Essential verbs (pt. 1)

The twenty verbs you'll use daily · 20 words · Beginner

  • Ապրել To live
  • Խաղալ To play (a game)
  • Գնալ To go

    Any kind of going — on foot or by car, bus or train, etc. Not to be confused with գնել (“to buy”) — differs by one letter.

  • Սովորել To study

    Also means “to learn” (words, a language) and “to get used to”.

  • Աշխատել To work

    Also means “to earn” and, colloquially, “to try”.

  • Սիրել To love
  • Ուզել To want
  • Ուտել To eat
  • Կարդալ To read
  • Գրել To write
  • Գնել To buy

    Not to be confused with գնալ (“to go”) — differs by one letter.

  • Հասկանալ To understand
  • Ասել To say
  • Խոսել To speak
  • Լսել To listen
  • Նայել To watch
  • Տեսնել To see
  • Անել To do
  • Լինել To be
  • Խնդրել To ask for