տղա
tġa/təˈʁɑ/
The Armenian word for boy is տղա (tġa).
տղա is the most common translation for the English word boy and refers to a male child.
Meaning: male child (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate a specific person, you can add the suffix –ն to the end of տղա to create տղան (the boy). For the plural, use տղաներ (boys) or add –ն to the plural to get տղաներն (the boys). To show possession or to say 'of the boy', use the genitive form տղայի.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tġa. The sound /t/ is like the [t] in stop, /ə/ is like the [a] in again, /ʁ/ is like the French [r] in rue or a Northumbrian burr and /ɑ/ is like the [a] in lava.
Did you know?
- Armenian has a distinct word for 'son', որդի, which is used in formal, legal, or biblical contexts, while տղա is the everyday term for both 'boy' and 'son'.
- In colloquial Armenian, the word տղա is often used to refer to a son regardless of his age, meaning a grown man is still called a տղա by his parents.
- The spelling of տղա includes the letter ղ, which represents a voiced uvular fricative, a sound much deeper in the throat than the English 'g'.
Examples in context
- Ո՞ր տղան է Թոմը։Which boy is Tom?This sentence shows how to use տղա to identify someone.Tatoeba #13361437 by Proxima5, translation #4495207 by CK
- Նա խելացի տղա է։He's a smart boy.This sentence uses տղա to describe a person's qualities.Tatoeba #13381943 by Proxima5, translation #528221 by fanty
- Տղան շոյում է կատվին։The boy is petting the cat.This sentence shows տղա being used in a simple action sentence.Tatoeba #10716010 by vahanm, translation #3167777 by Serhiy
- 27 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Wiktionary, “boy” translations and entries տղա, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
