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Common adjectives

Describe size, age, quality, difficulty, speed, temperature, and price.

12 minute lesson

Adjectives are pleasantly stable

An Armenian adjective normally comes before its noun and does not change for gender, number, or case. The same dictionary form can therefore describe many different nouns.

High-frequency adjectives

ArmenianTransliterationEnglishOpposite
լավlavgoodվատ — vat — bad
մեծmetsbigփոքր — p’ok’r — small
նորnornewհին — hin — old
գեղեցիկgeghets’ikbeautifulտգեղ — tgegh — ugly
հեշտheshteasyդժվար — dzhvar — difficult
արագaragfastդանդաղ — dandagh — slow
տաքtak’warm / hotցուրտ — ts’urt — cold
թանկt’ankexpensiveէժան — ezhan — cheap

Examples

մեծ տունmets tuna big house
Այս գիրքը հեշտ է։Ays girk’ə hesht e.This book is easy.Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh” sound.
Սուրճը տաք է։Surchə tak’ e.The coffee is hot.Pronunciation: ch is unaspirated; ə is “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
Մեքենան թանկ է։Mek’enan t’ank e.The car is expensive.Pronunciation: k’ and t’ are aspirated.

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