Armenian phrase guide
How to say “where are you from” in Armenian
- Romanization:
- Vorteghits' es?
Literally: “from where are you”
“Where are you from” in Armenian is Որտեղի՞ց ես (Vorteghits' es?).
Other ways to say it
- Formal / politeՈրտեղի՞ց եքVorteghits' ek'?where are you from (formal)
How to reply
The usual answer is Ես Ֆրանսիայից եմ (Yes Fransiayits' em) — “I'm from France”.
In a conversation
- Vorteghits' es?Որտեղի՞ց ես։Where are you from?
- Yes Fransiayits' em, isk du?Ես Ֆրանսիայից եմ, իսկ դու՞։I'm from France, and you?
When to use it
Answer with a country plus -ից (“from”) and եմ: Ամերիկայից եմ, Ռուսաստանից եմ, Ֆրանսիայից եմ. Armenians ask this a lot, and if you have Armenian roots, expect a follow-up about which village your family came from.
The letters in Որտեղի՞ց ես
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Questions
How do you say “where are you from” in Armenian?
You say Որտեղի՞ց ես, pronounced Vorteghits' es?. Word for word it means “from where are you”.
What is the formal way to say “where are you from” in Armenian?
Use Որտեղի՞ց եք () with strangers, older people and anyone you would address formally.
How do you reply to Որտեղի՞ց ես?
Reply with Ես Ֆրանսիայից եմ (Yes Fransiayits' em), which means “I'm from France”.
How do you write Որտեղի՞ց ես?
In the Armenian alphabet it is written Որտեղի՞ց 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
- 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
- how old are youՔանի՞ տարեկան ես
- take careՔեզ լավ պահիր
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