բարի երեկո
bari ereko/bɑˈɾi jeɾeˈko/
To say good evening in Armenian, use բարի երեկո (bari ereko), the greeting for the evening hours.
բարի երեկո is used as a greeting when you arrive somewhere or meet someone during the evening.
Meaning: greeting said in the evening (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is made of the adjective բարի (bari), meaning good and the noun երեկո (ereko), meaning evening.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced /bɑˈɾi jeɾeˈko/. The b is as in bee, the a as in lava, the i as in seat but short and the second word starts with a y sound as in yes. Stress falls on the last syllable of each word.
Did you know?
- The Armenian alphabet used to write բարի երեկո was created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD specifically to translate the Bible into Armenian.
- While բարի երեկո is used for greeting, you might also hear people say բարի լույս (bari luys), which literally means 'good light'.
- The adjective բարի (bari) does not just mean 'good' in a general sense, but carries a connotation of being 'kind' or 'benevolent'.
Examples in context
- Բարի երեկո:Good evening.Բարի երեկո on its own is a complete greeting, written with a capital letter at the start of the sentence.Tatoeba #4896310 by venticello, translation #333156 by Aurix
- Բարի երեկո, բոլորին:Bari yereko, bolorin:Good evening to everyone.
Example conversation
Levon meets Nane in the apartment hallway at night.
- Լևոն LevonԲարի երեկո, Նանե՛:Bari yereko, Nane:Good evening, Nane.
- Նանե NaneԲարի երեկո, Լևոն:Bari yereko, Levon:Good evening, Levon.
- Լևոն LevonԻնչպե՞ս է անցել օրդ:Inchpes e antsel ord:How was your day?
- Նանե NaneԼավ է, շնորհակալություն:Lav e, shnorhakalutyun:It was good, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good evening” translations and entries բարի երեկո, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
