Armenian phrase guide
How to say “hi” in Armenian
- Romanization:
- Voghjuyn
Literally: “wholeness, wellbeing”
“Hi” in Armenian is Ողջույն (Voghjuyn).
Other ways to say it
- CasualԲարևBarevhi (most common)
- To a groupՈղջույն բոլորինVoghjuyn bolorinhi, everyone
How to reply
The usual answer is Ողջույն (Voghjuyn) — “hi”.
In a conversation
- Voghjuyn.Ողջույն։Hi.
- Voghjuyn, inch' ka?Ողջույն, ի՞նչ կա։Hi, what's up?
When to use it
Ողջույն comes from ողջ, “whole, healthy”, so it is really a wish for someone's wellbeing. It sounds warm and slightly bookish; in day-to-day speech most people simply say Բարև, and Ողջույն turns up in messages, emails and greetings to a group.
The letters in Ողջույն
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Questions
How do you say “hi” in Armenian?
You say Ողջույն, pronounced Voghjuyn. Word for word it means “wholeness, wellbeing”.
How do you reply to Ողջույն?
Reply with Ողջույն (Voghjuyn), which means “hi”.
How do you write Ողջույն?
In the Armenian alphabet it is written Ողջույն. Each of its letters has its own page on Haylingua, with audio and how to write it.
Related phrases: Greetings
- helloԲարև
- good morningԲարի լույս
- good dayԲարի օր
- good eveningԲարի երեկո
- good nightԲարի գիշեր
- goodbyeՑտեսություն
- see you laterԿտեսնվենք
- see you tomorrowՄինչև վաղը
- welcomeԲարի գալուստ
- how are youԻնչպե՞ս ես
- I'm fineԼավ եմ
- nice to meet youՇատ հաճելի է
- what is your nameԱնունդ ի՞նչ է
- my name isԻմ անունն Արամ է
- where are you fromՈրտեղի՞ց ես
- how old are youՔանի՞ տարեկան ես
- take careՔեզ լավ պահիր
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