գարեջուր
gareǰur/ɡɑɾeˈd͡ʒuɾ/
The Armenian word for "beer" is գարեջուր (gareǰur).
գարեջուր refers to the alcoholic drink made of malt.
Meaning: alcoholic drink made of malt (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify a particular beer, you can use the definite form գարեջուրը by adding the suffix –ը to the end of the word.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation of գարեջուր is /ɡɑɾeˈdʒuɾ/. The /ɡ/ sound is like the [g] in "good", the /ɑ/ sound is like the [a] in "lava", the /dʒ/ sound is like the [j] in "jar" and the /u/ sound is like the [oo] in "cool".
Did you know?
- The word գարեջուր literally translates to 'barley water', combining գարի for 'barley' and ջուր for 'water'.
- Armenia has a long history of brewing that predates the modern word գարեջուր, with ancient records mentioning fermented grain drinks in the region.
- The structure of գարեջուր follows a traditional pattern of creating nouns by combining a material with the word for 'water'.
Examples in context
- Ես գարեջուր եմ խմում։I drink beer.This sentence shows how to express the action of drinking with գարեջուր.Tatoeba #13211678 by Proxima5, translation #4994712 by CarpeLanam
- Այս գարեջուրը սառը է։This beer is cold.This sentence is useful for describing the temperature of գարեջուր.Tatoeba #13343282 by Proxima5, translation #9171219 by CK
- Ես գարեջուր եմ ուզում։I want beer.This sentence shows how to express a desire for գարեջուր.Tatoeba #13363915 by Proxima5, translation #11897804 by CK
- Գնա՛մ գարեջուր խմելShall we go grab a beer?
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lilian and Aram are ordering drinks at a restaurant.
- Լիլիան LilianԱրամ, ի՞նչ ես պատվիրելու:Aram, inch es patvirelu?Aram, what are you going to order?
- Արամ AramԵս մեկ գարեջուր կխմեմ:Yes mek garejur kkhmem.I will drink one beer.
- Լիլիան LilianԻսկ դու սիրո՞ւմ ես գարեջուր:Isk du sirum es garejur?And do you like beer?
- Արամ AramԱյո, շատ եմ սիրում:Ayo, shat em sirum.Yes, I like it very much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beer” translations and entries գարեջուր, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
