face” in Western Armenian?
Literally 'wash the face' — Armenian names what gets washed.
Լուացուիլis washing yourself whole - How do you say “to rest (lying down)” in Western Armenian?
From
հանգիստ(hankisd), quiet — the same word as the day off. Said to a person it politely means 'calm down':հանգստացիր(hanksdatsir) - How do you say “to get dressed” in Western Armenian?
Without the -ու,
հագնիլ(haknil) is putting something on. The tail spares you naming the clothes
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 “to work” in Western Armenian?
«Աշխատիլ» (ashkhadil), read “ashkhadil”. About people and machines alike: վերելակը չի աշխատիր (verelagə chi ashkhadir) — the elevator is not working. One verb for the office and the broken lift. It is one of 11 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 11 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.