100 Essential Armenian Words

These are 100 essential Armenian words, curated for learners: the pronouns, verbs, and everyday nouns that unlock simple sentences. Core-first learning works: a small set of essential words does most of the work in daily speech, so mastering this list with spaced repetition gives you the fastest possible start.

#	Word	Pronunciation	English meaning
1	ես	yes	I
2	դու	doo	you
3	նա	nah	he
4	մենք	menk	we
5	դուք	dook	you
6	նրանք	nuh-RAHNK	they
7	սա	sah	this
8	այն	ahyn	that
9	ինչ	eench	what
10	ով	ohv	who
11	ոչ	vohch	no
12	և	yev	and
13	կամ	kahm	or
14	բայց	bahyts	but
15	մեջ	mej	in
16	հետ	het	with
17	մեկ	mek	one
18	երկու	yer-KOO	two
19	մեծ	mets	big
20	փոքր	POH-kuhr	small
21	լավ	lahv	good
22	նոր	nohr	new
23	մարդ	mard	person
24	ջուր	joor	water
25	օր	ohr	day
26	տարի	tah-REE	year
27	ժամանակ	zhah-mah-NAHK	time
28	տուն	toon	house
29	աշխատանք	ash-khah-TAHNK	work
30	կյանք	kyahnk	life
31	բառ	bahr	word
32	լինել	lee-NEL	be
33	ունենալ	oo-neh-NAHL	have
34	անել	ah-NEL	do
35	ասել	ah-SEL	say
36	իմանալ	ee-mah-NAHL	know
37	տեսնել	tes-NEL	see
38	գնալ	guh-NAHL	go
39	գալ	gahl	come
40	տալ	tahl	give
41	վերցնել	verts-NEL	take
42	ուզել	oo-ZEL	want
43	ուտել	oo-TEL	eat
44	խմել	khuh-MEL	to drink
45	հիմա	hee-MAH	now
46	այստեղ	ahys-TEGH	here
47	այնտեղ	ahyn-TEGH	there
48	որտեղ	vor-TEGH	where
49	ինչու	een-CHOO	why
50	բոլոր	boh-LOHR	all
51	երկար	yer-KAHR	long
52	պատրաստել	paht-rahs-TEL	make, prepare
53	բան	bahn	thing (also: matter)
54	ցուցադրել	tsoo-tsahd-REL	show, display
55	ամեն	ah-MEN	every, each
56	տակ	tahk	under, below
57	ուստի	oos-TEE	therefore
58	նայել	nah-YEL	look, watch
59	ավելի	ah-veh-LEE	more
60	շատ	shaht	very, much (also: many)
61	կարողանալ	kah-roh-ghah-NAHL	can, be able to
62	ձև	dzev	form, shape
63	մտածել	muh-tah-TSEL	think
64	օգնել	ohg-NEL	help
65	ցածր	tsah-TSUHR	low, not high
66	ձայն	dzahyn	sound, voice
67	գիծ	geets	line
68	առաջ	ah-RAHJ	before, ago
69	թիվ	teev	number
70	դառնալ	dahr-NAHL	turn, become
71	վրա	vrah	over, on (postposition)
72	պատճառ	paht-CHAHR	cause, reason
73	նույն	nooyn	same, identical
74	քան	kahn	than (comparison)
75	կանչել	kahn-CHEL	call, summon
76	առաջին	ah-rah-JEEN	first (ordinal 1st)
77	ժողովուրդ	zhoh-ghoh-VOORD	people, folk
78	կարելի	kah-reh-LEE	may (it is allowed, possible)
79	ներքև	nehr-KEV	down, below
80	կողմ	koghm	side
81	տարբեր	tahr-BEHR	different
82	շարժվել	shahrzh-VEL	move
83	գտնել	guht-NEL	find
84	որևէ	voh-reh-VEH	any
85	տղա	tuh-GHAH	boy (also: son)
86	հին	heen	old (of things)
87	մաս	mahs	part, portion
88	պատմել	paht-MEL	tell, narrate
89	ստանալ	stah-NAHL	get, receive
90	տեղ	tegh	place, location
91	նախադասություն	nah-khah-dah-soo-TYOON	sentence (grammatical unit)
92	ապրել	ahp-REL	live
93	երեք	yeh-REK	the number 3
94	հետո	heh-TOH	after, later
95	ետ	yet	back, backward
96	քիչ	keech	little, few
97	միայն	mee-AHYN	only
98	կլոր	kuh-LOHR	round, circular
99	տղամարդ	tuh-ghah-MAHRD	man, adult male
100	օդ	ohd	air

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Curated for learners: Armenian has no reliable public frequency corpus, so this list is ordered by usefulness, not by measured frequency. Pronunciation is a respelling guide, not phonetic notation.

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Frequently asked questions about Armenian words

How many Armenian words do you need for a basic conversation?

Across languages, a small core of words does most of the work in everyday speech: the first few hundred words carry the bulk of simple conversation. You can manage basic exchanges with a few hundred words; this list is the foundation to build on.

What is the fastest way to memorize these 100 words?

Spaced repetition: review each word just before you would forget it, at growing intervals. It moves vocabulary into long-term memory far faster than rereading a list. Turn the 100 words into flashcards and review a small batch daily; the whole list fits into two to three weeks.

Are 100 words enough to speak Armenian?

No. One hundred words let you recognize the skeleton of most sentences, but not hold a real conversation. They are the right starting point: after this list, keep growing your core vocabulary and start speaking practice early, even with simple phrases.

Where does this Armenian word list come from?

It is curated for learners rather than corpus-ranked: Armenian has no reliable public frequency corpus, so we selected the words that unlock everyday sentences and ordered them by usefulness. These are essential words, not a measured frequency ranking.