1. AN INTRODUCTION TO ARMENIAN The text accompanies the following fourteen (14) audio tracks: AR_Armenian_Lesson_1.mp3 (Time: 1:49) (File Size: 1.67 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_2.mp3 (Time: 2:53) (File Size: 2.64 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_3.mp3 (Time: 1:28) (File Size: 1.34 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_4.mp3 (Time: 3:51) (File Size: 3.53 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_5.mp3 (Time: 0:44) (File Size: 688 KB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_6.mp3 (Time: 0:42) (File Size: 669 KIB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_7.mp3 (Time: 0:31) (File Size: 485 KB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_8.mp3 (Time: 3:54) (File Size: 3.58 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_9.mp3 (Time: 3:03) (File Size: 2.79 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_10.mp3 (Time: 0:59) (File Size: 926 KB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_11.mp3 (Time: 1:56) (File Size: 1.77 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_12.mp3 (Time: 2:38) (File Size: 2.42 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_13.mp3 (Time: 2:00) (File Size: 1.83 MB) AR_Armenian_Lesson_14.mp3 (Time: 3:40) (File Size: 3.36 MB) Lesson 1: WELCOME TO ARMENIA Armenian Transliteration English : bari galust hayastan Welcome to Armenia. , : barev dzez, yes arturn em. Hello, I am Artur. , : barev dzez im anun@Lusineh e. Hello, my name is Lusineh. : yes hay em. I am Armenian. : yes aprum em hayastanum. I live in Armenia. : yes khosum em hayeren. I speak Armenian. : isk yes andrean em. And I am Andrea. : yes amerikatsi em. I am American. Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 1

2. : hima yes aprum em hayastanum. Now I live in Armenia. : yes khosum em angleren yev mi kich hayeren. I speak English and a little Armenian. : yes kamavor em. I am a volunteer. : yes sirum em hayastan@ I love Armenia. Lesson 2: VOCABULARY 1 barev dzez hello (pl., formal) yes I : yes arturn em I am Artur. im my anun name : im anun@Artur e. My name is Artur. hay Armenian : yes hay em. I am Armenian. aprum em I live hayastan Armenia : yes aprym em hayastanum. I live in Armenia. khosum em I speak hayeren Armenian : yes khosum em hayeren. I speak Armenian. isk and (at the beginning) Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 2

3. amerikatsi American : isk yes amerikatsi em. And I am American. hima now : hima yes aprum em hayastanum. Now I live in Armenia. angleren English mi kich a little yev and : yes khosum em angleren yev mi kich hayeren. I speak English and a little Armenian. kamavor volunteer : yes kamavor em. I am a volunteer. sirum em I love yes sirum em hayastan@ I love Armenia. : . (period) Lesson 3: VOCABULARY 2 hacheli nice, pleasant urakh happy duk you (formal or plural) , () ayo, (ha, clq.) yes, lav good, fine vochinch (here) OK - kamats-kamats (here) so-so Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 3

4. shnorhakalutyun thank you inch what Yerevan in Yerevan (Yerevan - the capital city of Armenia) ashkhatum ek? Do you work? usutsich teacher () voch (che,clq.) no Gyumrium in Gyumri (Gyumri - a city in Armenia. question mark ? Lesson 4: VOCABULARY 3 Nouns: hats bread panir cheese muraba jam jur water tey tea surch coffee garejur beer paghpaghak ice-cream toms ticket hyuranots hotel dprots school khohanots kitchen senyak room Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 4

5. zukaran bathroom poghots street Avtobus bus Mis meat Glukh head Stamoks stomach Bazhak glass (cup) Verbs: Utel to eat kh@mel to drink Uzel to want Khosel to speak Asel to say haskanal to understand Sirel to love Zangel to call Tsavel to ache hangstanal to rest, to relax Knel to sleep Adjectives: Lav good Vat bad Hamov delicious Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 5

6. kaghts@r sweet Aghi salty Yughot greasy dandagh slow(ly) Hoknats tired Sovats hungry Kusht full Hivand sick Shok hot (ab. weather) Tsurt cold (ab. weather) Tak warm (ab. weather and things) sarr@ cold (ab. weather and things) Shat very; many, or much Kich few, little Lesson 5: PERSONAL PRONOUNS yes I du you (sg.) na he/she menk we duk you (pl., formal) n@rank they Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 6

7. PERSONAL PRONOUNS WITH AUXILIARY VERBS (No Audio) Yes em I am Du es You are Na e He is, she is Menk enk We are Duk ek You are N@rank en They are Lesson 6: GREETINGS : barev Hello (informal). : barev dzez Hello (formal, plural). : bari luys Good morning. : bari yereko Good evening. ( ): vonts es (inchpes es)? How are you? (informal, single) ( ): vonts ek (inchpes ek) How are you? (formal or plural) Lesson 7: SAYING GOOD BYE tsetesutyun good bye arrayzhm so long hajoghutyun good luck bari gisher good night Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 7

8. Lesson 8: SOME BASIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS : sa inch e? What's this? : sa panir e. This is cheese. : sa muraba e. This is jam (with whole fruits) : sa jur e. This is water. (): uzum ek (es)? Do you want? (Informal, formal). : ayo. Yes. , : voch, snorhakalutyun. No, thank you. : utel uzum ek? Would you like to eat? , : ha, sovats em. Yes, I am hungry. , , : che, kusht em snorhakalutyun. No, I am full, thank you. : vortegh e? Where is? : vortegh e hyuranots@? Where is the hotel? : vortegh e d@prots@? Where is the school? : vortegh e im senyak@? Where is my room? - : vortegh e poghots@? Where is ___ street? (): vortegh e zukaran@. (khohanots@)? Where is the bathroom (kitchen)? (): aystegh (ayntegh). Here (there). (): inch arzhe? (arzhi- clq.) How much is it? (What does it cost?) : hatsn inch arzhe? How much is the bread? : yerku haryur dram. 200 drams. Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 8

9. : inch arzhi paghpaghak? How much is the ice- cream? haryurksan dram. 120 drams. : inch arzhe garejur@ How much is the beer? : yerkuharyur. 200. : Inch arzhe toms@. How much is the ticket (fare). : hisun dram. 50 drams : ur e gnum aftobus@? Where is the bus going? : vanadzor. Vanadzor. : ays aftobys@gnum e gyumri? Is this bus going to Gyumri? (): ayo (voch). Yes (no). : kareli e? May I? : kareli e zangel? May I call? : iharke. Sure. () : mi bazhak tey (surch) kareli e? Can I have a cup of tea(coffee)? , : aha kh@ndrem. Here you are. Lesson 9: SOME OTHER USEFUL EXPRESSIONS AND PHRASES : ch@gitem hayeren. I don't know Armenian. : chem haskanum I don't understand. : lav chem khosum hayeren. I don't speak Armenian well. : kh@ntrum em dandagh khosek. Please speak slowly. Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 9

10. : norits asek. Say it again. : karogh em. I can. : chem karogh. I can't. : sirum em. I love (smt.- like) : chem sirum I don't like. : chem sirum mis. I don't like meat. : yughot chem sirum. I don't like greasy food. : hognats em. I am tired. : glukh@s tsavum e. I have a headache : hivand em. I am sick. : stamoks@s tsavum e. I have a stomach-ache. : uzum em hangstanal. I want to rest. : uzum em k@nel. I want to sleep. : uzum em loghanal. I want to take a bath. : chem uzum. I don't want. : chem uzum kh@mel. I don't want to drink. : chem uzum utel. I don't want to eat. : shok e. It's hot. : tsurt e. It's cold. : chash@tak e. The dinner is hot. : tey@ sarrn e. The tea is cold. : hamov e. It is delicious. : shat hamov e. It is very delicious. Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 10

11. Lesson 10: POPULAR ARMENIAN NAMES For Females: Anahit Karineh Marineh Narineh Anush Hasmik Arpi Ani Lilit Lussineh Armineh For Males: Armen Ashot Gagik Aram Tigran Gevorg Hayk Davit Suren Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 11

12. Artur Samvel Lesson 11: COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES, LANGUAGES [hayastan] [hay] [hayeren] Armenia Armenian Armenian (language) [amerika] [amerikatsi] [angleren] America American English [fransia] [fransiatsi] [franseren] France French French [germania] [germanatsi] [germaneren] Germany German German [meksika] [meksikatsi] [ispaneren] Mexico Mexican Spanish [rrusastan] [rrus] [rruseren] Russia Russian Russian [chinastan] [chinatsi] [chinaren] China Chinese Chinese [vrastan] [vratsi] [vratseren] Georgia Georgian Georgian Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 12

13. Lesson 12: SMALL TALK Conversation 1. , : barev dzez yes Andrea Caple-n em Hello, I am Andrea Caple. , : shat hacheli e, isk im anun@artur e. Nice to meet you and my name is Artur. : : urakh em. duk hay ek? Happy to meet you. Are you Armenian? , : ayo, isk duk? Yes, and you? : yes amerikatsi em. I am American. Conversation 2. , : barev lusine, vonts es? Hello Lussine, how are you? , - : lav em, shnorhakalutyun. isk duk? Fine, thanks. And you? , -: vochinch, kamats- kamats. So-so, OK. Conversation 3. : inch e dzer anun@? What is your name? : Gayaneh. Gayaneh. : duk aprum ek gyumrium? Do you live in Gyumri? Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 13

14. , : Voch, yerevanum. No, in Yerevan. : ashkhatum ek? Do you work? , : Ayo, usutsich em. Yes, I am a teacher. Lesson 13: NUMBERS mek one yerku two yerek three chors four hing five vets six yot seven ut eight in@ nine tas ten tasnmek eleven tasnerku twelve tasnerek thirteen tasnechors fourteen tasnehing fifteen tasnevets sixteen tasneyot seventeen tasnut eighteen Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 14

15. tasnin@ nineteen ksan twenty yeresun thirty karrasun forty hisun fifty vatsun sixty yotanasun seventy utsun eighty innsun ninety haryur one hundred hazar one thousand Lesson 14: THE ARMENIAN ALPHABET Armenian Sound As in a car b brown g grey d dry ye (at the beginning) e (in other positions) yet where z zoo e get @ alone t tale zh measure Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 15

16. i big l lake kh (Scotish loch) ts ts (without aspiration) k sky h hen dz words gh as in French apres ch ch (without aspiration) m make y yet n nine sh sheep vo (at the beginning), o (in the middle) voice voice ch chair p (unaspirated) spa j jar rr Spanish burro s song v venture t (unaspirated) stare r very (more like the British one) ts cats u moon Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 16

17. p pear k kind yev (alone or at the beginning) ev yev ever o voice f father , , Lav, dzez hajoghutyun, kehandipenk hayastanum Thats enough. Good luck. We will see you in Armenia. Pre-departure Language Materials, Peace Corps/Armenia 17