լողալ
loġal/loˈʁɑl/
The Armenian verb for 'swim' is լողալ (loġal).
The verb լողալ means to move through water. It can also be used to describe the movement of objects floating on water.
Meaning: move through water (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of լողալ is լողացի. To form the perfect tense, use the auxiliary verb 'to be' with the participle լողացել.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is loġal. The /l/ sound is like the [l] in 'lace'. The /ʁ/ sound is like the French [r] in 'rue' or a Northumbrian burr. The /ɑ/ sound is like the [a] in 'lava'.
Did you know?
- The verb լողալ is used metaphorically in Armenian to describe how clouds or smoke drift through the sky, much like how one might describe something 'floating' in English.
- Because լողալ covers both swimming and floating, the same word describes a professional athlete and a leaf in a puddle.
- The word լողալ is rooted in the Old Armenian form լողամ, which has preserved its core meaning of fluid, drifting motion for millennia.
Examples in context
- Ես դեռ լողալ չգիտեմ։I still don't know how to swim.This sentence uses լողալ to express a lack of ability.Tatoeba #13167800 by Proxima5, translation #6665803 by CK
- Լողալ սովորելը հեշտ է։It's a cinch to learn to swim.This sentence uses լողալ to describe the ease of learning the action.Tatoeba #10718753 by vahanm, translation #26408 by sacredceltic
- Այստեղ լողալ չի կարելի։You can't swim here.This sentence uses լողալ to state a prohibition.Tatoeba #13373511 by Proxima5, translation #483103 by Eckhardtgabriel
- 25 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Artyush and Mariam are talking near a pool.
- Արտաշ ArtashԴու սիրո՞ւմ ես լողալ։Du sirum es loghal?Do you like to swim?
- Մարիամ MariamԱյո, ես շատ եմ սիրում լողալ։Ayo, yes shat yem sirum loghal.Yes, I love to swim a lot.
- Արտաշ ArtashԱյս լողավազանը շատ մեծ է։Ays loghavazany shat mets e.This swimming pool is very big.
- Մարիամ MariamԱյո, Արտաշ, այն հրաշալի է։Ayo, Artyash, ayn hrashali e.Yes, Artyush, it is wonderful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “swim” translations and entries լողալ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries լողալ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
