BAREV

From Armenia!!
Armenian alphabet
Famous
Armenians

Do you know them?

 Charles Aznavour
Armenian singer-lyricist
 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenian football player
 Kim Kardashian
American socialite
Serj Tankian
Singer
 Common Armenian Expressions
that are strange and funny
• Ցավդ տանեմ – Tsavd tanem
“Tsavd tanem” means taking away your pain or let me take your pain away. Is
often used when the person is so dear to you and caring or just wants to show that
he is kind to you, even if he is a stranger.
• Աչքս մտար – Atchk mtnel
“Atchk mtnel” means Entering my eye and it is used when someone is doing
something good, pleasant, and useful to someone else and that person shows
appreciation by saying that you are in my eye now and kind of special to me. 
• Մորս արև – Mors arev
“Mors arev” means Sun of my mother and is used when someone promises
something on their Mother or Father. The sun is interpreted as ‘life’. 
• Քթի մազ – Qti maz
“Qti maz” is yet another ridiculous and funny Armenian idiom that means “Nose
hair” and is used toward picky people. Also, it talks about people who are delaying
the process of something happening because of their pickiness.
• Գլուխ արդուկել – Glugh ardukel
“Glugh ardukel” is one of the funniest ones and it means Ironing the head, which
means BS’ing, someone, talking nonsense, and not saying anything all that
useful (ie. beating around the bush).
• Սրտիդ/ջանիդ մեռնեմ – Srtid/janid mermen
“Srtid mernem” translates very strangely to non-Armenians and it means I will
die on your heart/body, also known as used as I will die on your body. Crazy
right? The Armenian saying is often used mostly by elders toward youngsters in
appreciation of their young life and time they will live long and happy. 
• Ջիգյարդ ուտեմ – Jigyard utem
This phrase are often used by parents or grandparents to express the sacrifices
they are ready to make for you, or the love so strong that they are ready to eat
you alive.
• Քոռանամ ես – Qoranam yes
Literal translation of this idiom would be “let me go blind”. People use this phrase
when something bad happens to someone. With this phrase, people express
empathy and concern.
 What do they have in common?

The inventors of all these are Armenian!

Armenian
festival Vardavar
During Vardavar people of all ages splash water on
each other.  In general, Armenians pour buckets of
water from their windows on the people they know
or even they do not know. Children have too much
fun. Vardavar is also a great way to escape the hot
summer days. Speaking about the history of
Vardavar we should mention that it goes back to
pagan times. This festival is associated with the
goddess of water, beauty, fertility and love whose
name is Astghik.
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