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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
Open lesson
Everyday lesson · 30 minutes
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.
1. A new apartment
Start with a complete situation. Two fictional people are looking at a new apartment; use the repeated words to understand the basic housing questions.
A
Սա մեր նոր բնակարանն է։
Sa mer nor bnakarann e. This is our new apartment.
B
Շատ լավ է։ Քանի՞ սենյակ ունի։
Shat lav e. Kani senyak uni? Very nice. How many rooms does it have?
A
Երեք սենյակ ունի՝ հյուրասենյակ, ննջասենյակ և աշխատասենյակ։
Yerek’ senyak uni: hyurasenyak, nnjasenyak yev ashkhatasenyak. It has three rooms: a living room, a bedroom, and a study.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; kh is a strong throaty sound [x].
B
Պատշգամբ ունի՞։
Patshgamb uni? Does it have a balcony?
A
Այո, ունի։
Ayo, uni. Yes, it does.
Understand the apartment question
Try it
Which question asks how many rooms the apartment has?
Recognise the balcony question
Try it
Which Armenian question asks whether the apartment has a balcony?
2. Rooms and furniture
Start with the vocabulary you need to point at a room and say what is inside. Learn the room words first, then the most common furniture.
տուն
tun house / home
բնակարան
bnakaran apartment
սենյակ
senyak room
հյուրասենյակ
hyurasenyak living room
ննջասենյակ
nnjasenyak bedroom
խոհանոց
khohanots’ kitchen
Pronunciation: kh is throaty; ts’ is aspirated.
լոգարան
logaran bathroom
պատշգամբ
patshgamb balcony
սեղան
seghan table
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
աթոռ
at’orr chair
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; rr is strongly rolled.
մահճակալ
mahchakal bed
Pronunciation: ch is unaspirated.
բազմոց
bazmots’ sofa
Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
պահարան
paharan cupboard / wardrobe
գորգ
gorg rug / carpet
լամպ
lamp lamp
սառնարան
sarrnaran refrigerator
Pronunciation: rr is strongly rolled.
լվացքի մեքենա
lvats’k’i mek’ena washing machine
Pronunciation: ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
հեռուստացույց
herustats’uyts’ television
Pronunciation: both ts’ sounds are aspirated.
Retrieve a room word
Try it
Which Armenian word means “kitchen”?
Retrieve a furniture word
Try it
Which Armenian word means “chair”?
3. Describe a room
Build descriptions with useful contrasts: old/new, big/small, beautiful/ugly, comfortable/uncomfortable, bright/dark, quiet/noisy, and common colors. Armenian adjectives normally come before a noun, but with “to be” they work directly as descriptions.
մեծ
mets big
փոքր
p’ok’r small
Pronunciation: p’ and k’ are aspirated.
նոր
nor new
հին
hin old
հարմարավետ
harmaravet comfortable
անհարմար
anharmar uncomfortable
լուսավոր
lusavor bright
մութ
mut’ dark
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
հանգիստ
hangist quiet
աղմկոտ
aghmkot noisy
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
սպիտակ
spitak white
սև
sev black
կարմիր
karmir red
կապույտ
kapuyt blue
կանաչ
kanach’ green
Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
դեղին
deghin yellow
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
մոխրագույն
mokhraguyn gray
Pronunciation: kh is throaty.
շագանակագույն
shaganakaguyn brown
Բնակարանը փոքր է, բայց լուսավոր է։
Bnakaranə p’ok’r e, bayts’ lusavor e. The apartment is small but bright.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; p’, k’, and ts’ are aspirated.
Բազմոցը մոխրագույն է։
Bazmots’ə mokhraguyn e. The sofa is gray.
Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”; kh is throaty.
Սեղանը նոր է։
Seghanə nor e. The table is new.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
Read a description
Try it
Which sentence says “The apartment is small but bright”?
4. Have, do not have, need, and buy
Practise four practical ideas you will use constantly: have, do not have, need, and buy. In Eastern Armenian, “have” has its own verb, “do not have” is built into its negative form, and “need” commonly uses a dative-style person plus “is needed”.
Have / do not have
Ես սեղան ունեմ։
Yes seghan unem. I have a table.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Ես գորգ չունեմ։
Yes gorg ch’unem. I do not have a rug.
Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
Բնակարանը պատշգամբ ունի։
Bnakaranə patshgamb uni. The apartment has a balcony.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Բնակարանը վերելակ չունի։
Bnakaranə verelak ch’uni. The apartment does not have an elevator.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; ch’ is aspirated.
Need / buy
Ինձ լամպ է պետք։
Indz lamp e petk’. I need a lamp.
Pronunciation: dz is blended; k’ is aspirated.
Մեզ նոր սեղան է պետք։
Mez nor seghan e petk’. We need a new table.
Pronunciation: gh is throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Ես աթոռ եմ գնում։
Yes at’orr em gnum. I am buying a chair.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; rr is strongly rolled.
Մենք լամպ ենք գնում։
Menk’ lamp enk’ gnum. We are buying a lamp.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Say what is missing
Try it
Which sentence says “I do not have a rug”?
Say what you need
Try it
Which sentence says “We need a new table”?
5. Yes/no questions about things
Eastern Armenian does not add an equivalent of English “do”. A yes/no question normally keeps the same words and marks the stressed part with Armenian question intonation and punctuation.
Սա սեղա՞ն է։
Sa seghan e? Is this a table?
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Այո, սա սեղան է։
Ayo, sa seghan e. Yes, this is a table.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Ոչ, սա սեղան չէ։ Սա լամպ է։
Voch’, sa seghan ch’e. Sa lamp e. No, this is not a table. This is a lamp.
Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated; gh is throaty.
Պատշգամբ ունե՞ք։
Patshgamb unek’? Do you have a balcony? (formal / plural)
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Ձեզ սեղա՞ն է պետք։
Dzez seghan e petk’? Do you need a table? (formal / plural)
Pronunciation: dz is blended; gh is throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Ask a yes/no question
Try it
Which question means “Do you have a balcony?”
6. Floors and where things are
Move from a single room to a whole building. Learn the words that let you locate a fictional apartment without entering any personal address.
հարկ
hark floor / storey
առաջին հարկ
arajin hark first floor
երկրորդ հարկ
yerkrord hark second floor
երրորդ հարկ
yerrord hark third floor
Pronunciation: rr is strongly rolled.
վերևում
verevum upstairs / above
ներքևում
nerk’evum downstairs / below
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
ձախ
dzakh left
Pronunciation: dz is blended; kh is throaty.
աջ
aj right
Ո՞ր հարկում է բնակարանը։
Vor harkum e bnakaranə? Which floor is the apartment on?
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Բնակարանը երրորդ հարկում է։
Bnakaranə yerrord harkum e. The apartment is on the third floor.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; rr is strongly rolled.
Առաջին հարկում խանութ կա։
Arajin harkum khanut ka. There is a shop on the first floor.
Pronunciation: kh is throaty.
Locate the apartment
Try it
Which sentence says “The apartment is on the third floor”?
7. Ask about a rental apartment
Apartment listings often combine square metres, room count, floor, rent, and extra costs. Practise these ideas in a short fictional Armenian rental call using drams.
A
Բարև ձեզ։ Ես զանգում եմ բնակարանի մասին։
Barev dzez. Yes zangum em bnakarani masin. Hello. I am calling about the apartment.
Pronunciation: dz is blended.
B
Բարև ձեզ։ Խնդրեմ։
Barev dzez. Khndrem. Hello. Go ahead / please.
Pronunciation: dz is blended; kh is throaty.
A
Քանի՞ սենյակ ունի բնակարանը։
Kani senyak uni bnakaranə? How many rooms does the apartment have?
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
B
Երկու սենյակ ունի։
Yerku senyak uni. It has two rooms.
A
Պատշգամբ ունի՞։
Patshgamb uni? Does it have a balcony?
B
Այո, ունի։
Ayo, uni. Yes, it does.
A
Բնակարանը ո՞ր հարկում է։
Bnakaranə vor harkum e? Which floor is the apartment on?
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
B
Երրորդ հարկում է։
Yerrord harkum e. It is on the third floor.
Pronunciation: rr is strongly rolled.
A
Ամսական վարձը որքա՞ն է։
Amsakan vardzə vork’an e? How much is the monthly rent?
Pronunciation: dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
B
Ամսական հարյուր ութսուն հազար դրամ է։
Amsakan haryur ut’sun hazar dram e. It is 180,000 drams per month.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
Ask about the rent
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Which question asks how much the monthly rent is?
Read the price
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According to the Armenian reply, how many drams is the monthly rent?
Ամսական հարյուր ութսուն հազար դրամ է։
Amsakan haryur ut’sun hazar dram e. Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
8. Read a simple housing description
Rental ads compress a lot of information. Focus on the information itself: size, rooms, floor, balcony, location, and rent.
Վարձով բնակարան
Vardzov bnakaran apartment for rent
Pronunciation: dz is blended.
երկու սենյակ
yerku senyak two rooms
հիսուն քառակուսի մետր
hisun k’arrakusi metr fifty square metres
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
կենտրոնում
kentronum in the centre
երրորդ հարկում
yerrord harkum on the third floor
Pronunciation: rr is strongly rolled.
պատշգամբով
patshgambov with a balcony
լուսավոր և հանգիստ
lusavor yev hangist bright and quiet
ամսական վարձ
amsakan vardz monthly rent
Pronunciation: dz is blended.
Վարձը ամսական հարյուր ութսուն հազար դրամ է։
Vardzə amsakan haryur ut’sun hazar dram e. The rent is 180,000 drams per month.
Pronunciation: dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”; t’ is aspirated.
Read a housing phrase
Try it
Which Armenian phrase means “with a balcony”?
9. The direct object with furniture
With inanimate objects such as furniture, the Eastern Armenian direct object usually keeps the same noun form; definiteness is still shown by the Armenian definite ending. This makes many basic object sentences straightforward to build.
Description / subject
Սեղանը նոր է։
Seghanə nor e. The table is new.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
Աթոռը հարմարավետ է։
At’orrə harmaravet e. The chair is comfortable.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; rr is strongly rolled; ə is a short “uh”.
Լամպը սպիտակ է։
Lampə spitak e. The lamp is white.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Direct object
Ես սեղանը գնում եմ։
Yes seghanə gnum em. I am buying the table.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
Ես աթոռը գնում եմ։
Yes at’orrə gnum em. I am buying the chair.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; rr is strongly rolled; ə is a short “uh”.
Ես լամպ չեմ գնում։
Yes lamp ch’em gnum. I am not buying a lamp.
Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
Recognise the direct object
Try it
Which sentence says “I am buying the chair”?
10. Conversation challenge
Now combine everything in a fictional apartment discussion. The learner never has to provide a real address, rent, or home description.
A
Ինչպե՞ս է նոր բնակարանը։
Inch’pes e nor bnakaranə? How is the new apartment?
Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
B
Փոքր է, բայց լուսավոր և հարմարավետ է։
P’ok’r e, bayts’ lusavor yev harmaravet e. It is small, but bright and comfortable.
Pronunciation: p’, k’, and ts’ are aspirated.
A
Քանի՞ սենյակ ունի։
Kani senyak uni? How many rooms does it have?
B
Երեք սենյակ ունի։
Yerek’ senyak uni. It has three rooms.
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
A
Պատշգամբ ունի՞։
Patshgamb uni? Does it have a balcony?
B
Ոչ, բայց մեծ խոհանոց ունի։
Voch’, bayts’ mets khohanots’ uni. No, but it has a big kitchen.
Pronunciation: ch’, ts’, and ts’ are aspirated; kh is throaty.
A
Ամսական վարձը որքա՞ն է։
Amsakan vardzə vork’an e? How much is the monthly rent?
Pronunciation: dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
B
Հարյուր հիսուն հազար դրամ է։
Haryur hisun hazar dram e. It is 150,000 drams.
Final conversation · 1
Try it
Which sentence describes the apartment as small but bright and comfortable?
Final conversation · 2
Try it
The speaker says the apartment has no balcony. What does it have instead?
Final conversation · 3
Try it
How much is the fictional rent in drams?
Հարյուր հիսուն հազար դրամ է։
Haryur hisun hazar dram e.
One last production round
Use fictional information and answer these prompts aloud. Nothing needs to be entered or saved.
- Imagine a fictional apartment with a living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. Name the four rooms in Armenian.
- Describe an imaginary living room using one color and two adjectives from the lesson.
- Say that a fictional person has a sofa, does not have a rug, and needs a lamp.
- Ask three yes/no questions about an imaginary apartment: one with “have”, one with “need”, and one asking what an object is.
- Read the fictional rental phrases aloud: two rooms, fifty square metres, third floor, with a balcony, bright and quiet.
- Act out the rental call and ask about number of rooms, balcony, floor, and monthly rent.
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
տուն
tun house / home
բնակարան
bnakaran apartment
սենյակ
senyak room
հյուրասենյակ
hyurasenyak living room
ննջասենյակ
nnjasenyak bedroom
խոհանոց
khohanots’ kitchen
լոգարան
logaran bathroom
պատշգամբ
patshgamb balcony
սեղան
seghan table
աթոռ
at’orr chair
մահճակալ
mahchakal bed
բազմոց
bazmots’ sofa
պահարան
paharan cupboard / wardrobe
գորգ
gorg rug / carpet
հարկ
hark floor / storey
վարձ
vardz rent
լուսավոր
lusavor bright
հարմարավետ
harmaravet comfortable
ունեմ
unem I have
չունեմ
ch’unem I do not have
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