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Armenian: from zero to A1

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Standard Eastern Armenian (the literary norm of the Republic of Armenia) from zero to A1, taught in English: letters and sounds — 38 letters and the sign և, the Armenian keyboard, the three rows of consonants; meeting people with դու and դուք, the linking verb, questions and negation, the definite article and the words for this and that. Then the present tense and where the linking verb goes, languages, “where to” and a verb with an infinitive; family and possession, numbers and age, ունեմ, the plural, qualities and jobs; home and town with the locative, genitive, ablative and instrumental, postpositions and the imperative. Then food and shopping with the dative, prices, ordering at a café, the time and the days of the week; the past and the future tense, the weather, months and dates, health. Extras — a form and an address, clothes and colors, guests and congratulations; and real-life scenes — café, shop and market, town and taxi, doctor and pharmacy.

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Module 0. Letters and sounds

Lesson 1. First words: ա, ն, մ, ս, ի, ու, ր

11 exercises · I can recognize seven Armenian letters in their capital and small forms and read my first words: անուն, ամիս, միս, սար.

Lesson 2. Five consonants and two o letters: կ, տ, պ, լ, վ, ո, օ

13 exercises · I can read words with the letters կ, տ, պ, լ, վ, ո, օ, add the Armenian keyboard, and type my first letters and words on it.

Lesson 3. Voiced consonants, ե and է, յ, հ — բ, դ, գ, զ, ե, է, յ, հ

14 exercises · I can read and write words with the letters բ, դ, գ, զ, հ, յ, choose between ե and է, and read my first phrases: Բարի լույս and Բարի երեկո.

Lesson 4. Aspirated փ, թ, ք and the letters ը, շ, խ

13 exercises · I can tell պ from փ, տ from թ, and կ from ք in writing, and read words with the letters շ, խ, ը and words where a vowel is heard but not written.

Lesson 5. Affricates: ձ, ծ, ց and ջ, ճ, չ

12 exercises · I can read and write words with the letters ձ, ծ, ց and ջ, ճ, չ without mixing them up in familiar words.

Lesson 6. ղ, ռ, ժ, ֆ, the sign և, the full stop, and the question mark

16 exercises · I can read the last letters of the alphabet — ղ, ռ, ժ, ֆ and the sign և — recognize the Armenian full stop and question mark, and say hello: Բարև.

Module 1. Meeting people

Lesson 1. Բարև — greetings, դու and դուք

17 exercises · I can say hello and goodbye at any time of day, ask “how are you?” and answer, thank, apologize, and ask for something — and choose the phrase with դու or դուք to suit the situation.

Lesson 2. Ես ուսանող եմ — personal pronouns and the linking verb

17 exercises · I can say who I am, who he or she is, and how we feel — and I won't forget the linking verb եմ, ես, է, ենք, եք, են, without which there is no Armenian sentence.

Lesson 3. Դուք հա՞յ եք — questions and the negative

18 exercises · I can ask a yes/no question, answer it in a full sentence, say what I'm not, and name a nationality — mine and the other person's.

Lesson 4. Իմ անունը Օլգա է — first name, last name, where from

19 exercises · I can introduce myself and ask the other person's name with դու and with դուք, say what country and city I'm from, address someone politely, and answer “nice to meet you”.

Lesson 5. Հայկը բժիշկ է, Նարեն ուսանող է — the definite article

17 exercises · I can talk not only about “I” and “he” but also about “Hayk”, “the guest”, “the girl”: I'll put the article -ը or -ն on the subject and on a name, and before the linking verb after a consonant I'll choose -ն.

Lesson 6. Սա ի՞նչ է — “this” and “that”, and things around you

18 exercises · I can ask “what's this?” and “who's this?”, name the things around me, and point to them: this, that (near you), that over there; here, there, over there.

Lesson 7. Module 1 review

18 exercises · I can review the whole module: say hello and choose the right “please”, say who I am and what I'm not, ask and answer yes/no questions, give my name and where I'm from, use the article, and point to things — this, that, that over there.

Module 2. What I do: the present tense

Lesson 1. Ապրում եմ, աշխատում եմ — the present tense

18 exercises · I can say what I usually do and what I'm doing right now: live, work, study, read, write — in any person, with the words “now”, “today”, “every day”, and “often”.

Lesson 2. Չեմ հասկանում — the negative in the present tense

17 exercises · I can say what I don't do: “I don't understand”, “I don't remember”, “I don't smoke”, “I'm never late”, “I'm not asleep yet” — and put the “not” in its place.

Lesson 3. Որտե՞ղ ես ապրում — question words and where the linking verb goes

18 exercises · I can ask “where do you live?”, “what are you doing?”, “when?”, and “why?” and answer with the linking verb in its place: “Երևանում եմ ապրում”.

Lesson 4. Հայերեն եմ սովորում — languages and the verb գիտեմ

17 exercises · I can say which languages I know and am learning, how I speak and understand — well, badly, slowly — and ask someone to repeat or speak more slowly.

Lesson 5. Ո՞ւր ես գնում — գալիս եմ, գնում եմ, and “where to”

16 exercises · I can say where I'm going and when I come and get back: “I'm going home”, “I'm going to work”, “I come early” — and ask “where are you going?”

Lesson 6. Սիրում եմ, ուզում եմ, կարող եմ — a verb and the infinitive

18 exercises · I can say what I like to do, what I want, and what I can do, turn something down politely (“I can't come”), and ask “may I?”

Lesson 7. Module 2 review

18 exercises · I can review the whole module: say what I do and don't do, ask “where?”, “where to?”, and “why?”, keep չէ and չի apart, and put the linking verb in its place.

Module 3. Family and what's mine

Lesson 1. Իմ ընտանիքը — the family and the words իմ, քո, նրա, մեր, ձեր, նրանց

16 exercises · I can name family members and say whose brother, house, or child it is: իմ, քո, նրա, մեր, ձեր, նրանց — and a word with the article.

Lesson 2. Եղբայրս, քույրդ — possessive endings

15 exercises · I can say “my, your, his” the short way, with one letter at the end of the word: եղբայրս, քույրդ, տունը — and give my name a new way: Անունս … է.

Lesson 3. Քանի՞ տարեկան ես — numbers from zero to one hundred, and age

17 exercises · I can count to one hundred, say how old I am, ask someone's age, and give a phone number digit by digit.

Lesson 4. Ունեմ, չունեմ — “I have”

16 exercises · I can say who and what I have and don't have, and ask “do you have…?” and “how many … do you have?”: ունեմ, չունեմ.

Lesson 5. Գրքեր, տներ, մարդիկ — the plural

16 exercises · I can talk about one and more than one: գիրք — գրքեր, ծաղիկ — ծաղիկներ, մարդ — մարդիկ; put the article after the ending and keep the word unchanged after a number.

Lesson 6. Ինչպիսի՞ն է — describing words and jobs

18 exercises · I can describe a person and a thing — նոր տուն, խելացի աղջիկ, Տունը մեծ է — and name my own job and my family's.

Lesson 7. Module 3 review

18 exercises · I can talk about my family: whose it is, how old, what I have and don't have, one or more than one, what something is like, and who does what job.

Module 4. Home and town

Lesson 1. Սենյակում սեղան կա — the locative and կա, չկա

15 exercises · I can say what is and isn't somewhere: I put the place word in the -ում form and say կա or չկա.

Lesson 2. Ո՞ւմ գիրքն է — the genitive

16 exercises · I can say whose a thing is and whose relative someone is: Հայկի մեքենան, եղբորս տունը — and ask Սա ո՞ւմ գիրքն է։

Lesson 3. Սեղանի վրա — postpositions of place

18 exercises · I can say where a thing is: սեղանի վրա, աթոռի տակ, պայուսակի մեջ, պատուհանի մոտ, պահարանի կողքին — and that the key is with me: ինձ մոտ.

Lesson 4. Քաղաքում և քաղաքից — the city and the ablative

16 exercises · I can name places in town, say where I'm coming from and what is far from what, ask “which?”, and understand the signs “entrance”, “exit”, “open”, and “closed”.

Lesson 5. Ավտոբուսով, ընկերոջս հետ — the instrumental and the postposition հետ

17 exercises · I can say how I travel and with whom: ավտոբուսով, մետրոյով, ոտքով — and ընկերոջս հետ; I can ask where to get off and ask for a ticket.

Lesson 6. Ուղիղ գնացեք — directions and the imperative

18 exercises · I can ask for and give directions: Գնացեք ուղիղ, թեքվեք ձախ, անցեք փողոցը — and I won't mix up the form for a friend and the formal form.

Lesson 7. Module 4 review

18 exercises · I can review the whole module: I can say what is where, whose a thing is and where it is, where I'm coming from and going to, how I travel and with whom, and give directions to my home.

Module 5. Food, shopping, and time

Lesson 1. Հաց եմ ուտում — food, drinks, and the article on the object

18 exercises · I can say what I eat and drink, ask for a glass of water, and tell “I eat bread” from “I eat this bread”: Հաց եմ ուտում — Այս հացն եմ ուտում.

Lesson 2. Ո՞ւմ — the dative — to whom

15 exercises · I can say whom I write to, call, give gifts to, and answer: Արսենին, Օլգային, հայրիկիս — and ինձ, քեզ, նրան, մեզ, ձեզ, նրանց.

Lesson 3. Ո՞ւմ ես տեսնում — a person as the object

15 exercises · I can say whom I see, know, invite, and wait for, and I won't confuse a person with a thing: Հայկին եմ տեսնում, ավտոբուս եմ տեսնում.

Lesson 4. Ի՞նչ արժե — prices, weight, and “I need”

18 exercises · I can ask the price and understand an answer with hundreds and thousands, ask for a kilo or five pieces, say “I need” and “I don't need”, and pay: Ի՞նչ արժե — Ինձ մեկ կիլոգրամ միս է պետք.

Lesson 5. Սրճարանում — ordering and the words համար, առանց

18 exercises · I can get a table, order “coffee with milk” and “tea without sugar”, say “for me” and “with him”, and ask for the check: Ինձ համար կաթով սուրճ, առանց շաքարի.

Lesson 6. Ժամը քանի՞սն է — telling time and the times of day

18 exercises · I can ask and tell the time, say at what time something starts or opens, and say when (in the morning, afternoon, or evening): Ժամը երեքն է — ժամը երեքին — երեքն անց կես.

Lesson 7. Ի՞նչ օր է այսօր — days of the week

16 exercises · I can name the day of the week, say on which day and at what time something happens, and what I do before and after work: Ուրբաթ է — չորեքշաբթի օրը — ֆիլմից հետո.

Lesson 8. Module 5 review

18 exercises · I can review the whole module: say what I eat and drink, whom I call and whom I'm waiting for, buy groceries and order at a café, and give a price, a time, and a day.

Module 6. Yesterday, tomorrow, weather, and health

Lesson 1. Երեկ տանն էի — the past of the linking verb

17 exercises · I can say where I was yesterday and what the day was like — էի, էիր, էր — ask “Որտե՞ղ էիր”, and say what there was and what there wasn't: կար, չկար.

Lesson 2. Աշխատեցի, գնացի — the past tense (the aorist)

18 exercises · I can say what I did yesterday: աշխատեցի, գնացի, կարդացի — one word, no linking verb — and say what I didn't do: չգնացի.

Lesson 3. Արթնացա, տեսա, եկա — the aorist — twelve special forms

16 exercises · I can talk about yesterday with the most common verbs: woke up, came, saw, ate, said, did, came back — արթնացա, եկա, տեսա, կերա, ասացի, արեցի, վերադարձա.

Lesson 4. Եղանակ — seasons and weather

17 exercises · I can say what the weather is like today and what it was like yesterday, name the seasons, and say what I did on my day off.

Lesson 5. Մայիսի հինգին — months and dates

18 exercises · I can name the month and the date, and say when my birthday is and what today's date is: մայիսին, մայիսի հինգին.

Lesson 6. Վաղը գնալու եմ — the future tense

18 exercises · I can talk about my plans — վաղը գնալու եմ — say what I won't do, and ask “Ե՞րբ ես գալու”.

Lesson 7. Գլուխս ցավում է — the body, how you feel, and պետք է

18 exercises · I can say what hurts and how I feel, understand the doctor's instructions, and say what needs to be done and what doesn't: Գլուխս ցավում է, Պետք է հանգստանալ.

Lesson 8. Module 6 review

18 exercises · I can review the whole module: say what happened yesterday, what's happening today, and what will happen tomorrow, and not put the linking verb where there is none.

Module 7. A1 extras

Lesson 1. Հարցաթերթ և հասցե — forms, addresses, and ordinal numbers

18 exercises · I can fill in a form — last name and first name, date of birth, citizenship, marital status — and give an address: the street, building, floor, and apartment.

Lesson 2. Հագուստ և գույներ — clothes and colors

18 exercises · I can name clothes and their colors, say what I like and don't like, ask to try something on, and ask for another size.

Lesson 3. Հյուր և տոն — guests, toasts, and holiday wishes

19 exercises · I can visit someone and host a guest: answer an invitation, praise the food, politely decline and say goodbye, make a toast, and wish someone a happy holiday.

Module 8. A1 practice

Lesson 1. Սրճարանում — at a café

16 exercises · I can get a table, order Armenian coffee with or without sugar, ask for more and for something to go, ask for the check, say how I'm paying, ask for the Wi-Fi password, and recognize the spoken “yes”, “no”, and “thank you”.

Lesson 2. Խանութում և շուկայում — the store and the market

16 exercises · I can name vegetables and fruit, ask the price per kilo, say “it's expensive”, ask for something cheaper, bigger, or smaller, say “I'll take this”, and answer the seller about a bag and change.

Lesson 3. Քաղաքում և տաքսիով — around town and by taxi

17 exercises · I can ask where the stop is and which bus I need, call a taxi by phone, give my address, ask the driver to stop, and say goodbye with “I'll call” and “see you”.

Lesson 4. Բժիշկ և դեղատուն — at the doctor's and at the pharmacy

16 exercises · I can tell the doctor what hurts and when it started, understand the doctor's instructions, ask for the medicine I need at the pharmacy, and understand how to take it.