Armenian Adjectives
Welcome to the second Armenian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Armenian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black  սև [sev] | grey մոխրագույն [mokhraguyn] | white սպիտակ [spitak] | blue կապույտ [kapuyt] |
green կանաչ [kanach’] | yellow դեղին [deghin] | red կարմիր [karmir] | brown դարչնագույն [darch’naguyn] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Armenian + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | Իմ տունը սպիտակ է: [Im tuny spitak e] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | Ձեր երկիրը մեծ է: [Dzer yerkiry mets e] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | Նոր գրքերը թանկ են: [Nor grk’yery t’ank yen] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | Մենք ուրախ ենք այստեղ: [Menk’ urakh yenk’ aystegh] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | Նա երեք փոքր շնիկ ունի: [Na yerek’ p’vok’r shnik uni] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | Այս լեզուն շատ հեշտ է: [Ays lezun shat hesht e] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | Ես մի փոքր կանաչ տուն ունեմ: [Yes mi p’vok’r kanach’ tun unem] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold ցուրտ [ts’urt] | hot տաք [tak’] | cloudy ամպամած [ampamats] | rainy անձրևոտ [andzrevot] |
snowy ձյունոտ [dzyunot] | sunny արևոտ [arevot] | windy քամոտ [k’amot] | warm ջերմ [jerm] |
Conversation in Armenian
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Armenian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | Բարև | [Barev] |
| how are you? | Ինչպես եք? | [Inch’pes yek’?] |
| I'm good, thank you | Լավ, շնորհակալ եմ: | [Lav, shnorhakal yem] |
| and you? | Դուք ինչպես եք? | [Duk’ inch’pes yek’?] |
| what is your name? | Ինչ է Ձեր անունը? | [Inch’ e Dzer anuny] |
| my name is Maya | Իմ անունն է Մայա: | [Im anunn e Maya] |
| nice to meet you | ՈՒրախ եմ Ձեզ հետ ծանոթանալ: | [Urakh yem Dzez het tsanot’anal] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Armenian. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Armenian Nouns |
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