You don’t say “I miss you”

Armenian says: “I long for you”, with one word, karot.

Karot is longing, the nostalgia for a person, a home or a country. “Karotel em kez”: I long for you.

When you meet again, you say “Karots ara”: word for word “I took my longing”, as if it were finally filled.

Did you know? In Western Armenian, karot is pronounced “garod”.

Words to listen to

Romanization	Armenian	Meaning
karot	կարոտ	longing, nostalgia
Karotel em kez	Կարոտել եմ քեզ	I long for you
Karots ara	Կարոտս առա	word for word: I took my longing

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