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Everyday Eastern Armenian
Learn what to say.
Then use it in context.
These practical A1 lessons are organised around real communication situations rather than grammar rules. Each one brings together the vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, and grammar you need for that situation.
01
25 min
Welcome
Welcome & Introductions
Learn the first conversation you need in Eastern Armenian: greet someone, introduce a name, ask where someone is from and lives, choose polite or informal address, use numbers, exchange a phone number, and talk about professions.
Understand a short first-meeting conversation
Greet someone and say goodbye
Ask and answer basic introduction questions
Choose formal or informal “you” from the situation
Open lesson
02
30 min
Countries & details
Countries, Languages & Contact Details
Build on introductions by talking about countries, nationalities and languages, introducing another person, naming everyday objects, using Armenian articles and plurals, reading larger numbers and prices, and understanding an address, phone number, and email address.
Say where a country is and where someone comes from
Ask about nationality and languages
Introduce another person with simple present-tense verbs
Ask what an object is called in Armenian
Open lesson
03
30 min
Homes & furniture
Homes, Apartments & Furniture
Learn to describe a home in Eastern Armenian: name rooms and furniture, use colors and practical adjectives, say what a home has or does not have, ask yes/no questions, understand floors and locations, read a simple rental description, ask about rent, and use inanimate direct objects naturally.
Name the most useful rooms, furniture, and home objects
Describe a fictional room with colors and simple adjectives
Say what someone has, does not have, needs, and buys
Form useful yes/no questions without an English-style auxiliary
Open lesson
04
30 min
Family life
Family Life & Free Time
Learn to talk about family life in Eastern Armenian: identify close relatives, use possessive forms, ask polite and informal questions about a family, describe common free-time activities, invite a relative for the weekend, sequence a simple city day, and describe past family situations with “was / were” and “had”.
Name close family members and understand a short family-photo conversation
Use my, your, his / her, our, your polite / plural, and their with family nouns
Ask formal and informal questions about relatives
Describe what different family members are doing in their free time
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Everyday lesson · 30 minutes
Family Life & Free Time
Learn to talk about family life in Eastern Armenian: identify close relatives, use possessive forms, ask polite and informal questions about a family, describe common free-time activities, invite a relative for the weekend, sequence a simple city day, and describe past family situations with “was / were” and “had”.
1. Look at a family photo
Begin with relationships in context. Read the fictional photo conversation once, then retrieve who each person is without relying on an English label beside the answer.
A
Սա քո ընտանիքի լուսանկա՞րն է։
Sa k’o əntanik’i lusankarn e? Is this a photo of your family?
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
B
Այո։ Սա իմ քույրն է՝ Աննա։
Ayo. Sa im k’uyrn e: Anna. Yes. This is my sister, Anna.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
A
Իսկ սա ո՞վ է։
Isk sa ov e? And who is this?
B
Սա նրա ամուսինն է։
Sa nra amusinn e. This is her husband.
B
Նրանք երկու երեխա ունեն։
Nrank’ yerku yerekha unen. They have two children.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
A
Իսկ այս տղան ո՞վ է։
Isk ays tghan ov e? And who is this boy?
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
B
Նա իմ եղբայրն է։
Na im yeghbayrn e. He is my brother.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Recognise a family statement
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Which sentence says that they have two children?
Identify a relative
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Which sentence identifies the speaker’s brother?
2. Build the family
Learn the core relationship words as a connected family rather than as an isolated list. Armenian does not have grammatical gender for articles, but relationship words themselves distinguish people when needed.
ընտանիք
əntanik’ family
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
ծնող
tsnogh parent
Pronunciation: ts is blended; gh is voiced and throaty.
ծնողներ
tsnoghner parents
Pronunciation: ts is blended; gh is voiced and throaty.
մայր
mayr mother
հայր
hayr father
եղբայր
yeghbayr brother
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
քույր
k’uyr sister
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
ամուսին
amusin husband / spouse
կին
kin wife / woman
որդի
vordi son
դուստր
dustr daughter
երեխա
yerekha child
Pronunciation: kh is a strong throaty sound [x].
պապիկ
papik grandfather
տատիկ
tatik grandmother
թոռ
t’orr grandchild
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; rr is strongly rolled.
զարմիկ
zarmik cousin
Retrieve “sister”
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Which Armenian word means “sister”?
Retrieve “grandchild”
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Which Armenian word means “grandchild”?
3. My family, your family
Possessive forms let you identify family relationships clearly. Eastern Armenian uses one set of possessive words regardless of noun gender. For a beginner, the full possessive word plus a definite noun is a reliable pattern.
իմ ընտանիքը
im əntanik’ə my family
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
քո քույրը
k’o k’uyrə your sister, informal
Pronunciation: both k’ sounds are aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
նրա եղբայրը
nra yeghbayrə his / her brother
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
մեր ծնողները
mer tsnoghnerə our parents
Pronunciation: ts is blended; gh is voiced and throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
ձեր երեխաները
dzer yerekhanerə your children, polite / plural
Pronunciation: dz is blended; kh is throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
նրանց տատիկը
nrants’ tatikə their grandmother
Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
Սա իմ մայրն է։
Sa im mayrn e. This is my mother.
Սա նրա հայրն է։
Sa nra hayrn e. This is his / her father.
Choose the possessive phrase
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Which phrase means “our parents”?
His or her
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Which phrase can mean either “his brother” or “her brother”?
4. Ask about someone’s family
Use the formal/informal distinction you already know. The family vocabulary stays the same; the possessive and verb forms change according to whether you address one familiar person or use the polite / plural form.
Informal
Քո ընտանիքը մե՞ծ է։
K’o əntanik’ə mets e? Is your family big?
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
Քույր կամ եղբայր ունե՞ս։
K’uyr kam yeghbayr unes? Do you have a sister or brother?
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; gh is voiced and throaty.
Որտե՞ղ են ապրում քո ծնողները։
Vortegh en aprum k’o tsnoghnerə? Where do your parents live?
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; k’ is aspirated; ts is blended; ə is a short “uh”.
Formal / plural
Ձեր ընտանիքը մե՞ծ է։
Dzer əntanik’ə mets e? Is your family big?
Pronunciation: dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
Քույր կամ եղբայր ունե՞ք։
K’uyr kam yeghbayr unek’? Do you have a sister or brother?
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; gh is voiced and throaty.
Որտե՞ղ են ապրում ձեր ծնողները։
Vortegh en aprum dzer tsnoghnerə? Where do your parents live?
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; dz is blended; ts is blended; ə is a short “uh”.
Use the polite question
Try it
You are asking a new acquaintance whether they have a sister or brother. Which question uses the polite form?
Use the informal possessive
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Which question informally asks where someone’s parents live?
5. A quiet Sunday
Practise frequent present-tense actions through simple free-time scenes. These verbs are useful in many everyday conversations.
Story
Կիրակի օրը ընտանիքը տանն է։
Kiraki orə əntanik’ə tann e. On Sunday the family is at home.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
Story
Հայրը ֆիլմ է դիտում։
Hayrə film e ditum. The father is watching a film.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Story
Մայրը սուրճ է խմում։
Mayrə surch e khmum. The mother is drinking coffee.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; ch is unaspirated; kh is throaty.
Story
Քույրը գիրք է կարդում։
K’uyrə girk’ e kardum. The sister is reading a book.
Pronunciation: both k’ sounds are aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
Story
Եղբայրը քնում է։
Yeghbayrə k’num e. The brother is sleeping.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; k’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
Story
Հետո քույրը գնում է քաղաք և հանդիպում է ընկերուհուն։
Heto k’uyrə gnum e k’aghak’ yev handipum e ənkeruhun. Then the sister goes into the city and meets a female friend.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; gh is voiced and throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
Retrieve the reading sentence
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Which sentence says that the sister is reading a book?
Retrieve the sleeping sentence
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Which sentence says that the brother is sleeping?
6. A relative visits for the weekend
Turn family vocabulary into an actual plan. The dialogue uses the present tense with a clear future time, a natural way to talk about an arranged near-future visit.
A
Բարև, Նարե՛։ Այս շաբաթ օրը գալի՞ս ես Երևան։
Barev, Nare! Ays shabat’ orə galis es Yerevan? Hi, Nare. Are you coming to Yerevan this Saturday?
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
B
Այո, գալիս եմ և երկու օր մնում եմ։
Ayo, galis em yev yerku or mnum em. Yes, I am coming and staying for two days.
A
Հիանալի է։ Ի՞նչ ենք անում։
Hianali e. Inch’ enk’ anum? Great. What are we doing?
Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated.
B
Դու շատ գաղափարներ ունես։
Du shat gaghap’arner unes. You have lots of ideas.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; p’ is aspirated.
A
Սկզբում քաղաքում զբոսնում ենք, հետո սուրճ ենք խմում։
Skzbum k’aghak’um zbosnum enk’, heto surch enk’ khmum. First we walk around the city, then we drink coffee.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; gh is voiced and throaty; ch is unaspirated; kh is throaty.
B
Լավ է։
Lav e. Sounds good.
Recognise the planning question
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Which question means “What are we doing?”
Understand the visit length
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Which sentence says that the visitor is staying for two days?
7. Plan a day in Yerevan
Put activities in order to organise a fictional day in Yerevan. Sequence words help you describe what happens first, next, and later.
սկզբում
skzbum at first / first
հետո
heto then / after
դրանից հետո
dranits’ heto after that
Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
վերջում
verjum finally / at the end
Pronunciation: j is as in “jam”.
Սկզբում գնում ենք Հանրապետության հրապարակ։
Skzbum gnum enk’ Hanrapetut’yan hraparak. First we go to Republic Square.
Pronunciation: k’ and t’ are aspirated.
Հետո գնում ենք Վերնիսաժ։
Heto gnum enk’ Vernisazh. Then we go to Vernissage.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; zh is the sound in “vision”.
Դրանից հետո գնում ենք Կասկադ։
Dranits’ heto gnum enk’ Kaskad. After that we go to the Cascade.
Pronunciation: ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
Այնտեղ սուրճ ենք խմում։
Ayntegh surch enk’ khmum. There we drink coffee.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ch is unaspirated; k’ is aspirated; kh is throaty.
Վերջում ճաշում ենք կենտրոնում։
Verjum chashum enk’ kentronum. Finally we have lunch in the centre.
Pronunciation: j is as in “jam”; ch is unaspirated; k’ is aspirated.
Retrieve “after that”
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Which Armenian expression means “after that”?
Retrieve the first stop
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Which sentence says “First we go to Republic Square”?
8. Families in the past: was / were and had
Past forms of “to be” and “to have” are especially useful for past states and background descriptions: who someone was, where people were, and what a family had.
Was / were
Ես ուսանող էի։
Yes usanogh eyi. I was a student.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Նա բժիշկ էր։
Na bzhishk er. He / she was a doctor.
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”.
Մենք փոքր քաղաքում էինք։
Menk’ p’ok’r k’aghak’um eyink’. We were in a small city.
Pronunciation: k’ and p’ are aspirated; gh is voiced and throaty.
Նրանք երիտասարդ էին։
Nrank’ yeritasard eyin. They were young.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Had
Ես մեկ եղբայր ունեի։
Yes mek yeghbayr uneyi. I had one brother.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Նա երկու երեխա ուներ։
Na yerku yerekha uner. He / she had two children.
Pronunciation: kh is throaty.
Մենք մեծ ընտանիք ունեինք։
Menk’ mets əntanik’ uneyink’. We had a big family.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
Նրանք հինգ երեխա ունեին։
Nrank’ hing yerekha uneyin. They had five children.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; kh is throaty.
Recognise a past possession
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Which sentence means “They had five children”?
Recognise a past state
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Which sentence means “He or she was a doctor”?
9. Talk about free-time preferences
Turn family and free-time vocabulary into small preference conversations. Practise reusable Armenian questions instead of simply reading a list of hobbies.
Սիրո՞ւմ ես գիրք կարդալ։
Sirum es girk’ kardal? Do you like reading books?
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Այո, շատ եմ սիրում։
Ayo, shat em sirum. Yes, I like it very much.
Ոչ, այնքան էլ չեմ սիրում։
Voch’, aynk’an el ch’em sirum. No, I do not like it very much.
Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated.
Սիրո՞ւմ ես ֆիլմ դիտել։
Sirum es film ditel? Do you like watching films?
Սիրո՞ւմ ես զբոսնել։
Sirum es zbosnel? Do you like walking / strolling?
Սիրո՞ւմ ես սուրճ խմել։
Sirum es surch khmel? Do you like drinking coffee?
Pronunciation: ch is unaspirated; kh is throaty.
Ask about films
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Which question asks whether someone likes watching films?
Answer negatively
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Which answer means “No, I do not like it very much”?
10. Conversation challenge
Combine family, residence, weekend plans, free time, sequencing, and the past. Read the fictional dialogue once, then answer from Armenian rather than matching visible English translations.
A
Սա ո՞վ է։
Sa ov e? Who is this?
B
Սա իմ քույր Մարիամն է։
Sa im k’uyr Mariamn e. This is my sister Mariam.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
A
Նա որտե՞ղ է ապրում։
Na vortegh e aprum? Where does she live?
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
B
Գյումրիում է ապրում։
Gyumrium e aprum. She lives in Gyumri.
A
Այս շաբաթ օրը գալի՞ս է Երևան։
Ays shabat’ orə galis e Yerevan? Is she coming to Yerevan this Saturday?
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
B
Այո։ Սկզբում գնում ենք Կասկադ, հետո սուրճ ենք խմում։
Ayo. Skzbum gnum enk’ Kaskad, heto surch enk’ khmum. Yes. First we go to the Cascade, then we drink coffee.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; ch is unaspirated; kh is throaty.
A
Իսկ կիրակի օրը ի՞նչ եք անում։
Isk kiraki orə inch’ ek’ anum? And what are you doing on Sunday?
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; ch’ and k’ are aspirated.
B
Տանը ֆիլմ ենք դիտում։
Tanə film enk’ ditum. We watch a film at home.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
A
Նախկինում ձեր ընտանիքը մե՞ծ էր։
Nakhkinum dzer əntanik’ə mets er? Was your family big in the past?
Pronunciation: kh is throaty; dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
B
Այո, իմ տատիկն ու պապիկը վեց երեխա ունեին։
Ayo, im tatikn u papikə vets’ yerekha uneyin. Yes, my grandparents had six children.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; ts’ is aspirated; kh is throaty.
Final conversation · 1
Try it
Which question asks where the sister lives?
Final conversation · 2
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After going to the Cascade, what do they do?
Final conversation · 3
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Which sentence says that the grandparents had six children?
One last production round
Use fictional information and answer these prompts aloud. Nothing needs to be entered or saved.
- Imagine a fictional family with parents, two siblings, and grandparents. Introduce at least four people using the family words from the lesson.
- Point to imaginary family-photo positions and say “this is my mother”, “this is his / her brother”, and “these are our parents”.
- Ask three family questions twice: first informally, then using the polite form.
- Describe a fictional Sunday: one person reads, one watches a film, one drinks coffee, and one sleeps.
- Plan a fictional day in Yerevan with four steps using first, then, after that, and finally.
- Describe a fictional family in the past with one “was / were” sentence and two “had” sentences.
Words to memorize
Recall the core words before you finish
These are the most useful words from the lesson. Think of the answer first, reveal it, then tell the app whether you remembered it. Words marked “Again” return later in the same drill.
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Round 1
ընտանիք
əntanik’ family
մայր
mayr mother
հայր
hayr father
ծնող
tsnogh parent
եղբայր
yeghbayr brother
քույր
k’uyr sister
ամուսին
amusin husband / spouse
կին
kin wife / woman
որդի
vordi son
դուստր
dustr daughter
երեխա
yerekha child
պապիկ
papik grandfather
տատիկ
tatik grandmother
զարմիկ
zarmik cousin
կարդալ
kardal to read
քնել
k’nel to sleep
դիտել
ditel to watch
հանդիպել
handipel to meet
սկզբում
skzbum at first / first
հետո
heto then / after
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