Ways to say it
| Armenian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| շնորհակալություն | šnorhakalutʻyun | /ʃ(ə)noɾ(h)ɑkɑluˈtʰjun/ (Eastern Armenian) /ʃənoɾ(h)ɑɡɑluˈtʏn/ (Western Armenian) |
| շնորհակալ եմ | šnorhakal em | /ʃ(ə)noɾɑˈkɑl em/ (Eastern Armenian) /ʃənoɾɑˈɡɑl em/ (Western Armenian) |
| մերսի | mersi | /meɾˈsi/ (Eastern Armenian) /meɾˈsi/ (Western Armenian) |
To express gratitude, you can use the noun or a complete sentence. To say 'thank you for [something]', use the phrase շնորհակալ եմ followed by the noun in the genitive case and the word համար.
What does it mean word for word?
The noun շնորհակալություն literally means 'gratitude'.
Which one should you use?
շնորհակալություն is a noun used as an interjection, whereas շնորհակալ եմ is a more formal and grammatically complete way to say 'I am thankful'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
մերսի is a very common, informal way to say thank you.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Eastern Armenian, both շնորհակալ եմ (meaning 'I thank you') and մերսի are used. In Western Armenian, շնորհակալություն means 'thankfulness'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase շնորհակալ եմ is a complete sentence where շնորհակալ means 'thankful' and եմ means 'I am'.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is šnorhakalutʻyun. The sounds are as follows: [ʃ] as in [sh]ip, [ə] as in [a]gain, [n] as in [n]est, [h] as in [h]ot, [ɑ] as in l[a]va, [k] as in s[c]an, [l] as in [l]ace, [u] as in c[oo]l, [tʰ] as in [t]op and [j] as in [y]es.
Did you know?
- The word շնորհակալություն is a 'learned borrowing', meaning it was intentionally reconstructed from ancient roots by scholars.
- The word շնորհակալություն is built from the root շնորհ, which carries the sense of 'grace' or 'favor'.
Examples in context
- Շնորհակալ եմ նվերի համար:Thank you for the present.This sentence is useful for thanking someone for a present using շնորհակալ եմ.Tatoeba #13397493 by Proxima5, translation #274353 by CK
- Շնորհակալ եմ սուրճի համար:Thank you for the coffee.This sentence is useful for thanking someone for coffee using շնորհակալ եմ.Tatoeba #13079736 by Proxima5, translation #2645021 by CK
- Ա՜խ, շնորհակալ եմ, սիրելիս։Ah, I thank you, my dear.This sentence is useful for an affectionate way to say 'I thank you' using շնորհակալ եմ.Tatoeba #13220555 by Proxima5, translation #1807904 by Ameer
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Example conversation
Levon is receiving a book from Lilian.
- Լևոն LevonԼիլիան, շնորհակալություն այս գրքի համար:Lilian, shnorhakalutyun ays grki hamar:Lilian, thank you for this book.
- Լիլիան LilianԽնդրեմ, Լևոն ջան, հույսով եմ դուր կգա:Khndrem, Levon jan, huysov em dur kga:You're welcome, dear Levon, I hope you like it.
- Լևոն LevonԻնձ շատ դուր է գալիս:Indz shat dur e galis:I like it very much.
- Լիլիան LilianՈւրախ եմ դա լսել:Urakh em da lsel:I am happy to hear that.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thank you” translations and entries շնորհակալություն, շնորհակալ եմ, մերսի, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries եմ, մերսի, շնորհակալ, շնորհակալություն, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
