LingoflyShopping and money in Western Armenian
88 words in Western Armenian on the topic “shopping and money”: Խանութ (khanut') — store, Շուկայ (shugay) — market, Պանք (bank') — bank, Վաճառասեղան (vajarraseghan) — market counter.
88 words on the topic
- Խանութkhanut'storeA borrowing from Arabic, where hanut means a shop. Plural:
խանութներ(khanut'ner) - ՇուկայshugaymarketClassical spelling adds a final յ:
շուկայ(shugay). The Eastern spelling isշուկա. Say shoo-GA - Պանքbank'bankThe Western press spells it
պանք(bank'), as it is said. There is also the nativeդրամատուն, a 'money house', which givesդրամատնային(tramadnayin), banking - ՎաճառողvajarroghsellerSame root
վաճառ-as in the market counter. The ending -ող turns a verb into its doer: literally 'the selling one' - ՀասածhasadzripeFrom
հասնիլ(hasnil), to arrive or to ripen: a ripe fruit is literally one that has 'arrived'. The -ած ending marks a finished state - Գնապիտակknabidagprice tag
գին(price) +պիտակ(bidag) (label): two words stuck together into one - ԱժանazhancheapThe partner of
թանկ(t'ang). The opening Ա is a plain 'a'.Աւելի աժան(aveli azhan) — cheaper - ԶեղչzeghchdiscountAsk
Զեղչ կա՞յ(zeghch gay) — is there a discount? — the shortest haggle in the language, written on half the shop windows - ՄնացորդmnatsortchangeFrom
մնալ, to stay or remain: literally 'the remainder'. Small coins as such have their own word,մանր(manr) - Ինչքա՞ն կ'ընէinchk'an g'ənehow much do I owe?Literally 'how much does it make' — the checkout question for the total. The price of a single thing is asked differently: որքա՞ն (vork'an) կ'արժէ (g'arzhe)
- Ասիկա թանկ էasiga t'ang ethis is expensive
ասիկա(asiga) is 'this' for the thing in your hands or right beside you. For something nearer the person you are talking to, it isատիկա(adiga) - Աւելի աժան չըլլա՞յaveli azhan chəllaycan it be cheaper?Literally 'won't it be cheaper?' — the market way to bargain: a soft question, never a demand.
աւելի(aveli) is the comparison word you will meet everywhere - Պէտք չէbedk' cheI don't need itIn writing
պէտք չէ(bedk' che), in living speech almost always պէտք (bedk) չի (chi). Softened further with a thank-you:պէտք չէ(bedk' che),շնորհակալութիւն(shnorhagalut'yun) - Մթերային խանութmt'erayin khanut'grocery store
մթերքis 'groceries', andխանութ(khanut') is a store.Մթերային խանութ(mt'erayin khanut') is a grocery store. - ԶամբիւղzampyughbasketOne word for the supermarket basket and the woven market basket — no second word to learn
- Հերթhert'queueBoth the queue at the till and one's 'turn':
իմ(im) հերթն է — it's my turn. The same root returns inհերթագրում(hert'akrum), booking an appointment - ՏոպրակdobragbagThe checkout question is
Տոպրակ(dobrag) պէ՞տք է — do you need a bag? - Ընտրելəndrelto chooseThe same verb means 'to vote':
ընտրութիւններ(əndrut'yunner) — elections, literally 'choices' - Չափսchap'ssizeFrom
չափ(chap), a measure. For clothes and shoes sayչափս(chap's);չափ(chap) stays for measures in general - Աւելի փոքրaveli p'ok'rsmallerThe same recipe:
աւելի(aveli) +փոքր(p'ok'r), small. The quantity twin is աւելի (aveli)քիչ(k'ich) — less - Ապրանքի վերադարձabrank'i veratartsproduct return
ապրանք(abrank) is merchandise,վերադարձ(veratarts) a return — the same returning as the debt's. At the counter you will hear ապրանքը (abrank'ə) կը (gə) վերադարձնէ՞ք — will you be returning the product? - Գովազդային տեսահոլովակkovaztayin desaholovagcommercialA long word, stress on the last syllable: de-sa-ho-lo-VAG
- Ապրանքանիշabrank'anishbrand
ապրանք(abrank) is 'goods',նիշis 'mark': a 'goods-mark'. This is the official word; about a clothing label people say the borrowedբրենդ - ԼոկօlogologoThe clipped form of the international 'logotype'
- Ձեռնտու առաջարկtserrndu arracharggood deal
ձեռք(tserrk') is 'hand',տալ(dal) is 'to give':ձեռնտու(tserrndu) is literally 'giving into the hand', that is, profitable.Առաջարկ(arracharg) is an offer in trade and at work alike:աշխատանքի առաջարկ(ashkhadank'i arracharg), a job offer - Գիները համեմատելkinerə hamemadelto compare prices
համեմատելis 'to compare'; its nounհամեմատութիւն(hamemadut'yun), comparison, comes. To compare with something: համեմատել … հետ (hed) - Փաթեթp'at'et'packettwo syllables, both the փ and the թ breathe: p'a-T'ET'
- ՄետաղmedaghmetalEnds on the throat scrape ղ. Metallic is
մետաղէ(medaghe). Keep it apart fromմետաքս(medak's), silk — the two words are near-identical to the eye and strangers in meaning - Թուղթt'ught'paperone syllable with a breathy t at both ends: t'OOGHT'
- ԱմուրamursturdyAbout things and people alike:
ամուր(amur) բռնէ (prrne) — hold tight,ամուր(amur)ընկերութիւն(əngerut'yun) — a firm friendship. A fortress isամրոց(amrots), from the same root - Որակեալvoragealhigh-qualityFrom
որակ(vorag), quality. The opening ո reads 'vo'. Keep apart fromորակաւորում(voragavorum), qualification — that one is about a person, this one about a thing - Առեւտրի կեդրոնarrevdri getronshopping mall
առեւտուրis trade (its possessiveառեւտրի(arrevdri)), andկեդրոն(getron) is center, your old friend. In Yerevan most people just sayմոլ— the mall - Ցուցափեղկtsutsap'eghgshop windowthree syllables with a breathy փ: tsu-tsa-P'EGHG
- Գանձապահkantsabahcashier
գանձis treasure andպահել(bahel) is to keep: 'the keeper of the treasure'. The register itself isդրամարկղ(tramarggh), the money box - Բոնուսային քարտponusayin k'ardloyalty cardThe -ային tail turns a noun into an adjective, the way
ամիս(amis), a month, becameամսական(amsagan), monthly. Points on it areմիաւորներ, and youհաւաքելthem — gather them - Նուէրի փաթեթաւորումnveri p'at'et'avorumgift wrappingYour
նուէր(nuer), gift, plusփաթեթաւորել(p'at'et'avorel), to pack — fromփաթեթ(p'at'et'), the packet. At the till they ask: փաթեթաւորե՞մ նուէրի (nveri)համար(hamar) — shall I wrap it as a gift? - Խանութի սայլակkhanut'i saylagshopping cart
խանութ(khanut') is a store,սայլis a cart, and -ակ makes it small. The sameսայլակ(saylag) names a wheelchair:անուասայլակ, a 'wheel cart' - Ապրանքը փոխանակելabrank'ə p'okhanagelto exchange an itemYour
ապրանք(abrank), goods, plusփոխանակել(p'okhanagel), to swap one thing for another. The sameփոխ-root runs throughփոխել(p'okhel), to change, and money exchange - Վերադարձ ձեւակերպելveratarts tsevagerbelto process a return
վերադարձ(veratarts) is a return, andձեւակերպել(tsevagerbel) is the paperwork verb — to put into form. Requests and contracts get the sameձեւակերպել(tsevagerbel) - Կտրօնը պահելgdronə bahelto keep the receiptYour
կտրօն(gdron), receipt, plusպահել(bahel), to keep. The little article -ը is doing real work here: it is THAT receipt, the one from this purchase - Ապրանքը առկայ էabrank'ə arrga ein stock
առկայ(arrga) means present, on hand. In speech a bareկա՞յ(gay) — is there? — does the job. The negative answer is առկայ (arrga) չէ (che) — out of stock - Այլ գոյնով փոխելayl kuynov p'okhelto exchange for another colorWhat you change INTO takes -ով: այլ (ayl) գոյնով (kuynov) — with another color, մեծ (medz) չափսով — with a bigger size. Your
գոյն(kuyn), color, is inside;այլ(ayl) is the bookish 'other' - Ձեռքի ժամացոյցtserrk'i zhamatsuytswristwatchYour
ձեռք(tserrk'), hand, andժամացոյց(zhamatsuyts), clock: a 'hand clock'. The wall one isպատի ժամացոյց(badi zhamatsuyts), and the alarm clock isզարթուցիչ(zart'utsich) — 'the waker' - Օծանելիքodzanelik'perfumefour syllables, stress at the end: o-dza-ne-LEEK'
- ԿոսմետիկաgosmedigacosmeticsAn international word. A makeup bag is կոսմետիկայի
պայուսակ(bayusag) — literally a cosmetics bag. Makeup itself is the separate wordշպար, andշպարուիլis to put it on - Օգտագործուածokdakordzvadzusedopens with the open օ, stress on the tail: ok-da-kor-DZVADZ
- Մեծածախmedzadzakhwholesale
մեծ(medz) big +ծախsale. Retail is the mirrorմանրածախ, fromմանր(manr), fine - Երաշխիքային ժամկէտyerashkhik'ayin zhamgedthe warranty period
Երաշխիք(yerashkhik') is a warranty; -ային makes a trait out of a noun, as inշրջադարձային(shrchatartsayin) - Պատուէրովbadverovmade to orderFrom
պատուէր(baduer), an order, with the ending -ով: 'by order'. The English preposition is not translated with a word here - Առնելarrnelto takeShort and frequent: it means both 'take' and 'buy'. The bookish
վերցնելis rarely heard in speech - Գնելknelto buyThe bookish 'to buy'. In speech
առնել(arrnel) is more common — it also means 'to take' - Քիլօն ի՞նչ կ'արժէk'ilon inch g'arzhehow much is a kilo
Արժել(arzhel) is to be worth. The question mark ՞ sits over the vowel inside the phrase and the word order stays perfectly straight - Զեղչ կա՞յzeghch gayis there a discountArmenian has no word for 'whether': the question mark ՞ over the last vowel does that job alone.
Զեղչ(zeghch) is the discount - Ասիկա պիտի առնեմasiga bidi arrnemI'll take thisThe future is built with the particle
պիտի(bidi):առնեմ(arrnem) is 'that I take', պիտի (bidi) առնեմ (arrnem) is 'I will take' - Այսքանըaysk'anəthat's all
Այսքանmeans 'this much'; the article -ը closes the count — nothing more is being taken - Կանխի՞կ, թէ՞ քարտովgankhig, t'e k'ardovcash or card
Կանխիկ(gankhig) is cash. In a choice question the mark ՞ is written twice — over the first word and overթէ(t'e) - Մանրը պէտք չէmanrə bedk' cheno change neededOn the receipt the change is
մնացորդ(mnatsort); what you wave away in person isմանրը(manrə) — the small coins - Գնումներու ցանկknumneru tsangshopping listBuilt like
ընելիքներու ցանկ(ənelik'neru tsang), the to-do list.Գնում(knum) is a purchase, pluralգնումներ
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Խանութ (khanut') — store. A borrowing from Arabic, where hanut means a shop. Plural: խանութներ (khanut'ner).
Շուկայ (shugay) — market. Classical spelling adds a final յ: շուկայ (shugay). The Eastern spelling is շուկա. Say shoo-GA.
Պանք (bank') — bank. The Western press spells it պանք (bank'), as it is said. There is also the native դրամատուն, a 'money house', which gives դրամատնային (tramadnayin), banking.
Վաճառասեղան (vajarraseghan) — market counter. վաճառել (vajarrel) (to sell) + սեղան (seghan) (table): literally 'the selling table'. The ռ in the middle is a full rolled rr, and both halves also stand as words of their own.
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Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “store” in Western Armenian?
A borrowing from Arabic, where hanut means a shop. Plural:
խանութներ(khanut'ner) - How do you say “kilogram” in Western Armenian?
At the market you will almost always hear the short form
քիլօ(k'ilo):մէկ(meg)քիլօ(k'ilo)լոլիկ(lolig) — a kilo of tomatoes - How do you say “change” in Western Armenian?
From
մնալ, to stay or remain: literally 'the remainder'. Small coins as such have their own word,մանր(manr) - How do you say “one more” in Western Armenian?
հատ(had) means 'piece, unit' — the little counting word Armenian inserts almost everywhere:մէկ(meg)հատ(had)սուրճ(surj), one coffee. Here it carries 'another one' - How do you say “closed” in Western Armenian?
The փ is a p on a breath. The partner of
բաց(pats), open — and the pair is painted on doors: ԲԱՑ (pats) and ՓԱԿ (p'ag)
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
How much it costs, whether there is a smaller one, whether cards are accepted. A shop forgives mistakes: miss a word and they will show you the thing with their hands anyway.
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 “store” in Western Armenian?
«Խանութ» (khanut'), read “khanut'”. A borrowing from Arabic, where hanut means a shop. Plural: խանութներ (khanut'ner). It is one of 88 words in the set “shopping and money” — the rest are in the table above.
How many shopping words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 88 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.