First introduction in Eastern Armenian. Part 2. - LSA #2
Learn essential Eastern Armenian vocabulary used to introduce yourself when you’re getting acquainted with people.
Dear friends, welcome to the “Let’s Speak Armenian” podcast series by Learn Armenian Online project! I am Gohar Martirosyan and this is Episode #2 where we will continue to explore the essential Eastern Armenian vocabulary used to introduce yourself when you’re getting acquainted with people. I remind you that we use situational dialogs in this series so that you know exactly how to use the new words and expressions. As usual, I’ll be making pauses after the Armenian words. Try to repeat after me. Let’s go!
PHRASES
Here are several common introduction phrases we will be exploring today. Is this your first time here? Առաջին անգա՞մ եք այստեղ: [arajin angam eq aystegh] Where are you staying? Որտե՞ղ եք հանգրվանել: [vortegh eq hangrvanel]
DIALOG 1 Let’s listen to a short dialog consisting from simple and popular phrases.
— Hi! I’m David. And you are…? Բարև, ես Դավիթն եմ: Իսկ դու՞ք: [barev yes davitn em isk duq] — I’m Narine. Ես Նարինեն եմ: [yes nirinen em] — How are you, Narine? Ինչպե՞ս եք, Նարինե: [inchpes eq narine] — Good, thanks. Լավ եմ, շնորհակալություն: [lav em shnorhakalutyun] — Where are you from? Որտեղի՞ց եք: [vorteghic eq] — I’m from Britain. How about you? Where are you from? Ես Մեծ Բրիտանիայից եմ: Իսկ դուք որտեղի՞ց եք: [yes mets britaniayic em isk duq vorteghic eq] — And I’m from Australia. Nice to meet you, Narine. Իսկ ես Ավրստրալիայից եմ: Հաճելի է ձեզ հետ ծանոթանալ, Նարինե: [isk yes avstraliayic em hacheli e tsanotanal] — Nice to meet you. Փոխադարձ: [poxadardz] — Is this your first time here? Առաջին անգա՞մ եք այստեղ: [arachin anqam eq aystegh] — No, it’s my second time. Ոչ, երկրորդ: [voch yerkrord] — Where are you staying here? Որտե՞ղ եք հանգրվանել: [vortegh eq hangrvanel] — I’m staying at a hotel. Հյուրանոցում: [hyuranocum]
DIALOG 2
And yet another dialog with the same expressions.
— Hi! How’re you? Բարև ձեզ: Ինչպե՞ս եք: [barev dzez inchpes eq] — Good, thanks. What’s your name? Լավ, շնորհակալություն: Ձեր անունն ի՞նչ է: [lav shnorhakalutyun dzer anunn inch e] — Lilit. What’s yours? Լիլիթ: Իսկ ձե՞րը: [lilit isk dzere] — I’m Norayr. Nice to meet you. Ես Նորայրն եմ: Հաճելի է ձեզ հետ ծանոթանալ: ]yes norayrn em hacheli e tsanotanal] — Nice to meet you. Փոխադարձ: [pokhadardz] — Are you Armenian? Դուք հա՞յ եք: [duq hay eq] — Yes, I am. Այո: [ayo] — Where are you from in Armenia? —Հայաստանում որտե՞ղ եք ապրում: [hayastanum vortegh eq aprum] — I’m from Yerevan. Ես Երևանից եմ: [yes yerevanic em] — I have some friends in Yerevan. Ես Երևանում ընկերներ ունեմ: [yes yerevanym enkerner unem] — Oh, really? And where are you from? Իսկապե՞ս: Իսկ դուք որտեղի՞ց եք: [iskapes isk duq vorteghic eq] — I’m from Spain. Ես Իսպանիայից եմ: [yes ispaniayic em]
NEW WORDS
Let’s see what new new words and expressions we’ve learned in Episode #2.
first - առաջին [arachin] time - անգամ [anqam] Second - երկրորդ [yerkrord] where - որտե՞ղ [vortegh] Stay - հանգրվանել [hangrvanel] I - ես [yes] I’m - ես եմ [yes em] How - ինչպե՞ս [inchpes] Good - Լավ [lav] Thanks - շնորհակալություն [shnorhakalutyun] Where - Որտե՞ղ [vortegh] Where from? - Որտեղի՞ց [vorteghic] No - Ոչ [voch] Yes - Այո: [ayo] Hotel - Հյուրանոց [hyuranoc] Armenian - հայ [hay] Have - ունենալ [unenal] Friend - ընկեր [enker] Friends - ընկերներ [enkerner] Really - Իսկապես [iskapes] Spain - Իսպանիա [ispania]
HOMEWORK Will you do some homework to better memorise the words and expressions you’ve just learned? Then try to stage a short introduction dialog using the expressions you’ve learned from this episode with someone who speaks or is also learning Armenian. Or just try to make an introduction text about yourself. Stay tuned because in the next episode we will finalize the first introduction topic and start a new and a very important one! You’re welcome to give us feedback on how we can make this podcast more useful for you. *** Dear friends, you can find the line by line transcript of this episode along with more information about the project and lots of other useful materials on our website: www.learnarmenianonline.com Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube subscribe to our newsletter and send us your questions and feedback to [email protected] listen to our podcasts for more useful and interesting materials on Armenian language and culture!
