Basic Armenian Verbs

Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Armenian conversations.

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Important verbs
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Important verbs

English	Armenian	Armenian (Romanization)	Pronunciation (Audio)
(to) be	լինել	linel	hy-sing_to-be
(to) have	ունենալ	unenal	hy-sing_to-have
(to) do / (to) make	անել	anel	hy-sing_to-doto-make
can / (to) know how to	կարողանալ	karoghanal	hy-sing_canto-know-how-to
(to) know (how)	իմանալ	imanal	hy-sing_to-know-how
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with	ծանոթ լինել	tsanoth linel	hy-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with
(to) understand	հասկանալ	haskanal	hy-sing_to-understand
(to) speak / (to) talk	խոսել	khosel	hy-sing_to-speakto-talk
(to) listen to	ունկնդրել	unkndrel	hy-sing_to-listen-to
(to) hear	լսել	lsel	hy-sing_to-hear
(to) see	տեսնել	tesnel	hy-sing_to-see
(to) feel	զգալ	zgal	hy-sing_to-feel
(to) live	ապրել	aprel	hy-sing_to-live
(to) want	ցանկանալ	tsankanal	hy-sing_to-want
(to) need	կարիք ունենալ	kariq unenal	hy-sing_to-need
(to) like	հավանել	havanel	hy-sing_to-like
(to) love	սիրել	sirel	hy-sing_to-love
(to) give	տալ	tal	hy-sing_to-give
(to) take	վերցնել	vercnel	hy-sing_to-take
(to) play	խաղալ	khaghal	hy-sing_to-play
(to) laugh	ծիծաղել	tsitsaghel	hy-sing_to-laugh
(to) come	գալ	gal	hy-sing_to-come
(to) go	գնալ	gnal	hy-sing_to-go
(to) go by […]	անցնել	ancnel	hy-sing_to-go-by-
(to) write	գրել	grel	hy-sing_to-write
(to) read	կարդալ	kardal	hy-sing_to-read
(to) count	հաշվել	hashvel	hy-sing_to-count
(to) pronounce	արտասանել	artasanel	hy-sing_to-pronounce
(to) spell	հեգել	hegel	hy-sing_to-spell
(to) conjugate	խոնարհել	khonarhel	hy-sing_to-conjugate
(to) remember	հիշել	hishel	hy-sing_to-remember
(to) forget	մոռանալ	moranal	hy-sing_to-forget
(to) eat	ուտել	utel	hy-sing_to-eat
(to) try	փորձել	phordzel	hy-sing_to-try
(to) use	օգտագործել	ogtagortsel	hy-sing_to-use
(to) open	բացել	batsel	hy-sing_to-open
(to) close	փակել	phakel	hy-sing_to-close
(to) greet / (to) welcome	ողջունել	voghjunel	hy-sing_to-greetto-welcome
(to) begin	սկսել	sksel	hy-sing_to-begin
(to) end	վերջացնել	verjatsnel	hy-sing_to-end

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