Dialogue 1

Հացի խանութում

At the bread shop

Armenian splits “this/that” three ways by who is near the thing: այս near me, այդ near you, այն away from both of us.

այս հացը
this bread
by me
այդ հացը
that bread
by you
այն հացը
that bread
over there

Used on their own, without a noun, they become սա · դա · նա (one thing) and սրանք · դրանք · նրանք (several).

In writing you will meet the question mark inside the word: հա՞ցը. The ՞ sits on the syllable the voice lifts, not at the end of the sentence.

Reveal a line with the eye button, or switch to Read — then tap any word to see what it means.

Hello. I want bread.
Hello. This bread?
Yes, this bread.
What else do you want?
I want milk and cheese.
This milk, or that milk?
This milk and that cheese.
What else do you want?
Eggs, please.
And meat?
No, I don't want meat.
This fish is good. Do you want it?
Yes, I want this fish.
What else?
Coffee. I want coffee.
Anything else?
No, thank you.
All right. Thank you too.
Goodbye.