Local Drinks

1. Սուրճ

   Surch

   Coffee

   Usage

   The standard cup is unfiltered: finely ground coffee boiled in a small pot and poured into a small cup. The grounds settle at the bottom, so do not drink the last mouthful.

2. Թեյ

   Tey

   Tea

   Usage

   Brewed from tea leaves in hot water. Contains caffeine.

3. Ուրցի թեյ

   Urtsi tey

   Thyme herbal tea

   Usage

   Made from dried mountain thyme. Caffeine free, so you can order it at night. Mint (daghdz) and rosehip (masur) infusions are also common.

   Grammar Note

   The genitive ending -i turns urts (thyme) into urtsi, "of thyme". Other herb teas are named the same way.

4. Թան

   Tan

   Tan (salted yogurt drink)

   Usage

   Yogurt thinned with water and salt, served cold. It is not sweet. A dairy product, so take care if you are lactose intolerant.

5. Կոմպոտ

   Kompot

   Kompot (sweet drink of simmered fruit)

   Usage

   A non-alcoholic sweet drink made by simmering fresh or dried fruit in syrup. Usually served chilled.

6. Հանքային ջուր

   Hankayin jur

   Mineral water

   Usage

   Groundwater rich in minerals. The springs at Jermuk are the best known. Naturally carbonated types can taste noticeably salty.

7. Հյութ

   Hyut

   Juice

   Usage

   The pressed liquid of fruit or vegetables. Name a fruit in the genitive (-i) to say "... juice".

8. Նռան հյութ

   Nran hyut

   Pomegranate juice

   Usage

   Pressed pomegranate. The unsweetened concentrate is also used to add sourness to cooking.

   Grammar Note

   Nur (pomegranate) has the irregular genitive nran: the vowel u drops out. It does not simply take -i.

9. Ծիրանի հյութ

   Tsirani hyut

   Apricot juice

   Usage

   Pressed apricot, usually served thick with pulp.

   Grammar Note

   Tsiran (apricot) takes the regular genitive -i to give tsirani. No vowel drops, unlike nran.

10. Կաթ

    Kat

    Milk

    Usage

    Also the word to use when asking for milk in coffee. If you are lactose intolerant, the dietary cards cover how to say so.

11. Լիմոնադ

    Limonad

    Limonad (sweet soft drink)

    Usage

    A general word for sweet non-alcoholic soft drinks, usually fizzy. It covers flavours other than lemon too.

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