“Bon appétit” is “may it be sweet”

You wish something “sweet” to whoever eats or drinks.

“Anush lini” means “may it be sweet”. The word “anush” means sweet, pleasant.

Anush is also a girl’s name: “the sweet one”. It also appears in the girls’ names card.

Did you know? Wiktionary compares this phrase with the Azerbaijani “nuş olsun”, bon appétit.

Words to listen to

Romanization	Armenian	Meaning
Anush lini	Անուշ լինի	bon appétit (word for word: may it be sweet)
Anush	Անուշ	sweet
hamegh er	համեղ էր	it was delicious

Tap a row’s button to hear the word. Romanization and audio come from the app (Eastern Armenian).