Introduction to Armenian

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 AN INTRODUCTION TO ARMENIAN
The text accompanies the following fourteen (14) audio tracks:

AR_Armenian_Lesson_1.mp3 (Time: 1:49) (File Size: 1.67 MB)

AR_Armenian_Lesson_2.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_3.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_4.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_5.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_6.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_7.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_8.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_9.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_10.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_11.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_12.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_13.mp3
AR_Armenian_Lesson_14.mp3
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Lesson 1: WELCOME TO ARMENIA

Armenian Transliteration English

bari galust hayastan Welcome to Armenia.

:
barev dzez, yes arturn Hello, I am Artur.
, : em.
barev dzez im Hello, my name is
, anun@Lusineh e. Lusineh.
:
yes hay em. I am Armenian.
:
yes aprum em I live in Armenia.
hayastanum.
:
yes khosum em hayeren. I speak Armenian.
:
isk yes andrean em. And I am Andrea.
:
yes amerikatsi em. I am American.
:

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 hima yes aprum em Now I live in Armenia.
hayastanum.
:
yes khosum em angleren I speak English and a
yev mi kich hayeren. little Armenian.
:
yes kamavor em. I am a volunteer.
:
yes sirum em hayastan@ I love Armenia.
:

Lesson 2: VOCABULARY 1

barev dzez hello (pl., formal)

yes I

yes arturn em I am Artur.

:
im my

anun name

im anun@Artur e. My name is Artur.

:
hay Armenian

yes hay em. I am Armenian.

:
aprum em I live

hayastan Armenia

yes aprym em I live in Armenia.

hayastanum.
:
khosum em I speak

hayeren Armenian

yes khosum em hayeren. I speak Armenian.

:
isk and (at the beginning)

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 amerikatsi American

isk yes amerikatsi em. And I am American.

:
hima now

hima yes aprum em Now I live in Armenia.

hayastanum.
:
angleren English

mi kich a little

yev and

yes khosum em angleren I speak English and a

yev mi kich hayeren. little Armenian.
:
kamavor volunteer

yes kamavor em. I am a volunteer.

:
sirum em I love

yes sirum em hayastan@ I love Armenia.

: . (period)

Lesson 3: VOCABULARY 2

hacheli nice, pleasant

urakh happy

duk you (formal or plural)

ayo, (ha, clq.) yes,

, ()
lav good, fine

vochinch (here) OK

kamats-kamats (here) so-so

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 shnorhakalutyun thank you

inch what

Yerevan in Yerevan (Yerevan -

the capital city of
Armenia)
ashkhatum ek? Do you work?

usutsich teacher

voch (che,clq.) no
()
Gyumrium in Gyumri (Gyumri - a
city in Armenia.
question mark ?

Lesson 4: VOCABULARY 3

Nouns:
hats bread

panir cheese

muraba jam

jur water

tey tea

surch coffee

garejur beer

paghpaghak ice-cream

toms ticket

hyuranots hotel

dprots school

khohanots kitchen

senyak room

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 zukaran bathroom

poghots street

Avtobus bus

Mis meat

Glukh head

Stamoks stomach

Bazhak glass (cup)

Verbs:
Utel to eat

kh@mel to drink

Uzel to want

Khosel to speak

Asel to say

haskanal to understand

Sirel to love

Zangel to call

Tsavel to ache

hangstanal to rest, to relax

Knel to sleep

Adjectives:
Lav good

Vat bad

Hamov delicious

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 kaghts@r sweet

Aghi salty

Yughot greasy

dandagh slow(ly)

Hoknats tired

Sovats hungry

Kusht full

Hivand sick

Shok hot (ab. weather)

Tsurt cold (ab. weather)

Tak warm (ab. weather and

things)
sarr@ cold (ab. weather and
things)
Shat very; many, or much

Kich few, little

Lesson 5: PERSONAL PRONOUNS

yes I

du you (sg.)

na he/she

menk we

duk you (pl., formal)

n@rank they

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS WITH AUXILIARY VERBS
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Yes em I am

Du es You are

Na e He is, she is

Menk enk We are

Duk ek You are

N@rank en They are

Lesson 6: GREETINGS

barev Hello (informal).

:
barev dzez Hello (formal, plural).
:
bari luys Good morning.
:
bari yereko Good evening.
:
vonts es (inchpes es)? How are you? (informal,
( ): single)
vonts ek (inchpes ek) How are you?
( ): (formal or plural)

Lesson 7: SAYING GOOD BYE

tsetesutyun good bye

arrayzhm so long

hajoghutyun good luck

bari gisher good night

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Lesson 8: SOME BASIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

sa inch e? What's this?

:
sa panir e. This is cheese.
:
sa muraba e. This is jam (with whole
: fruits)
sa jur e. This is water.
:
uzum ek (es)? Do you want? (Informal,
(): formal).
ayo. Yes.
:
voch, snorhakalutyun. No, thank you.
, :
utel uzum ek? Would you like to eat?
:
ha, sovats em. Yes, I am hungry.
, :
che, kusht em No, I am full, thank you.
, , snorhakalutyun.
:
vortegh e? Where is?
:
vortegh e hyuranots@? Where is the hotel?
:
vortegh e d@prots@? Where is the school?
:
vortegh e im senyak@? Where is my room?
:
vortegh e poghots@? Where is ___ street?
- :
vortegh e zukaran@. Where is the bathroom
(khohanots@)? (kitchen)?
():
aystegh (ayntegh). Here (there).
():
inch arzhe? How much is it?
(): (arzhi- clq.) (What does it cost?)
hatsn inch arzhe? How much is the bread?
:
yerku haryur dram. 200 drams.
:

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 inch arzhi How much is the ice-
: paghpaghak? cream?
haryurksan dram. 120 drams.

inch arzhe garejur@ How much is the beer?
:
yerkuharyur. 200.
:
Inch arzhe toms@. How much is the ticket
: (fare).
hisun dram. 50 drams
:
ur e gnum Where is the bus going?
: aftobus@?
vanadzor. Vanadzor.
:
ays aftobys@gnum e Is this bus going to
gyumri? Gyumri?
:
ayo (voch). Yes (no).
():
kareli e? May I?
:
kareli e zangel? May I call?
:
iharke. Sure.
:
mi bazhak tey (surch) Can I have a cup of
() kareli e? tea(coffee)?
:
aha kh@ndrem. Here you are.
, :

Lesson 9: SOME OTHER USEFUL EXPRESSIONS AND PHRASES

ch@gitem hayeren. I don't know Armenian.

:
chem haskanum I don't understand.
:
lav chem khosum I don't speak Armenian
: hayeren. well.
kh@ntrum em dandagh Please speak slowly.
khosek.
:

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 norits asek. Say it again.
:
karogh em. I can.
:
chem karogh. I can't.
:
sirum em. I love (smt.- like)
:
chem sirum I don't like.
:
chem sirum mis. I don't like meat.
:
yughot chem sirum. I don't like greasy food.
:
hognats em. I am tired.
:
glukh@s tsavum e. I have a headache
:
hivand em. I am sick.
:

stamoks@s tsavum e. I have a stomach-ache.

:
uzum em hangstanal. I want to rest.
:
uzum em k@nel. I want to sleep.
:
uzum em loghanal. I want to take a bath.
:
chem uzum. I don't want.
:
chem uzum kh@mel. I don't want to drink.
:
chem uzum utel. I don't want to eat.
:
shok e. It's hot.
:
tsurt e. It's cold.
:
chash@tak e. The dinner is hot.
:
tey@ sarrn e. The tea is cold.
:
hamov e. It is delicious.
:
shat hamov e. It is very delicious.
:

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Lesson 10: POPULAR ARMENIAN NAMES

For Females:
Anahit

Karineh

Marineh

Narineh

Anush

Hasmik

Arpi

Ani

Lilit

Lussineh

Armineh

For Males:
Armen

Ashot

Gagik

Aram

Tigran

Gevorg

Hayk

Davit

Suren

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 Artur

Samvel

Lesson 11: COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES, LANGUAGES

[hayastan] [hay] [hayeren]
Armenia Armenian Armenian (language)

[amerika] [amerikatsi] [angleren]
America American English

[fransia] [fransiatsi] [franseren]
France French French

[germania] [germanatsi] [germaneren]
Germany German German

[meksika] [meksikatsi] [ispaneren]
Mexico Mexican Spanish

[rrusastan] [rrus] [rruseren]
Russia Russian Russian

[chinastan] [chinatsi] [chinaren]
China Chinese Chinese

[vrastan] [vratsi] [vratseren]
Georgia Georgian Georgian

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Lesson 12: SMALL TALK

Conversation 1.

barev dzez yes Andrea Hello, I am Andrea Caple.

, Caple-n em
:
shat hacheli e, isk im Nice to meet you and my
, anun@artur e. name is Artur.
:
urakh em. Happy to meet you.
: duk hay ek? Are you Armenian?
:
ayo, isk duk? Yes, and you?
, :
yes amerikatsi em. I am American.
:

Conversation 2.

barev lusine, vonts es? Hello Lussine, how are

, : you?
lav em, shnorhakalutyun. Fine, thanks. And you?
, - isk duk?
:

vochinch, kamats- So-so, OK.
, -: kamats.

Conversation 3.

inch e dzer anun@? What is your name?

:
Gayaneh. Gayaneh.
:
duk aprum ek gyumrium? Do you live in Gyumri?

:

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 Voch, yerevanum. No, in Yerevan.
, :
ashkhatum ek? Do you work?
:
Ayo, usutsich em. Yes, I am a teacher.
, :

Lesson 13: NUMBERS

mek one

yerku two

yerek three

chors four

hing five

vets six

yot seven

ut eight

in@ nine

tas ten

tasnmek eleven

tasnerku twelve

tasnerek thirteen

tasnechors fourteen

tasnehing fifteen

tasnevets sixteen

tasneyot seventeen

tasnut eighteen

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 tasnin@ nineteen

ksan twenty

yeresun thirty

karrasun forty

hisun fifty

vatsun sixty

yotanasun seventy

utsun eighty

innsun ninety

haryur one hundred

hazar one thousand

Lesson 14: THE ARMENIAN ALPHABET

Armenian Sound As in
a car

b brown

g grey

d dry

ye (at the beginning) yet

e (in other positions) where
z zoo

e get

@ alone

t tale

zh measure

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 i big

l lake

kh (Scotish loch)

ts ts (without aspiration)

k sky

h hen

dz words

gh as in French apres

ch ch (without aspiration)

m make

y yet

n nine

sh sheep

vo (at the beginning), voice

o (in the middle) voice
ch chair

p (unaspirated) spa

j jar

rr Spanish burro

s song

v venture

t (unaspirated) stare

r very (more like the

British one)
ts cats

u moon

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 p pear

k kind

yev (alone or at the yev
beginning) ever
ev
o voice

f father

Lav, dzez hajoghutyun, Thats enough. Good

, , kehandipenk hayastanum luck. We will see you in
Armenia.

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