Greetings

Informal greeting. To a stranger, an elder or anyone serving you, it’s better to say բարև ձեզ.

Often paired with a time of day to make a greeting, e.g. բարի լույս — “good morning”.

The dative case of դուք — “you”, polite or plural.

In the informal greeting բարի լույս it stands for “morning”.

E.g. բարի առավոտ — a formal “good morning”.

E.g. բարի օր — a formal “good day”.

E.g. բարի իրիկուն — an informal “good evening”.

Բարի գիշեր — “good night” — is a goodbye, not a greeting.

E.g. բարի ուշ գիշեր — literally “good late night” — the late-night greeting.

The casual goodbye — հաջողություն clipped to its first half.

Literally “success”, and the casual way to say goodbye.

The formal goodbye — literally “until seeing”.

Imperative mood — literally “do live!” — but used as praise: “well done!”, “good job!”, to one person you’re on informal terms with.

Imperative mood, formal or plural — literally “do live!” — but used as praise: “well done!”, to someone you address formally, or to several people.