Beginning Armenian

NOTE EDITORE

Beginning Armenian: A Communicative Textbook introduces conversational Western and Eastern Armenian in a single volume, allowing learners to acquire the language skills they need to communicate and to reference, contrast, and compare both standards of the language. This book contains 24 lessons, each providing a range of key vocabulary and addressing different topics of daily life, including greetings, people, and objects, as well as past and future plans. An overview of the Western and Eastern Armenian alphabet, pronunciation, and punctuation is complimented by a range of exercises introducing the basics of Armenian grammar and vocabulary, with interactive information gap and role play activities designed to develop essential conversation skills. Beginning Armenian is the ideal textbook to introduce class-based and independent learners to the Armenian language.

SOMMARIO

Acknowledgements Introduction Writing System The Alphabet Pronunciation Punctuation Lesson 1 – Greetings and Getting Acquainted Letters: ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, WA ? ?, EA ? Grammar: Verb "to be" Lesson 2 – Numbers and Sharing Personal Information Letters: ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ?? ?? Grammar: Verb "to have" and "to be" Lesson 3 – Countries, Languages, and Origins Letters: ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ? Grammar: Regular verb "to live", verb "to know", ablative and locative cases, possessives Lesson 4 – Review Letters: ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ?, ? ? Grammar: Regular verbs, present tense and negative present, the nominative case Lesson 5 – People and Occupations Grammar: Possessives, plural, definite and indefinite articles Lesson 6 – Everyday Objects Grammar: Demonstratives, post-positions Lesson 7 – Whose Is This? Grammar: Possessive pronouns, genitive case Lesson 8 – The Time and the Date Grammar: Verb "can" present tense and negative present Lesson 9 – Weather and Mood Grammar: Past continuous tense of verb "to be" Lesson 10 – Daily Routine and Free Time Grammar: Regular verbs, present tense and negative present Lesson 11 – Activities Grammar: Motion, past continuous tense of regular verbs and habitual present tense Lesson 12 – Future Plans Grammar: Future tense Lesson 13 – Activities in the Past Grammar: Simple past tense and imperative mood of regular verbs WA -??, -??, -?? / EA -?? and -?? Lesson 14 – Dining Grammar: Simple past tense and imperative mood of irregular verbs Lesson 15 – Shopping Grammar: Simple past tense and imperative mood of WA -???, -???, -??, -??? and EA -???, -??? verbs Lesson 16 – Asking for Directions Grammar: Simple past tense and imperative mood of causative -???? and of -??? verbs Lesson 17 – Public Transportation Grammar: Instrumental and ablative cases, simple past tense and imperative mood of irregular verbs Lesson 18 – Grammar – Object Pronouns Grammar: Accusative and dative cases Lesson 19 – Health Grammar: Present perfect tense Lesson 20 – Food Grammar: Instrumental case Lesson 21 – Describing People Grammar: Instrumental and ablative cases Lesson 22 – Wants, Needs, Opinions, Requests Grammar: Subjunctive mood and EA future tenses with ???? and ? Lesson 23 – Grammar – Postpositions Lesson 24 – Grammar – Relative Pronouns and Participles Review Exercises Grammar Appendix Further Reading Index

AUTORE

Charry Karamanoukian is Lecturer in Armenian Language at Columbia University, USA.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780367408558
• Dimensioni: 9.75 x 6.75 in Ø 1.10 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 252 tables
• Pagine Arabe: 254
• Pagine Romane: xiv