Armenian Gender

Welcome to the fifth Armenian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Armenian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man մարդ [mard]

woman կին [kin]

husband ամուսին [amusin]

wife կին [kin]

boy տղա [tgha]

girl աղջիկ [aghjik]

father հայր [hayr]

mother մայր [mayr]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Armenian + Pronunciation
my son is a student [masculine + noun] Իմ որդին ուսանող է: [Im vordin usanogh e]
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] Նրա դուստրը ուսանողուհի է: [Nra dustry usanoghuhi e]
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] Նա մի բարձրահասակ եղբայր ունի: [Na mi bardzrahasak yeghbayr uni]
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] Նա մի բարձրահասակ քույր ունի: [Na mi bardzrahasak k’uyr uni]
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] Նրա եղբայրները երիտասարդ են: [Nra yeghbayrnery yeritasard yen]
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] Նրա քույրերը երիտասարդ են: [Nra k’uyrery yeritasard yen]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son որդի [vordi]

daughter դուստր [dustr]

brother եղբայր [yeghbayr]

sister քույր [k’uyr]

grandfather պապ [pap]

grandmother տատ [tat]

child երեխա [yerekha]

children երեխաներ [yerekhaner]

Expressions in Armenian

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Armenian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Armenian - Pronunciation
What do you mean? Ինչ նկատի ունեք? [Inch’ nkati unek’?]
I don't understand Չեմ հասկանում: [Ch’yem haskanum]
I don't know Չգիտեմ: [Ch’gitem]
What is that called in Armenian? Ինչպես դա կասեն հայերեն? [Inch’pes da kasen hayeren?]
What is this? Ինչ է սա? [Inch’ e sa?]
What does that word mean in English? Ինչ է նշանակում այդ բառը անգլերեն? [Inch’ e nshanakum ayd barry angleren.]
Sorry (if you made a mistake) Ներողություն [Neroghut’yun]

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