Software developer builds apps for language learning and budgeting

Software developer, product manager and marketer Suren Ghazaryan was born in Yerevan and raised in Moscow. He visited Armenia primarily during the summers. His mother is a doctor and his father a businessman. His family’s roots trace back to the village of Kchoghot in the Martakert region of Artsakh. He says his grandmother spoke a regional dialect at home, which is why he understands the Artsakh dialect today.

“I don’t speak it very well, but I understand the dialect,” he said. “I remember when I was little, there was a word ‘changyal,’ and once I used it, no one understood me — I meant ‘fork,’ but I didn’t know it was a dialect word.”