LingoflyTransport in Western Armenian
15 words in Western Armenian on the topic “transport”: Մեթրո (met'ro) — subway, Հանրակառք (hanragarrk') — bus, Թաքսի (t'ak'si) — taxi, Կայարան (gayaran) — stop, station.
15 words on the topic
- Մեթրոmet'rosubwayA borrowed international word, also spelled
մեթրօ. Any passer-by will point you the way - Հանրակառքhanragarrk'bus
Հանրակառք(hanragarrk') is a 'public carriage':հանուր, common, plusկառք, carriage. This is the word of the Western press; the loanաւտոբուսalso turns up - 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
- ՎարորդvarortdriverFrom
վարել(varel), to drive. The same root returns inհեռաւար(herravar), remote — 'far-driving' - ԿանգառgankarrstopFrom
կանգնել, to stand — any stop will do, and the bus stop in full isհանրակառքի կանգառ(hanragarrk'i gankarr). Give the double ռ its trill - ՈւղեւորughevorpassengerBuilt on
ուղի, a road or route — a passenger is a 'road-person'. The same root returns inուղեւորատոմս(ughevoradoms), a passenger ticket - Բռնաձողprrnatsoghhandrail
Բռնել(prrnel), to hold, plusձող, a rod: the holding-rod. Give the double ռ its full trill — parr-nadzogh - Ուղեվարձughevartsfare
Ուղի, road, plusվարձ, payment — the sameվարձas in 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(martashad), people-plenty - Տոմսերու աւտօմատdomseru avdomadticket machine
Աւտօմատ(avdomad) is a loanword — Armenian built no native word for it.Տոմսեր, tickets, gives the possessiveտոմսերու(domseru) - ՈւշացումushatsumdelayFrom
ուշանալ(ushanal), to run late. One word covers the person who is late and the bus that is late
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Մեթրո (met'ro) — subway. A borrowed international word, also spelled մեթրօ. Any passer-by will point you the way.
Հանրակառք (hanragarrk') — bus. Հանրակառք (hanragarrk') is a 'public carriage': հանուր, common, plus կառք, carriage. This is the word of the Western press; the loan աւտոբուս also turns up.
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 (gay) (to stand, in the old sense) + արան (place): the standing place. The same -արան as in սրճարան (srjaran), café, and ճաշարան (jasharan), canteen.
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, also spelled
մեթրօ. Any passer-by will point you the way - How do you say “seat” in Western Armenian?
Նստիլ(nsdil), to sit, plusտեղ(degh), a place. The same recipe builtնստարան(nsdaran), the park bench - How do you say “delay” in Western Armenian?
From
ուշանալ(ushanal), to run late. 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(ughevoradoms), a passenger ticket - How do you say “ticket machine” in Western Armenian?
Աւտօմատ(avdomad) is a loanword — Armenian built no native word for it.Տոմսեր, tickets, gives the possessiveտոմսերու(domseru)
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.
- 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 “subway” in Western Armenian?
«Մեթրո» (met'ro), read “met'ro”. A borrowed international word, also spelled մեթրօ. Any passer-by will point you the way. 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?
The whole set on this page is 15 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.