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Personal pronouns and politeness

Say who is doing something and choose the correct informal or polite form of “you”.

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The six subject pronouns

Eastern Armenian has one third-person singular pronoun for he, she, and it. The singular informal “you” is used with friends, children, and people you know well. The plural form is also the polite singular form and is often capitalized in formal writing.

Subject pronouns

PersonArmenianTransliterationEnglish
1st singularեսyesI
2nd singularդուduyou, informal singular
3rd singularնաnahe / she / it
1st pluralմենքmenk’we
2nd plural / politeդուքduk’you, plural or polite singular
3rd pluralնրանքnrank’they

Examples

Ես ուսանող եմ։Yes usanogh em.I am a student.Pronunciation: gh is a voiced throaty sound, similar to a French r.
Դուք հայերեն խոսո՞ւմ եք։Duk’ hayeren khosum ek’?Do you speak Armenian?Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; kh is a strong throaty sound [x].
Նա իմ ընկերն է։Na im ənkern e.He / she is my friend.Pronunciation: ə is a short neutral “uh” sound.

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