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Welcome & Introductions

1. Meet someone

Start with meaning before rules. Read this tiny first meeting once, then answer the quick check from context.

A
Բարև ձեզ։ Barev dzez. Hello. Pronunciation: dz is one blended sound.
B
Բարև ձեզ։ Barev dzez. Hello. Pronunciation: dz is one blended sound.
A
Ի՞նչ է ձեր անունը։ Inch’ e dzer anunə? What is your name? Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated; dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”.
B
Իմ անունը Աննա է։ Im anunə Anna e. My name is Anna. Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Notice the social situation Try it

A uses “ձեր” (dzer) and greets with “Բարև ձեզ” (Barev dzez). Is this formal/polite or informal?

Formal / polite
Informal

2. Say hello and goodbye

Learn a small core first. Do not try to memorise every greeting at once: recognise the situation, retrieve the phrase, then use it again later.

Բարև։ Barev. Hello.
Բարև ձեզ։ Barev dzez. Hello. (formal / plural) Pronunciation: dz is one blended sound.
Բարի լույս։ Bari luys. Good morning.
Բարի երեկո։ Bari yereko. Good evening.
Ցտեսություն։ Ts’tesut’yun. Goodbye. Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; the ending -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
Շնորհակալություն։ Shnorhakalut’yun. Thank you. Pronunciation: shnor-ha-ka-lu-TYOON
Retrieve it from a situation Try it

You enter a hotel in the evening. Which greeting best matches the time of day?

Բարի երեկո։ Bari yereko.
Բարի լույս։ Bari luys.
Ցտեսություն։ Ts’tesut’yun. Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.

3. Introduce someone

Build a first-meeting pattern around a fictional person. Focus on the question-and-answer pairs rather than isolated sentences.

Ի՞նչ է ձեր անունը։ Inch’ e dzer anunə? What is your name? (formal) Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated; dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”.
Ի՞նչ է քո անունը։ Inch’ e k’o anunə? What is your name? (informal) Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
Իմ անունը Աննա է։ Im anunə Anna e. My name is Anna. Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Որտեղի՞ց եք։ Vorteghits’ ek’? Where are you from? (formal) Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
Որտեղի՞ց ես։ Vorteghits’ es? Where are you from? (informal) Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ts’ is aspirated.
Ես Իտալիայից եմ։ Yes Italiayits’ em. I am from Italy. Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
Որտե՞ղ եք ապրում։ Vortegh ek’ aprum? Where do you live? (formal) Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Որտե՞ղ ես ապրում։ Vortegh es aprum? Where do you live? (informal) Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Ես ապրում եմ Երևանում։ Yes aprum em Yerevanum. I live in Yerevan.
Recognise the question Try it

A stranger has already told you their name. Which polite question asks where they are from?

Որտեղի՞ց եք։ Vorteghits’ ek’? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
Որտե՞ղ եք ապրում։ Vortegh ek’ aprum? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Ի՞նչ է ձեր անունը։ Inch’ e dzer anunə? Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated; dz is blended.

4. Formal or informal?

Do not memorise two separate dialogues. Notice the relationship: informal singular uses դու (du), while polite singular uses the plural form դուք (duk’).

Informal

դու du you, informal singular
Ինչպե՞ս ես։ Inch’pes es? How are you? Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
Իսկ դո՞ւ։ Isk du? And you?

Formal / plural

դուք duk’ you, polite singular / plural Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Ինչպե՞ս եք։ Inch’pes ek’? How are you? Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated.
Իսկ դո՞ւք։ Isk duk’? And you? Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Choose from the situation Try it

You are speaking to a hotel receptionist you have never met. Which form of “you” should you normally choose?

դուք duk’ Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
դու du

5. Ask for spelling

Spelling is part of introductions when a name is unfamiliar. Learn the request, then use the Alphabet trainer separately to strengthen letter recognition.

Ինչպե՞ս է գրվում։ Inch’pes e grvum? How is it written? Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
Կարո՞ղ եք տառ առ տառ ասել։ Karogh ek’ tar ar tar asel? Can you say it letter by letter? Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Open alphabet practice
Use the useful phrase Try it

You did not understand how a name is written. Which sentence asks the person to say it letter by letter?

Կարո՞ղ եք տառ առ տառ ասել։ Karogh ek’ tar ar tar asel? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Որտեղի՞ց եք։ Vorteghits’ ek’? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
Ինչպե՞ս եք։ Inch’pes ek’? Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated.

6. Numbers and phone numbers

First recognise the system, then retrieve numbers from Armenian. Phone numbers are good practice because you must process one digit at a time.

0 զրո zro
1 մեկ mek
2 երկու yerku
3 երեք yerek’ Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
4 չորս ch’ors Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
5 հինգ hing
6 վեց vets’ Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
7 յոթ yot’ Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
8 ութ ut’ Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
9 ինը inə Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
10 տասը tasə Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
11 տասնմեկ tasnmek
12 տասներկու tasnerku
13 տասներեք tasnerek’ Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
14 տասնչորս tasnch’ors Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
15 տասնհինգ tasnhing
16 տասնվեց tasnvets’ Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
17 տասնյոթ tasnyot’ Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
18 տասնութ tasnut’ Pronunciation: t’ is aspirated.
19 տասնինը tasninə Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
20 քսան k’san Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Ձեր հեռախոսահամարը ո՞րն է։ Dzer herakhosahamarə vorn e? What is your phone number? (formal) Pronunciation: dz is blended; kh is a strong throaty sound [x]; ə is a short “uh”.
Քո հեռախոսահամարը ո՞րն է։ K’o herakhosahamarə vorn e? What is your phone number? (informal) Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated; kh is throaty; ə is a short “uh”.
Իմ հեռախոսահամարն է ... Im herakhosahamarn e ... My phone number is ... Pronunciation: kh is throaty.
Recall a number Try it

What number is this?

տասնչորս tasnch’ors Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated.
Read a short number sequence Try it

Which digit sequence matches “երկու – հինգ – զրո – ինը” (yerku – hing – zro – inə)?

2 – 5 – 0 – 9
2 – 9 – 0 – 5
5 – 2 – 9 – 0

7. Talk about professions

Reuse the same sentence pattern with different jobs. This is more useful than memorising each sentence as an unrelated phrase.

Ի՞նչ մասնագիտություն ունեք։ Inch’ masnagitut’yun unek’? What is your profession? (formal) Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
Ի՞նչ մասնագիտություն ունես։ Inch’ masnagitut’yun unes? What is your profession? (informal) Pronunciation: ch’ is aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
Ես ծրագրավորող եմ։ Yes tsragravorogh em. I am a programmer. Pronunciation: ts is one blended sound; gh is voiced and throaty.
Ես ուսուցիչ եմ։ Yes usuts’ich’ em. I am a teacher. Pronunciation: ts’ and ch’ are aspirated.
Ես բժիշկ եմ։ Yes bzhishk em. I am a doctor. Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”.
Ես ուսանող եմ։ Yes usanogh em. I am a student. Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.
Reuse the pattern Try it

Which sentence means “I am a doctor”?

Ես բժիշկ եմ։ Yes bzhishk em. Pronunciation: zh is the sound in “vision”.
Ես ուսուցիչ եմ։ Yes usuts’ich’ em. Pronunciation: ts’ and ch’ are aspirated.
Ես ուսանող եմ։ Yes usanogh em. Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty.

8. Conversation challenge

Now combine the pieces. Read the complete fictional conversation once, then answer the three checkpoints without scrolling back if you can.

A
Բարև ձեզ։ Ի՞նչ է ձեր անունը։ Barev dzez. Inch’ e dzer anunə? Hello. What is your name? Pronunciation: dz is blended; ch’ is aspirated; ə is a short “uh”.
B
Բարև ձեզ։ Իմ անունը Աննա է։ Barev dzez. Im anunə Anna e. Hello. My name is Anna. Pronunciation: dz is blended; ə is a short “uh”.
A
Որտեղի՞ց եք։ Vorteghits’ ek’? Where are you from? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
B
Ես Իտալիայից եմ։ Yes Italiayits’ em. I am from Italy. Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated.
A
Որտե՞ղ եք ապրում։ Vortegh ek’ aprum? Where do you live? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; k’ is aspirated.
B
Ես ապրում եմ Երևանում։ Yes aprum em Yerevanum. I live in Yerevan.
A
Ի՞նչ մասնագիտություն ունեք։ Inch’ masnagitut’yun unek’? What is your profession? Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
B
Ես ուսանող եմ։ Իսկ դո՞ւք։ Yes usanogh em. Isk duk’? I am a student. And you? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; k’ is aspirated.
A
Ես ծրագրավորող եմ։ Yes tsragravorogh em. I am a programmer. Pronunciation: ts is blended; gh is throaty.
B
Ցտեսություն։ Ts’tesut’yun. Goodbye. Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
Final conversation · 1 Try it

Someone politely asks “Ի՞նչ է ձեր անունը։” (Inch’ e dzer anunə?). Which reply fits?

Իմ անունը Աննա է։ Im anunə Anna e. Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh”.
Ես ապրում եմ Երևանում։ Yes aprum em Yerevanum.
Ցտեսություն։ Ts’tesut’yun. Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
Final conversation · 2 Try it

Which question asks where someone lives?

Որտե՞ղ եք ապրում։ Vortegh ek’ aprum? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; k’ is aspirated.
Որտեղի՞ց եք։ Vorteghits’ ek’? Pronunciation: gh is throaty; ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
Ինչպե՞ս եք։ Inch’pes ek’? Pronunciation: ch’ and k’ are aspirated.
Final conversation · 3 Try it

You want to close the conversation. Which phrase does that?

Ցտեսություն։ Ts’tesut’yun. Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
Շնորհակալություն։ Shnorhakalut’yun. Pronunciation: shnor-ha-ka-lu-TYOON
Բարի լույս։ Bari luys.
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One last production round

Use fictional information and answer these prompts aloud. Nothing needs to be entered or saved.

  1. Greet a stranger politely and ask their name.
  2. Reply as the fictional learner Anna.
  3. Ask where the other person is from and where they live.
  4. Switch to an informal version for two friends.
  5. Read a short four-digit phone number aloud.
  6. Ask about profession and close the conversation politely.
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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բարև barev hello
անուն anun name
ես yes I
դու du you (informal singular)
դուք duk’ you (formal / plural)
որտեղ vortegh where
ապրել aprel to live
հեռախոս herakhos phone
համար hamar number
մասնագիտություն masnagitut’yun profession
ուսանող usanogh student
բժիշկ bzhishk doctor
շնորհակալություն shnorhakalut’yun thank you
ցտեսություն ts’tesut’yun goodbye
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Review the building blocks

Alphabet & spelling Practise the Armenian letters before spelling names aloud. Personal pronouns Review informal and polite forms of “you”. The verb “to be” Understand the forms used in identity and profession sentences. Cardinal numbers Go deeper into number formation beyond this practical 0–20 set.
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