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Get to Know the Armenian language and Armenian culture
The Armenian language is the official language of Armenia, and is spoken by an estimated 5 to 7 million people worldwide - among a diaspora spanning all six inhabited continents.
Though an Indo-European language, Armenian is the only member of its particular branch of the Indo-European family.
It also has its own writing system - the Armenian alphabet - created in 405 CE by Mesrop Mashtots. In the Armenian alphabet, ‘Armenian’ is written հայերեն (hayeren).
Why learn the Armenian language?
Yerevan, Armenia
Photo by Levon Vardanyan on Unsplash
Speakers :
5 to 7 million
Where :
Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Australia, Canada, the United States, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
Dialects :
Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian are the two standardised forms, but there were several dozen Armenian dialects prior to the Armenian genocide
Cover Image
Yerevan, Armenia
Photo by Gor Davtyan on Unsplash
Map
By GalaxMaps - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94009912
Resources for learning the Armenian language
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Websites and Courses
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Videos
City of Yerevan : Easy Armenian 1 - Easy Languages
Ani Speaking Armenian - Wikitongues
Basic Armenian Phrases (Playlist) - Margarita Sargsyan
Vocabulary (Playlist) - Margarita Sargsyan
How to Write Armenian Letters (Playlist) - Learn Armenian with Comics
How to Greet People in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Personal Pronouns in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Numbers 1 to 10 in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Numbers 10 to 999 in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Small Talk in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Armenian Words and Expressions That You Should Know - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
How to Express Your Love in Armenian? - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Colors in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Eastern and Western Armenian : Everything You Need to Know - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Armenian for Real Life Situations - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Days of the Week in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Languages in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Countries in Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Russian Words in Eastern Armenian - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Eastern Armenian Grammar Lessons (Playlist) - Learn Armenian with Hayasa
Greetings, Goodbyes and Self-Introductions - Learn Armenian with Mariam
Months and Seasons of the Year - Learn Armenian with Mariam
How to Be Polite in Armenian Culture - Learn Armenian with Mariam
Dos and Don’ts in Armenian Culture - Learn Armenian with Mariam
Basic Armenian Verb Conjugation - Learn Armenian with Mariam
An Armenian Easter Storytime From My Great-Grandfather’s Village - Learn Armenian with Mariam
Armenian Easter Traditions - Learn Armenian with Mariam
Best Apps for Learning Armenian Language - Learn Armenian with Mariam
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Books
Learn to Read Armenian in 5 Days
by Alex Hakobyan
Conversational Armenian Quick and Easy
by Yatir Nitzany
Փոքրիկ իշխանը (The Little Prince in Armenian)
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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