LESSON 7B – THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’ (PRESENT TENSE) IN WESTERN ARMENIAN

- ես ունիմ * yes ounim * I have
- դուն ունիս * toun ounis * you (singular) have
- ան ունի * an ouni * he/she/it has
- մենք ունինք * menk ounink * we have
- դուք ունիք * touk ounik * you (plural/formal) have
- անոնք ունին * anonk ounin * they have

Examples:

- ինքնաշարժ ունիմ * inknasharzh ounim * I have a car
- տուն ունիս * doun ounis * you have a house
- շուն ունի * shoun ouni * he/she has a dog
- ուտելիք ունինք * oudelik ounenk * we have food
- բարեկամներ ունիք * paregamner ounek * you (plural/formal) have friends
- հաց ունին * hats ounen * they have bread

LESSON 7A – THE VERB ‘TO HAVE’ (PRESENT TENSE) IN EASTERN ARMENIAN

- ես ունեմ * yes unem * I have
- դու ունես * du unes * you (singular) have
- նա ունի * na uni * he/she/it has
- մենք ունենք * menk’ unenk’ * we have
- դուք ունեք * duk’ unek’ * you (plural/formal) have
- նրանք ունեն * nrank’ unen * they have

Examples:

- մեքենա ունեմ * mek’ena unem * I have a car
- տուն ունես * tun unes * you have a house
- շուն ունի * shun uni * he/she has a dog
- ուտելիք ունենք * utelik’ unenk’ * we have food
- բարեկամներ ունեք * barekamner unek’ * you (plural/formal) have friends
- հաց ունեն * hats’ unen * they have bread

LESSON 6B - THE VERB 'TO BE' (PAST TENSE) IN WESTERN ARMENIAN

- ես էի * yes ei * I was
- դուն էիր * toun eir * you (singular) were
- ան էր * an er * he/she/it was
- մենք էինք * menk' eink' * we were
- դուք էիք * touk eik * you (plural/formal) were
- անոնք էին * anonk' ein * they were

Examples:

- Տունը մեծ էր * Dounë medz er * The house was big
- Շունը սեւ էր * Shounë sev er * The dog was black
- Ես կ'ուտէր * Yes g'ouder * I was eating
- Անոնք կը քալէին * Anonk gë kalein * They were walking

With verbs, the ending is added to the verb stem as a suffix, eg. ուտէր, քալէին.
Dipthongs such as էի, էիր, էինք, էին are pronounced as if they were written էյի, էյիր, էյինք, էյին

LESSON 6A - THE VERB 'TO BE' (PAST TENSE) IN EASTERN ARMENIAN

- ես էի * yes ei * I was
- դու էիր * du eir * you (singular) were
- նա էր * na er * he/she/it was
- մենք էինք * menk' eink' * we were
- դուք էիք * duk' eik' * you (plural/formal) were
- նրանք էին * nrank' ein * they were

Examples:

- Տունը մեծ էր * Tunë mets er * The house was big
- Շունը սեվ էր * Shunë sev er * The dog was black
- Ես ուտում էր * I was eating
- Նրանք քայլում էին * They were walking
Dipthongs such as էի, էիր, էինք, էին are pronounced as if they were written էյի, էյիր, էյինք, էյին

Just in case you are interested...

...here are the links for my other blogs:

"Thoughts on What's Afoot" (latitudinous lucubrations and other stray cerebrations).

"Andrew's Art" (drawings and paintings including a few home-made greeting cards).

"Luther's Marbles" (a blog about the Doctrine of the Trinity).

LESSON 5B - THE VERB 'TO BE' (PRESENT TENSE) IN WESTERN ARMENIAN

- ես եմ * yes em * I am
- դուն ես * toun es * you (singular) are
- ան է * an e * he/she/it is
- մենք ենք * menk enk * we are
- դուք էք * touk ek * you (plural/formal) are
- անոնք են * anonk en * they are

Examples:

- Տունը մեծ է * Dounë medz e * The house is big
- Շունը սեվ է * Shounë sev e * The dog is black
- Դուն ճիշդ ես * Toun jisht es * You are correct

LESSON 4B - VOCABULARY (WESTERN ARMENIAN)

As in Lesson 2 (and 2B), each word is written in Armenian, followed by the English transliteration and then the meaning.

- գավաթ * kavat * cup
- թեյ * tey * tea
- մահճակալ * mahjagal * bed
- ննջել * nënchel * to sleep (note the unwritten ը sound between the first two letters)
- ննջասենյակ * nënchasenyag * bedroom
- հայր * hayr * father
- մայր * mayr * mother
- եղբայր * yeghpayr * brother
- քոյր * kouyr * sister
- որդի * vorti * son
- տղա * dgha * boy
- դուստր * dousdër * daughter
- աղջիկ * aghchig * girl
- սիրել * sirel * to like/love
- երթալ * yertal * to go
- նավ * nav * ship
- շոգեկառք * shokegarrk * train
- տեսնել * desnel * to see
- գտնել * kdnel * to find (verb)
- հիւանդ * hivant * ill, sick
- հիւանդանոց * hivantanots * hospital
- մեծ * medz * big
- ցուրտ * tsourd * cold
- սեւ * sev * black
- ճիշդ * jisht * true, correct

With Armenian words, the stress is always on the final syllable. If the definite article is added, this is not stressed, but the stress is still placed on the final syllable of the word, before the article, eg. շոգեկառք (shokegarrk - train), շոգեկառքը (shokegarrkë - the train), հիւանդանոց (hivantanots - hospital) հիւանդանոցը (hivantanotsë - the hospital).