A0 · Punto Cero Capítulo 3

Naming the World: Nouns & Numbers

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

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.

Lo que aprenderás

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.

Consejos y trucos (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

Vocabulario clave (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

Errores comunes

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

Wrong: երեք գիրքեր
Correcto: երեք գիրք

Adjectives must precede the noun they modify.

Wrong: գիրք մեծ
Correcto: 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
Correcto: 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.

Continue to: Simple Sentences: The Verb 'To Be'

Práctica rápida (10)

Fill in the number 1.

___ khndzor.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mek
Mek is 1.

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

Add the correct plural suffix.

Սար___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: եր
One syllable takes -եր.

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

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 blank

___ inch e?

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

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

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

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

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Տունը մեծ է
Noun + Adj + Verb.

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

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

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

Fix the sentence

Find and fix the mistake:

E sa inch?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Sa inch e?
Verb at end.

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

Score: /10

Preguntas frecuentes (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.
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