Armenian vocabulary
Opposites in Armenian
The 20 most useful Armenian words for opposites, each with audio, romanization and meaning — plus example sentences and one thing worth knowing.
The words
- մեծmetsbig
- փոքրp'ok'rsmall
- լավlavgood
- վատvatbad
- նորnornew
- հինhinold (thing)
- երիտասարդyeritasardyoung
- ծերtserold (person)
- երկարyerkarlong
- կարճkarchshort
- արագaragfast
- դանդաղdandaghslow
- հեշտheshteasy
- դժվարdzhvardifficult
- թանկt'ankexpensive
- էժանezhancheap
- մոտmotnear
- հեռուherufar
- լուսավորlusavorbright
- մութmut'dark
In a sentence
- Այս տունը մեծ է, բայց հին է։Ays tunə mets e, bayts' hin e.This house is big, but old.
- Հայերենը դժվար չէ։Hayerenə dzhvar ch'e.Armenian isn't difficult.
Good to know
Armenian has two words for “old”: հին for things (հին տուն, an old house) and ծեր for people (ծեր մարդ, an old man).
Questions
How do you say “big” in Armenian?
“Big” is մեծ, pronounced mets.
How do you say “small” in Armenian?
“Small” is փոքր, pronounced p'ok'r.
How do you say “good” in Armenian?
“Good” is լավ, pronounced lav.
How do you say “bad” in Armenian?
“Bad” is վատ, pronounced vat.
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