Significado
Describing the current weather.
Contexto cultural
Rain is often called 'blessing' (orhnutyun). If it rains on your wedding day, it's considered very lucky. The city's pink tuff buildings change color when it rains, becoming a deep, rich rose color. Farmers traditionally have many specific words for different types of rain, showing its importance for agriculture. Rain is a common theme in Armenian poetry, often symbolizing nostalgia or a cleansing of the soul.
The 'Coming' Rule
Remember that in Armenian, weather 'comes' to you. This applies to rain, snow, and hail.
No 'It'
Never start the sentence with 'Դա' (It). Just start with 'Անձրև'.
Significado
Describing the current weather.
The 'Coming' Rule
Remember that in Armenian, weather 'comes' to you. This applies to rain, snow, and hail.
No 'It'
Never start the sentence with 'Դա' (It). Just start with 'Անձրև'.
Word Order
If you want to emphasize that it's *rain* (not snow) falling, keep 'Անձրև' at the start.
Small Talk
Armenians love to complain about the rain but also call it a blessing. It's a great conversation starter!
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the missing word to say 'It is raining.'
Անձրև ___ գալիս:
We use 'է' because 'Անձրև' is third-person singular.
How do you say 'It was raining'?
Choose the correct past tense form:
'էր' is the past tense of 'է'.
Match the Armenian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the basic variations of weather phrases.
Complete the dialogue.
Ա: Գնա՞նք այգի: Բ: Չէ, տես, դրսում _______:
The context of refusing to go to the park suggests bad weather.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Weather Verbs
Coming
- • Անձրև
- • Ձյուն
- • Կարկուտ
Being
- • Արևոտ
- • Քամոտ
- • Ամպամած
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosԱնձրև ___ գալիս:
We use 'է' because 'Անձրև' is third-person singular.
Choose the correct past tense form:
'էր' is the past tense of 'է'.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
These are the basic variations of weather phrases.
Ա: Գնա՞նք այգի: Բ: Չէ, տես, դրսում _______:
The context of refusing to go to the park suggests bad weather.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasIn a very informal setting, if you point outside, yes. But 'Անձրև է գալիս' is the complete sentence.
It's very common in Yerevan slang, but 'Անձրև է գալիս' is better for learners to start with.
You can say 'Ուժեղ անձրև է գալիս' (Strong rain is coming).
It is 'Անձրևանոց' (Andzrevanots).
No, 'galis' stays the same. You only change the auxiliary verb 'e' to change the tense.
No, for a bathroom shower, use the word 'ցնցուղ' (tsntsugh).
Just add a question mark ( ՞ ) over the last vowel of the word you are questioning: 'Անձրև է գալի՞ս':
Armenian does not have grammatical gender!
You can say 'Անձրևը կաթկթում է'.
Not at all, it is the standard modern way to speak.
Frases relacionadas
Ձյուն է գալիս
similarIt is snowing
Կարկուտ է գալիս
similarIt is hailing
Անձրևանոց
builds onUmbrella
Թրջվել
specialized formTo get wet
