Transportation

1. Որտե՞ղ է ավտոբուսի կանգառը։

   Vortegh e avtobusi kangary?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   When looking for the bus stop

   Grammar Note

   Yerevan's public transport consists mainly of buses and marshrutka minibuses. There is one metro line covering part of the city.

2. Մարշրուտկան ինձ կտանի՞ Կասկադ։

   Marshrutkan indz ktani Kaskad?

   Can the marshrutka take me to the Cascade?

   Usage

   When checking the marshrutka route

   Grammar Note

   The future is formed with the prefix "k-": "tanel" (to take) becomes "ktani" (will take). Marshrutka minibuses run fixed routes and usually cost 100 to 200 dram.

3. Ինձ համար տաքսի կանչեք։

   Indz hamar taksi kanchek.

   Please call a taxi for me

   Usage

   When you need a taxi

   Grammar Note

   The second-person plural imperative in "-ek" doubles as a polite request. In Yerevan the GG Taxi and Yandex Go apps are popular and give transparent pricing.

4. Որտե՞ղ է մետրոյի կայարանը։

   Vortegh e metroyi kayarany?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   When looking for the metro station

   Grammar Note

   Loanwords ending in a vowel take "-yi" in the genitive: "metro" becomes "metroyi". Yerevan's metro opened in 1981 with a single line and a flat 100-dram fare.

5. Գյումրի գնացք կա՞։

   Gyumri gnatsk ka?

   Is there a train to Gyumri?

   Usage

   When asking about access to Armenia's second city

   Grammar Note

   "Gnatsk" (train) derives from "gnal" (to go). Gyumri is Armenia's second city and is reachable from Yerevan by both train and bus.

6. Որտե՞ղ է Զվարթնոց օդանավակայանը։

   Vortegh e Zvartnots odanavakayany?

   Where is Zvartnots airport?

   Usage

   When asking directions to the airport

   Grammar Note

   "Odanavakayan" (airport) stacks "od" (air), "nav" (ship) and "kayan" (station). Zvartnots International Airport lies about 12km west of central Yerevan.

7. Կարո՞ղ եմ հարց տալ։

   Karogh em harts tal?

   May I ask a question?

   Usage

   Before asking for directions or transport help

   Grammar Note

   "Harts tal" (literally "to give a question") is the idiom for asking. The question mark "՞" sits over the vowel of the word being questioned.

8. Այս ավտոբուսը կանգնու՞մ է այստեղ։

   Ays avtobusy kangnum e aystegh?

   Does this bus stop here?

   Usage

   When confirming if a bus stops at a location

   Grammar Note

   Armenian buses stop at designated stops, but marshrutka minibuses can often pick up and drop off anywhere along the route.

9. Որքա՞ն է տաքսու վարձը։

   Vorkan e taksu vardzy?

   How much is the taxi fare?

   Usage

   When checking the taxi fare before getting in

   Grammar Note

   Loanwords in "-i" take "-u" in the genitive: "taksi" becomes "taksu". In Yerevan it is common to agree on the fare before getting in.

10. Խնդրում եմ, կանգնեք այստեղ։

    Khndrum em, kangnek aystegh.

    Please stop here

    Usage

    When getting off a taxi or bus

    Grammar Note

    Adding "khndrum em" (please) softens the imperative into a polite request; on a marshrutka you may also hear "Kangnetsrek!" (stop!).

11. Որքա՞ն արժե մետրոյի տոմսը։

    Vorkan arzhe metroyi tomsy?

    How much is a metro ticket?

    Usage

    When asking about the metro ticket price

    Grammar Note

    Yerevan's metro charges a flat 100-dram fare; you buy a token at the entrance to each station.

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