Armenian phrase guide
How to say “how are you” in Armenian
- Romanization:
- Inch'pes es?
“How are you” in Armenian is Ինչպե՞ս ես (Inch'pes es?).
Other ways to say it
- Formal / politeԻնչպե՞ս եքInch'pes ek'?how are you (formal)
- CasualՈ՞նց եսVonts' es?how are you (casual)
- CasualԻ՞նչ կաInch' ka?what's up
How to reply
The usual answer is Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն (Lav em, shnorhakalut'yun) — “I'm fine, thank you”.
In a conversation
- Inch'pes es?Ինչպե՞ս ես։How are you?
- Lav em, shnorhakalut'yun. Du?Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն։ Դու՞։I'm fine, thank you. And you?
When to use it
Ինչպե՞ս ես is for one person you know well; Ինչպե՞ս եք is the polite form, and also the one you use for a group. In Yerevan you will hear the colloquial Ո՞նց ես constantly — it means the same thing and sounds friendlier.
The letters in Ինչպե՞ս ես
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Questions
How do you say “how are you” in Armenian?
You say Ինչպե՞ս ես, pronounced Inch'pes es?.
What is the formal way to say “how are you” in Armenian?
Use Ինչպե՞ս եք () with strangers, older people and anyone you would address formally.
How do you reply to Ինչպե՞ս ես?
Reply with Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն (Lav em, shnorhakalut'yun), which means “I'm fine, thank you”.
How do you write Ինչպե՞ս ես?
In the Armenian alphabet it is written Ինչպե՞ս ես. Each of its letters has its own page on Haylingua, with audio and how to write it.
Related phrases: Greetings
- helloԲարև
- hiՈղջույն
- good morningԲարի լույս
- good dayԲարի օր
- good eveningԲարի երեկո
- good nightԲարի գիշեր
- goodbyeՑտեսություն
- see you laterԿտեսնվենք
- see you tomorrowՄինչև վաղը
- welcomeԲարի գալուստ
- 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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