Yes/no questions
Turn a statement into a question without changing its basic word order.
The question mark sits above the stressed vowel
Armenian uses a small question mark inside the final stressed word rather than a question mark only at the end. In ordinary yes/no questions, word order usually remains the same.
Statement and question
| Statement | Question | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Դու պատրաստ ես։ | Դու պատրա՞ստ ես։ | Du patrast es? → Du patrast es? | You are ready. → Are you ready? |
| Նա աշխատում է։ | Նա աշխատո՞ւմ է։ | Na ashkhatum e? → Na ashkhatum e? | He / she works. → Is he / she working? |
| Սա քո գիրքն է։ | Սա քո գի՞րքն է։ | Sa k’o girk’n e? → Sa k’o girk’n e? | This is your book. → Is this your book? |
Short answers
Այո, պատրաստ եմ։Ayo, patrast em.Yes, I am ready.
Ոչ, պատրաստ չեմ։Voch’, patrast ch’em.No, I am not ready.Pronunciation: vo appears at the beginning of this word; ch’ is aspirated.
Այո, աշխատում է։Ayo, ashkhatum e.Yes, he / she is working.Pronunciation: kh is the throaty sound in German “Bach”.
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Eight questions are drawn from this lesson and reshuffled every time.
Questions switch between recognition and recall, so you practise both meaning and the Armenian form.