Armenian vocabulary

Weather and Seasons in Armenian

The 16 most useful Armenian words for weather and seasons, each with audio, romanization and meaning — plus example sentences and one thing worth knowing.

The words

  • գարուն
    garun
    spring
  • ամառ
    amar
    summer
  • աշուն
    ashun
    autumn
  • ձմեռ
    dzmer
    winter
  • եղանակ
    yeghanak
    weather
  • արև
    arev
    sun
  • անձրև
    andzrev
    rain
  • ձյուն
    dzyun
    snow
  • քամի
    k'ami
    wind
  • ամպ
    amp
    cloud
  • տաք
    tak'
    warm
  • ցուրտ
    ts'urt
    cold
  • շոգ
    shog
    hot (sweltering)
  • մառախուղ
    marakhugh
    fog
  • փոթորիկ
    p'ot'orik
    storm
  • ծիածան
    tsiatsan
    rainbow

In a sentence

  • Այսօր անձրև է գալիս։
    Aysor andzrev e galis.
    It's raining today.
  • Ամռանը Երևանում շատ շոգ է։
    Amranə Yerevanum shat shog e.
    In summer it's very hot in Yerevan.

Good to know

Rain and snow “come” in Armenian: անձրև է գալիս — it's raining, literally “rain is coming”. Cold and heat are said with է: ցուրտ է, շոգ է.

Questions

How do you say “spring” in Armenian?

“Spring” is գարուն, pronounced garun.

How do you say “summer” in Armenian?

“Summer” is ամառ, pronounced amar.

How do you say “autumn” in Armenian?

“Autumn” is աշուն, pronounced ashun.

How do you say “winter” in Armenian?

“Winter” is ձմեռ, pronounced dzmer.

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