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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.
Everyday lesson · 20 minutes
Welcome & Introductions
Greet people, introduce yourself, say where you are from and live, choose formal or informal address, use numbers to 20, exchange a phone number, and talk about your profession.
1. Say hello and goodbye
Start with the phrases you need when meeting someone for the first time.
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
2. Introduce yourself
Learn a compact introduction: your name, origin, and where you live.
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.
3. Formal or informal?
Use the informal singular with friends and people you know well. Use the plural form as the polite singular with strangers or in more formal situations.
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.
4. Spell your name
The chapter treats spelling as part of introducing yourself. Use these phrases, then practise the letters in the Alphabet section.
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.
5. Numbers from 0 to 20
Use these for addresses, room numbers, simple quantities, and phone numbers.
0
զրո
zro
1
մեկ
mek
2
երկու
yerku
3
երեք
yerek’
4
չորս
ch’ors
5
հինգ
hing
6
վեց
vets’
7
յոթ
yot’
8
ութ
ut’
9
ինը
inə
10
տասը
tasə
11
տասնմեկ
tasnmek
12
տասներկու
tasnerku
13
տասներեք
tasnerek’
14
տասնչորս
tasnch’ors
15
տասնհինգ
tasnhing
16
տասնվեց
tasnvets’
17
տասնյոթ
tasnyot’
18
տասնութ
tasnut’
19
տասնինը
tasninə
20
քսան
k’san
Ձեր հեռախոսահամարը ո՞րն է։
Dzer herakhosahamarə vorn e? What is your phone number? (formal)
Pronunciation: dz is blended; kh is the throaty sound in German “Bach”; 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.
6. Talk about your profession
Ask what someone does and answer with a simple “I am …” sentence.
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.
7. Put it together
Read this short first-meeting dialogue aloud, then replace the personal information with your own.
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 voiced and 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 voiced and 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 voiced and throaty; k’ is aspirated.
A
Ես ծրագրավորող եմ։
Yes tsragravorogh em. I am a programmer.
Pronunciation: ts is blended; gh is voiced and throaty.
B
Ցտեսություն։
Ts’tesut’yun. Goodbye.
Pronunciation: ts’ is aspirated; -t’yun sounds roughly like “tyoon”.
Make the lesson yours
Try answering these prompts aloud before looking back at the phrases above.
- Greet someone politely and ask their name.
- Say your name, where you are from, and where you live.
- Ask the same questions informally.
- Say a phone number digit by digit.
- Ask someone what they do and say your own profession.
- Finish the conversation with a goodbye.