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Sentence building

Yes/no questions

Turn a statement into a question without changing its basic word order.

8 minute lesson

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

StatementQuestionTransliterationEnglish
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 a strong throaty sound [x].

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