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Hello and Goodbye: Basic Greetings

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Learn to greet people in Armenian using 'Barev' for hello and 'Tstesutyun' for goodbye.

  • Use 'Barev' (Բարև) for informal and neutral greetings.
  • Use 'Barev dzez' (Բարև ձեզ) for formal or plural greetings.
  • Use 'Tstesutyun' (Ցտեսություն) as the standard way to say goodbye.
Barev (Hello) + Dzez (Formal/Plural) = Polite Greeting

Meanings

These are the fundamental phatic expressions used to initiate and conclude social interactions in Armenian.

1

Informal Greeting

Used with friends and family.

“Բարև։”

“Բարև ընկեր։”

2

Formal Greeting

Used with strangers, elders, or in professional settings.

“Բարև ձեզ։”

“Բարի օր։”

3

Standard Farewell

Used to end a conversation.

“Ցտեսություն։”

“Ցտեսություն, մինչ վաղը։”

Greeting Formation Table

Type Armenian Transliteration Formality
Hello Բարև Barev Informal
Hello Բարև ձեզ Barev dzez Formal
Good Morning Բարի լույս Bari luys Neutral
Good Day Բարի օր Bari or Neutral
Good Evening Բարի երեկո Bari yereko Neutral
Goodbye Ցտեսություն Tstesutyun Neutral
Bye Հաջող Hajogh Informal

Reference Table

Reference table for Hello and Goodbye: Basic Greetings
Form Structure Example
Informal Hello Barev Բարև
Formal Hello Barev + dzez Բարև ձեզ
Morning Bari + luys Բարի լույս
Day Bari + or Բարի օր
Evening Bari + yereko Բարի երեկո
Standard Bye Tstesutyun Ցտեսություն
Casual Bye Hajogh Հաջող

طیف رسمیت

رسمی
Բարև ձեզ

Բարև ձեզ (Meeting someone)

خنثی
Բարև

Բարև (Meeting someone)

غیر رسمی
Բարև

Բարև (Meeting someone)

عامیانه
Հեյ

Հեյ (Meeting someone)

Armenian Greeting Map

Greetings

Hello

  • Բարև Barev

Formal

  • Բարև ձեզ Barev dzez

Goodbye

  • Ցտեսություն Tstesutyun
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Examples by Level

1

Բարև։

Hello.

2

Բարև ձեզ։

Hello [formal].

3

Ցտեսություն։

Goodbye.

4

Բարի օր։

Good day.

1

Բարև, ի՞նչ կա։

Hi, what's up?

2

Բարի լույս, ինչպե՞ս եք։

Good morning, how are you?

3

Ցտեսություն, մինչ վաղը։

Goodbye, see you tomorrow.

4

Բարև ձեզ, ես Աննան եմ։

Hello, I am Anna.

1

Բարև ձեզ, հուսով եմ լավ եք։

Hello, I hope you are well.

2

Ցտեսություն, շնորհակալություն օգնության համար։

Goodbye, thank you for the help.

3

Բարի երեկո, հաճելի էր ձեզ տեսնելը։

Good evening, it was nice to see you.

4

Հաջող, հետո կխոսենք։

Bye, we'll talk later.

1

Բարև ձեզ, հարգելի գործընկերներ։

Hello, dear colleagues.

2

Ցտեսություն, հուսով եմ շուտով նորից կհանդիպենք։

Goodbye, I hope we meet again soon.

3

Բարի լույս, հուսով եմ օրը լավ կանցնի։

Good morning, I hope the day goes well.

4

Ցտեսություն, լավ մնացեք։

Goodbye, stay well.

1

Բարև ձեզ, ուրախ եմ ձեզ տեսնելու համար։

Hello, I am glad to see you.

2

Ցտեսություն, մաղթում եմ ձեզ հաջող օր։

Goodbye, I wish you a successful day.

3

Բարի երեկո, հուսով եմ հանգիստ օր եք ունեցել։

Good evening, I hope you had a calm day.

4

Ցտեսություն, մինչ նոր հանդիպում։

Goodbye, until our next meeting.

1

Բարև ձեզ, մեծ պատիվ է ձեզ հյուրընկալելը։

Hello, it is a great honor to host you.

2

Ցտեսություն, թող ձեր օրը լինի արդյունավետ։

Goodbye, may your day be productive.

3

Բարի լույս, թող այս օրը բերի միայն հաջողություններ։

Good morning, may this day bring only successes.

4

Ցտեսություն, մնացեք բարով։

Goodbye, go in peace.

Easily Confused

Hello and Goodbye: Basic Greetings در مقابل Barev vs Bari

Learners think they are interchangeable.

Hello and Goodbye: Basic Greetings در مقابل Tstesutyun vs Hajogh

Learners don't know which to use.

Hello and Goodbye: Basic Greetings در مقابل Barev vs Barev dzez

Learners use Barev dzez everywhere.

اشتباهات رایج

✗

Barev dzez (to a friend)

✓

Barev

Too formal for friends.
✗

Bari luys (at night)

✓

Bari yereko

Wrong time of day.
✗

Tstesutyun (to a friend)

✓

Hajogh

Too formal for friends.
✗

Barev or

✓

Bari or

Confusing greeting with adjective.
✗

Barev dzez (to a child)

✓

Barev

Too formal.
✗

Tstesutyun (on the phone)

✓

Hajogh

Less common on phone.
✗

Bari luys (at 2 PM)

✓

Bari or

Time mismatch.
✗

Barev dzez (to a sibling)

✓

Barev

Unnatural.
✗

Tstesutyun (to a pet)

✓

Hajogh

Too formal.
✗

Bari yereko (at 4 PM)

✓

Bari or

Time mismatch.
✗

Barev dzez (in a very intimate setting)

✓

Barev

Creates distance.
✗

Tstesutyun (in a text to a best friend)

✓

Hajogh

Too formal.
✗

Bari luys (to a stranger at noon)

✓

Bari or

Time mismatch.
✗

Barev (to a professor)

✓

Barev dzez

Too casual.

Sentence Patterns

___, ինչպե՞ս եք։

___, մինչ վաղը։

___, ուրախ եմ ձեզ տեսնելու համար։

___, լավ մնացեք։

Real World Usage

Texting constant

Բարև, ի՞նչ կա։

Social Media very common

Բարև բոլորին։

Job Interview common

Բարև ձեզ, շնորհակալ եմ հրավերի համար։

Travel common

Բարև ձեզ, խնդրում եմ օգնեք։

Food Delivery common

Բարև ձեզ, սա իմ պատվերն է։

Phone Call constant

Բարև ձեզ, ես Աննան եմ։

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💡

Use 'dzez'

Always add 'dzez' when speaking to someone you don't know well. It shows respect.
⚠️

Time of day

Don't use 'Bari luys' after noon. It sounds like you just woke up.
🎯

Smile

Armenians value warmth. A smile with your 'Barev' goes a long way.
💬

Handshakes

In formal settings, a handshake often accompanies 'Barev dzez'.

Smart Tips

Always use 'Barev dzez'.

Barev → Barev dzez

Use 'Tstesutyun'.

Bye → Tstesutyun

Use 'Bari luys'.

Barev → Bari luys

Use 'Hajogh'.

Tstesutyun → Hajogh

تلفظ

ba-rev

Barev

The 'r' is a tapped 'r', like in Spanish 'pero'.

ts-te-su-tyun

Tstesutyun

The 'ts' is an affricate sound.

Greeting

Barev ↗

Friendly, rising intonation.

Farewell

Tstesutyun ↘

Final, falling intonation.

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Barev is like 'Bar' + 'ev'. Imagine a bar where everyone says hello.

Visual Association

Imagine a bright sun (Bari luys) rising over a mountain, and you are waving 'Barev' to a friend.

Rhyme

Barev for you, Tstesutyun too.

Story

Anna walks into a shop. She says 'Barev'. The shopkeeper smiles and says 'Barev dzez'. Anna buys her bread and says 'Tstesutyun'.

Word Web

ԲարևԲարիձեզՑտեսությունՀաջողլույս

چالش

Say 'Barev' to 3 people today (or imagine doing so) and 'Tstesutyun' when you leave.

نکات فرهنگی

Greetings are essential for social cohesion. Not greeting someone is considered rude.

In some diaspora communities, 'Barev' is used even in very formal settings.

In villages, people often greet strangers on the street.

Barev comes from 'bari' (good) + 'ev' (and/with).

Conversation Starters

“

Բարև, ինչպե՞ս եք։

“

Բարի լույս, լա՞վ եք քնել։

“

Բարև ձեզ, ի՞նչ նորություններ։

“

Բարի երեկո, ինչպե՞ս անցավ ձեր օրը։

Journal Prompts

Write about who you greeted today.
Describe a formal meeting you had.
Compare how you greet friends vs. strangers.
Reflect on the importance of greetings in your culture.
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Test Yourself

Fill in the missing word.

Բարև ___ (Hello formal)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ձեզ
Dzez is the formal marker.
Choose the correct greeting. چند گزینه‌ای

Which is a formal greeting?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարև ձեզ
Barev dzez is formal.
Fix the mistake. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Barev or (Correct it)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bari or
Bari is for time-based greetings.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

Arrange the words in the correct order:

All words placed

Click words above to build the sentence

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարև ձեզ
Standard word order.
Translate to Armenian. ترجمه

Goodbye

Answer starts with: Ցտե...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ցտեսություն
Tstesutyun is standard goodbye.
Match the greeting to the time. Match Pairs

Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարի լույս
Luys means light/morning.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Բարև: B: ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարև
Return the greeting.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Use 'Bari' and 'or'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարի օր
Correct adjective-noun order.

Score: /8

تمرین‌های عملی

8 exercises
Fill in the missing word.

Բարև ___ (Hello formal)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ձեզ
Dzez is the formal marker.
Choose the correct greeting. چند گزینه‌ای

Which is a formal greeting?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարև ձեզ
Barev dzez is formal.
Fix the mistake. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Barev or (Correct it)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bari or
Bari is for time-based greetings.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

ձեզ / Բարև

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարև ձեզ
Standard word order.
Translate to Armenian. ترجمه

Goodbye

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ցտեսություն
Tstesutyun is standard goodbye.
Match the greeting to the time. Match Pairs

Morning -> ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարի լույս
Luys means light/morning.
Complete the dialogue. Dialogue Completion

A: Բարև: B: ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարև
Return the greeting.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Use 'Bari' and 'or'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Բարի օր
Correct adjective-noun order.

Score: /8

سوالات متداول (8)

Yes, but use 'Barev dzez' for formal settings.

It means 'until we see each other'.

No, it's neutral/informal.

Only in the morning.

No, it's casual.

To show respect.

Yes, but these are the basics.

Yes, 'Barev dzez' is fine.

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In Other Languages

Spanish high

Hola / Buenos días

Spanish has gendered adjectives, Armenian does not.

French high

Bonjour / Au revoir

French uses 'vous' for formal, Armenian uses 'dzez'.

German moderate

Guten Tag / Auf Wiedersehen

German has complex case systems for greetings.

Japanese low

Konnichiwa / Sayonara

Japanese uses honorifics, Armenian uses 'dzez'.

Arabic moderate

Marhaba / Ma'asalaama

Arabic greetings often have religious connotations.

Chinese low

Ni hao / Zai jian

Chinese is tonal, Armenian is not.

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