Armenian phrase guide
How to say “Armenia” in Armenian
Հայաստան
- Romanization:
- Hayastan
Literally: “land of the Hay”
“Armenia” in Armenian is Հայաստան (Hayastan).
Other ways to say it
- Also usedՀայաստանումHayastanumin Armenia
In a conversation
- Yerbeve Hayastanum yeghel es?Երբևէ Հայաստանում եղե՞լ ես։Have you ever been to Armenia?
- Der voch', bayts' shutov kgnam.Դեռ ոչ, բայց շուտով կգնամ։Not yet, but I'll go soon.
When to use it
Armenians call their country Հայաստան — the land of the Հայ, as Armenians call themselves. “Armenia” is the name other nations gave it.
The letters in Հայաստան
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Questions
How do you say “Armenia” in Armenian?
You say Հայաստան, pronounced Hayastan. Word for word it means “land of the Hay”.
How do you write Հայաստան?
In the Armenian alphabet it is written Հայաստան. Each of its letters has its own page on Haylingua, with audio and how to write it.
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