How to Say “Happy New Year” in Armenian

Շնորհավոր Ամանոր
Shnorhavor Amanor
The English phrase "happy new year" is translated into Armenian as Շնորհավոր Ամանոր (Shnorhavor Amanor).
Meaning: Happy New Year (phrase)

Which one should you use?

The expression Շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի is a more formal version that literally translates to "Congratulations for the New Year."

How do you pronounce it?

Shnorhavor Amanor

Did you know?

  • While Շնորհավոր Ամանոր is used for the calendar New Year on January 1st, Armenians also celebrate a traditional New Year called Նավասարդ which originally followed the solar calendar.
  • The word շնորհավոր is used for almost every celebration in Armenian, including birthdays and weddings, rather than using a specific word for 'happy'.
  • The word շնորհ within the greeting means 'grace' or 'favor'. Thus, calling a year 'happy' is linguistically linked to wishing that the year be filled with divine or unmerited grace.

Examples in context

  • Շնորհավոր Ամանոր բոլորին:
    Shnorhavor Amanor bolorin:
    Happy New Year to everyone!
  • Մենք ուզում ենք ասել՝ Շնորհավոր Ամանոր:
    Menk uzum enk asel՝ Shnorhavor Amanor:
    We want to say, Happy New Year!
  • Շնորհավոր Ամանոր, սիրելի ընկերներ:
    Shnorhavor Amanor, sireli ynkerner:
    Happy New Year, dear friends.

Example conversation

Levon and Nane are greeting each other on New Year's Eve.

  1. Լևոն Levon

    Շնորհավոր Ամանոր, Նանե:
    Shnorhavor Amanor, Nane!
    Happy New Year, Nane!
  2. Նանե Nane

    Շնորհավոր Ամանոր, Լևոն:
    Shnorhavor Amanor, Levon!
    Happy New Year, Levon!
  3. Լևոն Levon

    Ինչպե՞ս է անցնում տոնը:
    Inchpes e antsnum tony?
    How is the holiday going?
  4. Նանե Nane

    Շատ լավ է անցնում:
    Shat lav e antsnum!
    It is going very well!

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