բարի լույս
bari luys/bɑˈɾi lujs/
The English phrase "good morning" is բարի լույս (bari luys) in Armenian.
բարի լույս is the standard idiomatic way to say "good morning" in Armenian, used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective բարի (bari) meaning "good" and the noun լույս (luys) meaning "light".
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is bari luys. The sounds are as follows: [b] as in [b]ee, [a] as in l[a]va, [i] as in s[ea]t, short in duration, [l] as in [l]ace, [u] as in c[oo]l, [j] as in [y]es and [s] as in [s]ip.
Did you know?
- While բարի լույս translates to 'good light', it is common for the recipient to reply with ավելնի լույս, which means 'more light'.
- Armenian has a separate word for 'morning' as a time period, but the language chooses the word for 'light' specifically for this greeting.
- The adjective բարի is not just used for 'good' in greetings, but is the primary word used to describe a person who is 'kind-hearted' or 'benevolent'.
Examples in context
- Բարի լույս, ի՞նչ եք ուզում։Good morning, what do you want?This sentence shows how to use բարի լույս when asking someone what they want.Tatoeba #13261457 by Proxima5, translation #9342029 by Nylez
- Բարի լույս, Թոմ:Good morning, Tom.This sentence shows how to use բարի լույս when addressing a person by name.Tatoeba #12559548 by Proxima5, translation #2549163 by CK
- Բարի լույս, սիրելիս։Good morning, sweetheart.This sentence shows how to use բարի լույս when addressing someone affectionately.Tatoeba #13242770 by Proxima5, translation #1808502 by CK
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Tigran and Lilian meet in the office kitchen in the morning.
- Տիգրան TigranԲարի լույս, Լիլիան:Bari luys, Lilian:Good morning, Lilian.
- Լիլիան LilianԲարի լույս, Տիգրան:Bari luys, Tigran:Good morning, Tigran.
- Տիգրան TigranԻնչպե՞ս ես այսօր:Inchpes es aysor?How are you today?
- Լիլիան LilianԼավ եմ, շնորհակալություն:Lav em, shnorhakalutyun:I am well, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good morning” translations and entries բարի լույս, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
