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Tenses and connections

Connectors and simple clauses

Join ideas with and, but, or, because, that, and if.

10 minute lesson

Core connectors

ArmenianTransliterationEnglishTypical use
ևyev / evandneutral written and spoken “and”
ուuandvery common spoken “and”
բայցbayts’butcontrast
կամkamoralternative
որովհետևvorovhetevbecausereason
որvorthatintroduces a dependent clause
եթեyet’eifcondition
հետոhetoafter / thensequence

Examples

Ես սուրճ եմ ուզում, բայց նա թեյ է ուզում։Yes surch em uzum, bayts’ na t’ey e uzum.I want coffee, but he / she wants tea.Pronunciation: ch is unaspirated; ts’ and t’ are aspirated.
Գիտեմ, որ նա այստեղ է։Gitem, vor na aystegh e.I know that he / she is here.Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Ես սովորում եմ, որովհետև ուզում եմ հայերեն խոսել։Yes sovorum em, vorovhetev uzum em hayeren khosel.I study because I want to speak Armenian.Pronunciation: kh is a strong throaty sound [x].
Եթե ժամանակ ունեմ, քայլում եմ։Yet’e zhamanak unem, k’aylum em.If I have time, I walk.Pronunciation: t’ and k’ are aspirated; zh is the sound in “vision”.

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