A0 · Nullpunkt Kapitel 3

Naming the World: Nouns & Numbers

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Unlock the building blocks of Armenian by naming objects and describing your surroundings with confidence.

  • Identify common nouns for everyday items.
  • Form simple plural nouns using Armenian suffixes.
  • Describe objects using numbers and basic adjectives.
Build your vocabulary and label the world around you.

Was du lernen wirst

Explore common Armenian nouns and how to form their plurals. This chapter also introduces basic numbers and simple descriptive adjectives.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: identify and count at least ten common objects using singular and plural forms.

Tipps & Tricks (4)

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Label Everything

Put sticky notes on items in your house. It helps you memorize nouns faster.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Common Nouns: People, Places, Things
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Count the syllables

Always count syllables before choosing -եր or -ներ.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Singular and Plural: More Than One!
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Listen to locals

Listen to how they say 'inch'. It's very short.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'What is this?': Identifying Objects
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Keep it simple

Don't worry about gender or pluralization. Adjectives in Armenian are always the same.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Descriptions: Big, Small, Good

Wichtige Vokabeln (6)

գիրք book մեծ big երեք three սեղան table փոքր small ի՞նչ what

Real-World Preview

book-open

At the Bookstore

Review Summary

  • Noun
  • Noun + եր/ներ
  • Number + Noun
  • Ի՞նչ է սա
  • Adjective + Noun

Häufige Fehler

In Armenian, when a number is present, the noun stays in the singular form.

Wrong: երեք գիրքեր
Richtig: երեք գիրք

Adjectives must precede the noun they modify.

Wrong: գիրք մեծ
Richtig: մեծ գիրք

While word order is flexible, 'Ի՞նչ է սա' is the standard way to ask 'What is this?'.

Wrong: Սա ի՞նչ է
Richtig: Ի՞նչ է սա

Next Steps

You are doing amazing! Keep practicing these nouns and you will be speaking Armenian in no time.

Label your household items with sticky notes.

Schnelle Übung (10)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Erku khndzorn.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Erku khndzor
No plural.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Counting from 1 to 10: Basic Numbers

Fill in the blank

___ inch e?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Sa
Sa is the demonstrative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'What is this?': Identifying Objects

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Սեղանը մեծ չէ՞

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Սեղանը մեծ չէ
Negation.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Descriptions: Big, Small, Good

Fill in the number 4.

___ kat.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Chors
Chors is 4.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Counting from 1 to 10: Basic Numbers

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

մեքենաեր

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: մեքենաներ
Vowel ending takes -ներ.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Singular and Plural: More Than One!

Fill in the blank.

Տունը ___ է։ (big)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: մեծ
Mets means big.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Simple Descriptions: Big, Small, Good

Select 10.

Which is 10?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tas
Tas is 10.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Counting from 1 to 10: Basic Numbers

Fill in the blank with the correct definite article.

Սեղան___ գեղեցիկ է։

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ը
The noun 'սեղան' takes the '-ը' suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Common Nouns: People, Places, Things

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Սա գիրք է։
Standard word order is Subject + Noun + Copula.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Common Nouns: People, Places, Things

Choose the correct question

What is this?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Sa inch e?
Standard order.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'What is this?': Identifying Objects

Score: /10

Häufige Fragen (6)

No, Armenian is gender-neutral, which makes it much easier than French or German.
Add the suffix '-ը' or '-ն' to the end of the word.
It is a grammatical rule in Armenian that quantifiers make the noun plural in meaning, so the suffix is redundant.
Usually, the vowel rule takes precedence, so it would take -ներ.
No, they are invariant.
Mek.