Signification
Indicating a long distance.
Contexte culturel
Mount Ararat is a symbol of something that is visually close but 'shat herru' in reality due to the closed border with Turkey. The phrase is central to the 'Spyurk' (Diaspora) identity, representing the physical distance from the homeland. Taxi drivers may use 'shat herru' to justify a higher price or to suggest taking a different route. In villages, 'shat herru' might refer to a place only 5km away if the road is bad or if one has to walk.
Relative Distance
Remember that in Armenia, 'shat herru' is anything over 50km!
Avoid 'Long'
Don't say 'shat herru' for a long movie or a long book.
Signification
Indicating a long distance.
Relative Distance
Remember that in Armenia, 'shat herru' is anything over 50km!
Avoid 'Long'
Don't say 'shat herru' for a long movie or a long book.
Ablative Case
Always use the -its ending for the starting point (e.g., Երևանից հեռու).
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct Armenian phrase for 'very far'.
Իմ աշխատանքը տնից _______ է:
The sentence means 'My work is [very far] from home'.
Which sentence correctly says 'It is not very far from here'?
Choose the correct translation:
'Չէ' is the negation for 'is', and 'այստեղից' means 'from here'.
Complete the dialogue between a tourist and a local.
Tourist: Օպերան մոտի՞կ է: Local: Ոչ, այն ________ է, պետք է ավտոբուս նստել:
If you need to take a bus, the place is 'very far'.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
When would you say 'Մեր նպատակը շատ հեռու չէ'?
This is the metaphorical use meaning 'Our goal is not very far'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesԻմ աշխատանքը տնից _______ է:
The sentence means 'My work is [very far] from home'.
Choose the correct translation:
'Չէ' is the negation for 'is', and 'այստեղից' means 'from here'.
Tourist: Օպերան մոտի՞կ է: Local: Ոչ, այն ________ է, պետք է ավտոբուս նստել:
If you need to take a bus, the place is 'very far'.
When would you say 'Մեր նպատակը շատ հեռու չէ'?
This is the metaphorical use meaning 'Our goal is not very far'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsYes, but only for the distant future or past, not for duration. For duration, use 'yerkar'.
The opposite is 'շատ մոտիկ' (shat motik), meaning 'very near'.
It is neutral and can be used in any setting.
You can say 'չափազանց հեռու' or 'շատ-շատ հեռու'.
In this context, yes. In other contexts, it can mean 'many' or 'much'.
Expressions liées
Մոտիկ
contrastNear/Close
Հեռավոր
similarDistant/Remote
Բավականին հեռու
specialized formQuite far
Անհասանելի
builds onUnreachable
