In Armenian, “merci” is also… “merci”

There are two ways to say thanks: one from French, one very old.

“Mersi” comes from French and is used every day. According to Wiktionary, it reached Armenia with Western Armenians who came back in 1946 and 1947.

“Shnorhakalutyun” is the more formal thanks. It comes from Old Armenian: the gratitude of receiving a grace.

Did you know? To insist, add “shat” (very): “shat mersi”, thank you very much.

Words to listen to

Romanization	Armenian	Meaning
mersi	մերսի	thanks, everyday
shnorhakalutyun	շնորհակալություն	thank you, more formal
shat mersi	շատ մերսի	thank you very much

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