Significado
A night that seems to last long.
Contexto cultural
During the 'Dark and Cold Years' of the 1990s, 'երկար գիշեր' was a literal daily reality for families huddled around a single wood stove with no electricity. Poets like Vahan Terian used the 'long night' to symbolize the melancholy and the 'twilight' of the soul, a common theme in Armenian Symbolism. In some Armenian villages, a 'long night' was thought to be caused by spirits holding back the sun, requiring prayers or specific rituals to break the spell. In Yerevan today, 'երկար գիշեր' is frequently used by IT professionals working for US-based companies on night shifts.
Subjective Time
Use this phrase when you want to emphasize how you *felt* about the time, not just the clock.
Not for Parties
If you had a great time at a club, don't say it was a 'long night' unless you mean it was exhausting.
Significado
A night that seems to last long.
Subjective Time
Use this phrase when you want to emphasize how you *felt* about the time, not just the clock.
Not for Parties
If you had a great time at a club, don't say it was a 'long night' unless you mean it was exhausting.
The -va Ending
Mastering 'երկար գիշերվա' will make you sound much more native when describing things that happened during that time.
Empathy
If someone says they had a 'long night', the appropriate response is 'Ինչո՞ւ' (Why?) or 'Ցավում եմ' (I'm sorry).
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'երկար գիշեր'.
Երեկ ես չքնեցի, դա ինձ համար շատ _______ էր:
The sentence needs the nominative form to complete the predicate 'էր'.
Which situation best fits the phrase 'Երկար գիշեր'?
Choose the correct context:
The phrase implies a subjective feeling of time passing slowly, usually due to stress or insomnia.
Match the Armenian phrase to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are common collocations with 'գիշեր'.
Complete the dialogue.
Ա: Ինչո՞ւ ես այդքան շատ սուրճ խմում: Բ: Որովհետև երեկ _______ էր, պետք է արթուն մնամ:
The speaker is explaining their need for coffee due to a long night.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosԵրեկ ես չքնեցի, դա ինձ համար շատ _______ էր:
The sentence needs the nominative form to complete the predicate 'էր'.
Choose the correct context:
The phrase implies a subjective feeling of time passing slowly, usually due to stress or insomnia.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
These are common collocations with 'գիշեր'.
Ա: Ինչո՞ւ ես այդքան շատ սուրճ խմում: Բ: Որովհետև երեկ _______ էր, պետք է արթուն մնամ:
The speaker is explaining their need for coffee due to a long night.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasUsually, yes. It implies a burden or a struggle. For a positive long night, you'd say 'հետաքրքիր գիշեր' (interesting night).
Yes, if the flight was at night and felt endless, you can say 'Երկար գիշեր էր ինքնաթիռում'.
The most natural way is 'Ինձ համար երկար գիշեր էր' (It was a long night for me).
'Երկար' is the standard word for long. 'Ձիգ' means stretched or tight and is used for extra emphasis.
Yes, many Armenian pop and folk songs use it to describe longing for a lover.
Yes, but 'երկար երեկո' (long evening) is much less common and doesn't have the same idiomatic weight.
No. 'All night' is 'ամբողջ գիշեր'. 'Long night' is 'երկար գիշեր'.
It is 'երկար գիշերներ'.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
The literal opposite is 'կարճ գիշեր' (short night).
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Լուսե գիշեր
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Գիշեր-ցերեկ
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Կարճ գիշեր
contrastShort night
