Armenian phrase guide

How to say “welcome” in Armenian

Բարի գալուստ
Romanization:
Bari galust

Literally: “good arrival”

“Welcome” in Armenian is Բարի գալուստ (Bari galust).

Other ways to say it

  • Formal / polite
    Բարով եք եկել
    Barov ek' yekel
    welcome (to our home)
  • To a friend
    Բարով ես եկել
    Barov es yekel
    welcome (to a friend)

In a conversation

  1. Բարով եք եկել։
    Barov ek' yekel.
    Welcome!
  2. Բարով տեսանք։
    Barov tesank'.
    Glad to see you.

When to use it

Բարի գալուստ is the welcome on signs and at airports: Բարի գալուստ Հայաստան. A host greeting a guest says Բարով եք եկել — “you have come well” — and the guest answers Բարով տեսանք, “well met”. That exchange is one of the most Armenian things you can say.

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Questions

How do you say “welcome” in Armenian?

You say Բարի գալուստ, pronounced Bari galust. Word for word it means “good arrival”.

What is the formal way to say “welcome” in Armenian?

Use Բարով եք եկել () with strangers, older people and anyone you would address formally.

How do you write Բարի գալուստ?

In the Armenian alphabet it is written Բարի գալուստ. Each of its letters has its own page on Haylingua, with audio and how to write it.

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