Start without knowing the script
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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
05
30 min
Time & routines
Time, Routines & Weekly Plans
Learn to talk about a normal day and week in Eastern Armenian: describe hobbies and free time, ask and tell the time, say when an activity starts or ends, describe a simple daily routine, use weekdays and parts of the day, read a weekly plan, and make or change a simple arrangement.
Talk about common hobbies and free-time activities
Ask what time it is and understand basic clock expressions
Say when a class, film, or activity starts and ends
Describe a simple daily routine in chronological order
Open lesson
06
30 min
Food & shopping
Food, Shopping & Eating Habits
Learn practical Eastern Armenian for food and shopping: recognise common foods and drinks, talk about how often people eat or drink something, build a shopping list, use simple commands and polite requests, ask for quantities and prices, shop at a market, express likes and dislikes, describe meal habits, and order in a café.
Recognise essential food and drink vocabulary
Say how often someone eats or drinks something
Build and understand a short shopping list
Use useful informal commands and polite requests
Open lesson
07
30 min
Jobs & work
Jobs, Work & Daily Tasks
Learn practical Eastern Armenian for work: professions and workplaces, common job tasks, work schedules, can / must / want patterns, talking about job preferences, simple bank transfers, describing a workday, moving to and from places, and arranging a work meeting.
Recognise common professions and workplaces
Describe basic tasks people do at work
Understand simple work profiles and schedules
Say what someone can, must, wants, or does not want to do
Open lesson
08
30 min
Health & doctors
Health, Doctors & Emergencies
Learn practical Eastern Armenian for health situations: doctors and specialists, making an appointment, body parts, common symptoms, describing pain, understanding simple advice, prescriptions and pharmacies, a fictional absence note, personal object pronouns, hospital language, and the essential structure of an emergency call.
Recognise common doctors and health-related places
Make and understand a simple doctor appointment
Name essential body parts
Describe common pain and symptoms
Open lesson
09
30 min
Around the city
Transport, Directions & City Rules
Learn practical Eastern Armenian for moving around a city: transport vocabulary, frequency and travel preferences, commuting and journey time, asking for public-transport directions, locating places, giving street directions, understanding permission and prohibition, interpreting simple road rules, visiting someone, and combining everything in a final city-route challenge.
Recognise common means of transport
Say how often someone uses a type of transport
Describe a simple commute and how long it takes
Ask how to reach a place by public transport
Open lesson
10
30 min
Past & life stories
Yesterday, Life Stories & Travel
Learn practical Eastern Armenian for talking about completed past actions, yesterday, trips, earlier stages of life, years and “since” expressions, asking about someone’s past, and telling a short fictional life story.
Contrast earlier situations with the present
Talk about completed actions from yesterday
Recognise useful simple-past forms of frequent verbs
Describe a short trip in chronological order
Open lesson
11
30 min
Forms & public services
Public Services, Forms & Asking for Help
Learn practical Eastern Armenian for service counters and official paperwork: identify common public-service tasks, understand fictional form fields, read and say dates correctly, ask for help and clarification, use personal dative forms, fill in and submit a form, deal with appointments and queue numbers, talk about documents and purpose, and complete a full fictional service-counter dialogue.
Recognise common public-service tasks and service-counter vocabulary
Understand the key fields in a simple fictional form
Read and say calendar dates naturally in Eastern Armenian
Ask someone to help, explain, repeat, or spell something
Open lesson
13
30 min
Travel & weather
Travel, Weather, Seasons & Holidays
Learn practical Eastern Armenian for travel: landscapes and holiday places, buying a train ticket, asking about departure, arrival, platforms and changes, describing a journey, talking about weather and forecasts, comparing places, seasons and months, expressing holiday preferences, and completing a full fictional travel-planning conversation.
Recognise common landscapes and holiday destinations
Buy a simple train ticket and understand basic ticket information
Ask about departure, arrival, platform, and whether a change is needed
Describe a journey using through, around, and destination patterns
Open lesson
Everyday lesson · 30 minutes
Time, Routines & Weekly Plans
Learn to talk about a normal day and week in Eastern Armenian: describe hobbies and free time, ask and tell the time, say when an activity starts or ends, describe a simple daily routine, use weekdays and parts of the day, read a weekly plan, and make or change a simple arrangement.
1. What do you like doing?
Start with a short free-time conversation. Focus on the activity verbs first, then retrieve the same verbs in the next section.
A
Ազատ ժամանակ ի՞նչ ես սիրում անել։
Azat zhamanak inch’ es sirum anel? What do you like to do in your free time?
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ch’ is aspirated.
B
Սիրում եմ երաժշտություն լսել և զբոսնել։
Sirum em yerazhshtut’yun lsel yev zbosnel. I like listening to music and walking.
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; sh is as in “ship”; t’ is aspirated.
A
Սիրո՞ւմ ես ֆուտբոլ խաղալ։
Sirum es futbol khaghal? Do you like playing football?
Pronunciation: kh is a strong throaty sound [x]; gh is voiced and throaty.
B
Այո, շաբաթ օրը ֆուտբոլ եմ խաղում։
Ayo, shabat’ orə futbol em khaghum. Yes, I play football on Saturday.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”; kh is throaty; gh is voiced and throaty.
Recognise the free-time question
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Which question asks what someone likes to do in their free time?
Recognise the activity
Try it
Which sentence says that the speaker plays football on Saturday?
2. Free-time actions
Learn a compact set of actions you can reuse when describing evenings, weekends, and weekly plans.
երաժշտություն լսել
yerazhshtut’yun lsel to listen to music
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; sh is as in “ship”; t’ is aspirated.
պարել
parel to dance
լողալ
loghal to swim
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
վազել
vazel to run / jog
ֆուտբոլ խաղալ
futbol khaghal to play football
Pronunciation: kh is a strong throaty sound [x]; gh is voiced and throaty.
նկարել
nkarel to draw / paint
զբոսնել
zbosnel to walk / stroll
ֆիլմ դիտել
film ditel to watch a film
խորոված անել
khorovats anel to grill / have a barbecue
Pronunciation: kh is a strong throaty sound [x]; ts is blended.
Retrieve “to swim”
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Which Armenian verb means “to swim”?
Retrieve “to watch a film”
Try it
Which phrase means “to watch a film”?
3. Ask and tell the time
Use one stable question and a few model answers. The clock pattern is systematic, so practise recognising the structure rather than memorising isolated sentences.
Ժամը քանի՞սն է։
Zhamə k’anisn e? What time is it?
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
Ժամը երեքն է։
Zhamə yerekn e. It is three o’clock.
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”.
Ժամը երեքն անց տասն է։
Zhamə yerekn ants’ tasn e. It is ten past three.
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; ts’ is aspirated.
Ժամը երեքն անց կես է։
Zhamə yerekn ants’ kes e. It is half past three.
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; ts’ is aspirated.
Read 3:30
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Which sentence means “It is half past three”?
Recall the clock question
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Write the English meaning of this question.
Ժամը քանի՞սն է։
Zhamə k’anisn e? Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; k’ is aspirated.
4. What time is it, or at what time?
Keep two ideas separate: one pattern states the current time; the other says when an event happens. This distinction is enough for simple schedules and appointments.
Current time
Ժամը երեքն է։
Zhamə yerekn e. It is three o’clock.
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”.
Ժամը երեքն անց կես է։
Zhamə yerekn ants’ kes e. It is half past three.
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; ts’ is aspirated.
Time of an event
ժամը չորսին
zhamə ch’orsin at four o’clock
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; ch’ is aspirated.
Ֆիլմը սկսվում է ժամը ութին։
Filmə sksvum e zhamə ut’in. The film starts at eight.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; zh is the sound in “vision”; t’ is aspirated.
Դասը ավարտվում է ժամը վեցին։
Dasə avartvum e zhamə vets’in. The class ends at six.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; zh is the sound in “vision”; ts’ is aspirated.
Choose an event time
Try it
You want to say “The film starts at eight.” Which sentence does that?
Recognise “ends”
Try it
Which sentence says that the class ends at six?
5. A normal Saturday
Put routine actions on a simple timeline. Time expressions can appear early in the sentence so the listener knows when each activity happens.
08:00
Շաբաթ օրը ժամը ութին արթնանում եմ։
Shabat’ orə zhamə ut’in art’nanum em. On Saturday I wake up at eight.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”; zh is the sound in “vision”.
08:30
Հետո նախաճաշում եմ։
Heto nakhachashum em. Then I have breakfast.
Pronunciation: kh is a strong throaty sound [x]; ch is unaspirated; sh is as in “ship”.
12:00
Կեսօրին գնումներ եմ անում։
Kesorin gnumner em anum. At noon I go shopping.
15:00
Կեսօրից հետո զբոսնում եմ։
Kesorits’ heto zbosnum em. In the afternoon I take a walk.
Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
20:00
Երեկոյան ֆիլմ եմ դիտում։
Yerekoyan film em ditum. In the evening I watch a film.
22:00
Գիշերը ժամը տասին քնում եմ։
Gisherə zhamə tasin k’num em. At night I go to sleep at ten.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; zh is the sound in “vision”; k’ is aspirated.
Follow the routine
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What does the speaker do at noon?
Follow the order
Try it
Which activity comes after shopping in this routine?
6. Days and parts of the day
Build a weekly plan from two sets of time words: weekdays and parts of the day. Combine them with a present-tense activity.
երկուշաբթի
yerkushabt’i Monday
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
երեքշաբթի
yerek’shabt’i Tuesday
Pronunciation: k’ and t’ are aspirated.
չորեքշաբթի
ch’orek’shabt’i Wednesday
Pronunciation: ch’, k’, and t’ are aspirated.
հինգշաբթի
hingshabt’i Thursday
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
ուրբաթ
urbat’ Friday
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
շաբաթ
shabat’ Saturday
Pronunciation: sh is as in “ship”; t’ is aspirated.
կիրակի
kiraki Sunday
առավոտյան
arravotyan in the morning
Pronunciation: rr is strongly rolled.
կեսօրին
kesorin at noon
կեսօրից հետո
kesorits’ heto in the afternoon / after noon
Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
երեկոյան
yerekoyan in the evening
գիշերը
gisherə at night
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Retrieve Wednesday
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Which Armenian word means “Wednesday”?
Retrieve the evening
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Which word means “in the evening”?
7. Read a weekly plan
Now combine weekdays, dayparts, and activities. Read the fictional week once, then answer from the schedule rather than translating every word.
Mon
Երկուշաբթի առավոտյան աշխատում եմ։
Yerkushabt’i arravotyan ashkhatum em. On Monday morning I work.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; rr is strongly rolled; kh is a strong throaty sound [x].
Tue
Երեքշաբթի երեկոյան հայերեն եմ սովորում։
Yerek’shabt’i yerekoyan hayeren em sovorum. On Tuesday evening I study Armenian.
Pronunciation: k’ and t’ are aspirated.
Wed
Չորեքշաբթի ժամը վեցին ֆուտբոլ եմ խաղում։
Ch’orek’shabt’i zhamə vets’in futbol em khaghum. On Wednesday I play football at six.
Pronunciation: ch’, k’, and t’ are aspirated; zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; ts’ is aspirated; kh is throaty; gh is voiced and throaty.
Thu
Հինգշաբթի ազատ եմ։
Hingshabt’i azat em. I am free on Thursday.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
Sat
Շաբաթ օրը զբոսնում եմ։
Shabat’ orə zbosnum em. On Saturday I take a walk.
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
Sun
Կիրակի օրը տանը ֆիլմ եմ դիտում։
Kiraki orə tanə film em ditum. On Sunday I watch a film at home.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Find the free day
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On which day is the speaker free?
Find the Wednesday activity
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What happens on Wednesday at six?
8. Do you have time?
Use a small invitation pattern: ask about availability, suggest an activity, accept it, or propose another day.
A
Չորեքշաբթի երեկոյան ժամանակ ունե՞ս։
Ch’orek’shabt’i yerekoyan zhamanak unes? Do you have time on Wednesday evening?
Pronunciation: ch’, k’, and t’ are aspirated; zh is the sound in “vision”.
B
Այո, ունեմ։ Ի՞նչ անենք։
Ayo, unem. Inch’ anenk’? Yes, I do. What shall we do?
Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated.
A
Գնա՞նք սրճարան։
Gnank’ srcharan? Shall we go to a café?
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; ch is unaspirated.
B
Լավ։ Ժամը չորսի՞ն։
Lav. Zhamə ch’orsin? Okay. At four?
Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”; ə is a short “uh”; ch’ is aspirated.
A
Այո, հարմար է։
Ayo, harmar e. Yes, that works / is convenient.
A
Իսկ ուրբաթ երեկոյան ժամանակ ունե՞ս։
Isk urbat’ yerekoyan zhamanak unes? And do you have time on Friday evening?
Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated; zh is the sound in “vision”.
B
Ցավոք, ոչ։ Կարո՞ղ ենք շաբաթ օրը հանդիպել։
Ts’avok’, voch’. Karogh enk’ shabat’ orə handipel? Unfortunately, no. Can we meet on Saturday?
Pronunciation: ts’, k’, ch’, and k’ are aspirated; gh is voiced and throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
A
Այո, կարող ենք։
Ayo, karogh enk’. Yes, we can.
Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Ask about availability
Try it
Which sentence asks whether someone has time on Wednesday evening?
Change the plan
Try it
The speaker cannot meet on Friday. Which sentence proposes Saturday instead?
9. Put the whole week together
Finish with one conversation that combines a weekly plan, availability, an invitation, and the starting time of an event.
A
Այս շաբաթ ի՞նչ ես անում։
Ays shabat’ inch’ es anum? What are you doing this week?
Pronunciation: t’ and ch’ are aspirated.
B
Երկուշաբթի և երեքշաբթի աշխատում եմ։
Yerkushabt’i yev yerek’shabt’i ashkhatum em. I work on Monday and Tuesday.
Pronunciation: k’ and t’ are aspirated; kh is a strong throaty sound [x].
A
Չորեքշաբթի երեկոյան ազատ ե՞ս։
Ch’orek’shabt’i yerekoyan azat es? Are you free on Wednesday evening?
Pronunciation: ch’, k’, and t’ are aspirated.
B
Այո։ Ի՞նչ անենք։
Ayo. Inch’ anenk’? Yes. What shall we do?
Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated.
A
Գնա՞նք կինո։
Gnank’ kino? Shall we go to the cinema?
Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
B
Լավ։ Ֆիլմը ո՞ր ժամին է սկսվում։
Lav. Filmə vor zhamin e sksvum? Okay. What time does the film start?
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; zh is the sound in “vision”.
A
Ֆիլմը սկսվում է ժամը ութին։
Filmə sksvum e zhamə ut’in. The film starts at eight.
Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”; zh is the sound in “vision”; t’ is aspirated.
B
Հիանալի է։
Hianali e. Great.
Final conversation · 1
Try it
Which question asks whether the person is free on Wednesday evening?
Final conversation · 2
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What activity do they decide to do?
Final conversation · 3
Try it
At what time does the film start?
One last production round
Use fictional information and answer these prompts aloud. Nothing needs to be entered or saved.
- Describe a fictional Saturday with four activities and at least two clock times.
- Say three hobbies a fictional person likes and one activity they do not do.
- Create a fictional three-day weekly plan using a weekday plus a morning, afternoon, or evening expression.
- Ask what time it is, then answer with an exact hour and with a half-past time.
- Invite a fictional friend to the cinema or a café, choose a day, and agree on a time.
- Decline one fictional invitation politely and suggest a different day.
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
ազատ ժամանակ
azat zhamanak free time
լսել
lsel to listen
պարել
parel to dance
լողալ
loghal to swim
վազել
vazel to run / jog
խաղալ
khaghal to play
զբոսնել
zbosnel to walk / stroll
ժամ
zham hour / o’clock
կես
kes half
սկսվել
sksvel to start / begin
ավարտվել
avartvel to end / finish
արթնանալ
art’nanal to wake up
առավոտյան
arravotyan in the morning
կեսօրին
kesorin at noon
երեկոյան
yerekoyan in the evening
գիշերը
gisherə at night
երկուշաբթի
yerkushabt’i Monday
չորեքշաբթի
ch’orek’shabt’i Wednesday
ժամանակ
zhamanak time
հանդիպել
handipel to meet
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