| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| I | ես yes |
| I am | եմ em*
for the forms of 'to be' ե is pronounced 'e' and not 'ye'. |
| you (sg / informal) | դուն tun |
| you are (sg /informal) | ես ես - es = you are
not to be confused with ես - yes = I (same spelling) |
| he /she /it | ան an |
| he/she / it is | է e |
| we | մենք menk |
| we are | ենք enk |
| you (pl / formal) | դուք tuk |
| you are (pl / formal) | էք ek |
| they | անոնք anonk |
| they are | են en |
| here | հոս hos |
| I am here. | Հոս եմ։ Hos em.
The personal pronoun (here: yes) is only used for emphasis but otherwise not needed |
| He/She is here. | Ան հոս է։ An hos e. |
| how | ինչպէ՞ս inçbes |
| How are you? (sg/ informal) | (Դուն) ինչպէ՞ս ես։ (Tun) inçbes es ? |
| How are you? (pl / formal) | (Դուք) ինչպէ՞ս էք։ (Tuk) inçbes ek? |
| where ? | ու՞ր ur |
| Where are you ? (sg /informal) | (Դուն) ու՞ր ես։ (Tun) ur es? |
| Where are we? | (Մենք) ու՞ր ենք։ (Menk) ur enk? |
| We are here. | Հոս ենք։ Hos enk. |
| Where are they? | (Անոնք) ու՞ր են։ Anonk ur en? |
| Are they here? | Անոնք հո՞ս են։ Anonk hos en? |
| Are they here? | Անո՞նք հոս են։ Anonk hos en? |
| Are they here ? | Հո՞ս են անոնք։ Hos en anonk ?
strong emphasis |
| no / not | ոչ voç |
| I am not | չեմ çem
the 'չ -ç- of ոչ - voç + the conjugated form of to be ( here: եմ - em |
| you are not (sg / informal) | չես çes |
| he /she / it is not | չէ çe
when negating a verb: չի - çi չի կարդար - çi gartar - he doesn't read before a verb starting with a vowel : չ՚ - ç' չ՚երթար - ç'ertar he doesn't go |
| we are not | չենք çenk |
| you are not (pl / formal) | չէք çek |
| they are not | չեն çen |
| He is not here. | Հոս չէ։ Hos çe. |
| Are they here? No, they are not here. | Հո՞ս են։ Ոչ, հոս չեն։ Hos en? Voç, hos en. |
| no / it is not | չէ չէ (Չէ) - çe (Çe) can replace ոչ - voç |
| isn't it? | չէ՞ çe |
| right / correct / true / accurate | ճիշդ djišt |
| It is right, isn't it? | Ճիշդ է, չէ՞։ Djišt e, çe? |
| I am not Greek. | (Ես) յոյն չեմ։ (Yes) huin çem. |
| You are not Armenian. | (Դուն) հայ չես։ (Tun) haj çes. |
| He is not American. | (Ան) ամերիկացի չէ։ (An) amerigatsi çe. |
| there | հոն hon |
| We are not there. | (Մենք) հոն չենք։ (Menk) hon çenk. |
| You are not here. (plural/ formal) | (Դուք) հոս չէք։ (Tuk) hos çek. |
| They are not many. | (Անոնք) շատ չեն։ (Anonk) şad çen. |