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Lesson 6

Letters/ î³é»ñ
Letter Cursive Pronunciation Symbol
Ò Ó Ò Ó ds [dz] as in hands dz
ò ó ò ó ts as in cats t's
Ì Í Ì Í compound sound = t (unaspirated) + s ts
This sound is similiar to dz and ts but it is
less voiced than dz and less aspirated than ts.
Ä Å Ä Å s as in treasure zh

Þ ß

Þ ß sh as in sheep sh

Exercise 1. Read:

        Ò Ó     ÓÇ, Óáõ, ÓáõÏ, Ó³·, ÇÝÓ, Ó»ñ, Ó»½, ÓÛáõÝ, ³ÝÓñ¨, Ó»éù, Ó³ÛÝ, ÓÙ»é
          Ì Í     ͳé, Í»ñ, Ù»Í, Íáõé, ϳñÍÇù, ÍÇï, ÍÇÍ»éݳÏ, ͳñ³í, ͳÝñ,
                     ͳٻÉ, ͳÙáÝ, Íáí, ·ÇÍ, ͳÝáÃ, ͳÏ
          ò ó     ó³í, óáõñï, ó³Ý, ó»ñ»Ï, óáñ»Ý, ³ÝóÝ»É, Ýñ³Ýó, áõëáõóÇã,
                     ¹åñáó, ѳñóÝ»É
          Ä Å     ųÙ, áõÅ, ¹³Å³Ý, µ³Å³Ý»É, ųٳݳÏ, µ³Å³Ï, µ³ÅÇÝ
          Þ ß      áõß, ¿ß, ³ßáõÝ, ßáõÝ, ß³ï, ßáõï, ß³ñÅáõÙ, ß³µ³Ã, ³ß³Ï»ñï,
                     ßÝáñѳϳÉáõÃÛáõÝ, ³ß˳ï³Ýù, ׳ß

Transcription: dzi, dzu, dzuk, dzag, indz, dzer, dzez, dzyun, andzrev, dzer'k', dzayn, dzmer //
     tsar', tser, mets, tsur', kartsik', tsit, tsitser'nak, tsarav, tsanr, tsamel, tsamon, tsov, gits, tsanot //
     t'sav, t'surt, t'san, t'serek, t'soren, ant'snel, ne
rant's, usut'sich, deprot's, hart'snel //
     zham, uzh, dazhan, bazhanel, zhamanak, bazhak, bazhin //
     ush, esh, ashun, shun, shat, shut, sharzhum, shap'at', ashakert, shnorhakalut'yun, ashkhatank'


Vocabulary/ ´³é»ñ

Word Read as Mean Word Read as Mean
ºÕ³Ý³Ï yeghanak  Season  ºÕ³Ý³Ï  yeghanak Weather
·³ñáõÝ garun spring ÓÛáõÝ dzyun snow
³Ù³é amar' summer ³ÝÓñ»õ andzrev rain
³ßáõÝ ashun autumn ³ñ»õ arev

sun

ÓÙ»é  dzmer' winter
ÆÝãåÇëDZ  inchpisi  What kind of? Ä³Ù³Ý³Ï zhamanak Time
ϳñ× kartsh short ó»ñ»Ï t'serek  daytime
»ñϳñ yerkar long ·Çß»ñ gisher night
ѳ׻ÉÇ atsheli pleasant ´³Û»ñ Verbs
óáõñï t'surt cold ³ñÅÇ arzhi costs
ßá· shok' hot Ëݹñ»É  khendrel to ask
ï³ù  tak' warm ÷³ÛÉ»É p'aylel to shine


Reading

ƱÝã »Õ³Ý³Ï ¿:
²ßáõÝ ¿: ²ÝÓñ¢ ¿ ·³ÉÇë:
ÒÙ»é ¿: ÒÛáõÝ ¿ ·³ÉÇë:
Þ³ï óáõñï ¿:
ò»ñ»ÏÝ»ñÁ ϳñ× »Ý,
·Çß»ñÝ»ñÁ` »ñϳñ:
¶³ñáõÝ ¿: ²ñ»õÁ ÷³ÛÉáõÙ ¿:
î³ù ¿ áõ
ѳ׻ÉÇ:

²Ù³é ¿: Þ³ï ßá· ¿:
¶Çß»ñÝ»ñÁ ß³ï ϳñ× »Ý, ÇëÏ ó»ñ»ÏÝ»ñÁ` »ñϳñ:

inch yeghanak e||
ashu-n e|| andzre-v e galis||
dzme-r' e|| dzyu-n e galis||
shat t'sur-t e||
t'sereknere
kar-tsh en|
gishernere
| yerkar||
garu-n e|| areve p'aylu-m e||
ta-k' e u hatsheli||

ama-r' e|| shat sho-k' e||
gishernere
shat kar-tsh en| isk
t'sereknere
| yerkar||

What is the weather like?
It is autumn. It is raining.
It is winter. It is snowing.
It is very cold.
The days are short and the nights are
 long.
It is spring. The sun is shining. It is warm and pleasant.

It is summer. It is very hot.
The nights are short and the days are long.


ƱÝã ³ñÅÇ:
      -ƱÝã ³ñÅÇ ÙÇ ÏÇÉá·ñáÙ å³ÝÇñÁ:
            -ºñÏáõ ѳ½³ñ ¹ñ³Ù:
     -ÊݹñáõÙ »Ù, ÙÇ ÏÇÉá·ñ³Ù å³ÝÇñ ïí»ù:
            -Êݹñ»Ù:


Useful Phrases

        Æ±Ýã ³ñÅÇ:                            How much is it?
        ÊݹñáõÙ »Ù:                         Please! (lit. I am asking.)
        Êݹñ»Ù:                               You are welcome!
        îí»ù:                                    Give (me)!


Âí»ñ              Numbers

Ù»Ï mek 1 ï³ëÝÛáà tasneyot' 17
»ñÏáõ yerku 2 ï³ëÝáõà tasnut' 18
»ñ»ù yerek' 3 ï³ëÝÇÝÁ tasnine 19
ãáñë chors 4 ùë³Ý k'san 20
ÑÇÝ· hing 5 »ñ»ëáõÝ eresun 30
í»ó vet's 6 ù³é³ëáõÝ k'ar'asun 40
Ûáà yot' 7 ÑÇëáõÝ hisun 50
áõà ut' 8 í³ÃëáõÝ vat'sun 60
ÇÝÁ ine 9 ÛáóݳëáõÝ jotanasun 70
ï³ë tas 10 áõÃëáõÝ ut'sun 80
ï³ëÝÙ»Ï tasnemek 11 ÇÝÝëáõÝ innesun 90
ï³ëÝ»ñÏáõ tasnerku 12 ѳñÛáõñ haryur 100
ï³ëÝ»ñ»ù tasnerek' 13 ѳñÛáõñ Ù»Ï haryur mek 101
ï³ëÝãáñë tasnechors 14 ѳ½³ñ hazar 1000
ï³ëÝÑÇÝ· tasnehing 15 ï³ë ѳ½³ñ tas hazar 10000
ï³ëÝí»ó tasnevetes 16 ÙÇÉÇáÝ milion 1000000



Exercise 2. Match the words and the numbers.

         ÑÇÝ· ѳñÛáõñ ÑÇÝ·                          5015
         ÑÇÝ· ѳ½³ñ ѳñÛáõñ ÑÇëáõÝ          505
         ÑÇÝ· ѳ½³ñ ÑÇÝ·                           5500
         ÑÇÝ· ѳ½³ñ ï³ÝëÑÇÝ·                 5150
         ÑÇÝ· ѳñÛáõñ ï³ëÝÑÇÝ·                5050
         ÑÇÝ· ѳ½³ñ ÑÇÝ· ѳñÛáõñ             515


Exercise 3. Write the following numbers in words:

   10, 16, 19, 24, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 48, 50, 51, 57, 69, 71, 89, 90, 105, 115, 207, 247, 367, 1103, 1004,
   1995, 1963, 1445, 1750.


Exercise 4. Replace the italicized words and phrazes with those given below.
Model:
         -ƱÝã ³ñÅÇ ÙÇ ÏÇÉá·ñáÙ å³ÝÇñÁ:
                  -ºñÏáõ ѳ½³ñ ¹ñ³Ù:
Use: å³ÝÇñ, ËÝÓáñ (apple), ϳÃ, ·ÇÝÇ, ï³ÝÓ (pear), ¹»ÕÓ (peach), ÍÇñ³Ý (apricot), ëáË (onion):


Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with one of the following words in appropirate forms:

         1. ²ßáõÝ ¿: .......... ¿ ·³ÉÇë: 2. ......... ¿: ÒÛáõÝ ¿ ·³ÉÇë: Þ³ï ............. óáõñï ¿:
         ò»ñ»ÏÝ»ñÁ ............ »Ý, ·Çß»ñÝ»ñÁ` .............: 3. ¶³ñáõÝ ¿: .............. ÷³ÛÉáõÙ ¿: ........... ¿ áõ ѳ׻ÉÇ:
         4. ........ ¿: Þ³ï ßá· ¿: ........... ß³ï ϳñ× »Ý, ÇëÏ ............` »ñϳñ:



Exercise 6. Translate.

   1. It is autumn. It is raining. 2. It is winter. It is snowing. It was very cold. 3. The days are short,
    the nights are long. 4. The sun is shining. It is hot. 6. How much is 1 kg of cheese? - 1500 drams.


Exercise 7. Read the information. Then make dialoges according to the model:

         ²Ñ³ ûñÃÇ Ïñå³ÏÁ: ²Ûëï»Õ í³×³éáõÙ »Ý (sell) ûñûñ, ³Ùë³·ñ»ñ, ï»ïñ»ñ, ·ñÇãÝ»ñ:
         Â»ñûñ` ²½·-100 ¹ñ³Ù, Èñ³·Çñ-80 ¹ñ³Ù, гÛù-80 ¹ñ³Ù, г۳ëï³ÝÇ Ð³Ýñ³å»ïáõÃÛáõÝ- 75 ¹ñ³Ù:
         ²Ùë³·ñ»ñ` ¶³ñáõÝ- 250 ¹ñ³Ù, γñÇÝ»- 175 ¹ñ³Ù:
         ¶ñÇãÝ»ñ` 50 ¹ñ³Ù »õ 70 ¹ñ³Ù:
         î»ïñ»ñ` µ³ñ³Ï (thin) ï»ïñ -20 ¹ñ³Ù, ÁݹѳÝáõñ (thick) ï»ïñ -150 ¹ñ³Ù:

Model:
         -ƱÝã ³ñÅÇ ²½·Á:
                  -100 ¹ñ³Ù:
         -ÊݹñáõÙ »Ù, Ù»Ï Ñ³ï ²½· ïí»ù (give!):
                  -Êݹñ»Ù:   


Exercise 8. Answer the questions.

   1. ²Ûëûñ DZÝã »Õ³Ý³Ï ¿: 2. ºñ»Ï DZÝã »Õ³Ý³Ï ¿ñ: 3. ÒÙé³ÝÁ »Õ³Ý³ÏÁ ÇÝãåÇëÇ±Ý ¿:
   4. ²Ùé³ÝÁ »Õ³Ý³ÏÁ ÇÝãåÇëÇ±Ý ¿: 5. ²ßݳÝÁ »Õ³Ý³ÏÁ ÇÝãåÇëÇ±Ý ¿: 6. ¶³ñݳÝÁ »Õ³Ý³ÏÁ ÇÝãåÇëÇ±Ý ¿:


Exercise 9. Fill in the blanks with the missing letter:

   ·, Ï Ã»± ù
--³ñÙÇñ (red), --ñ»É (to write), --Ý»É (to buy), --Ý³É (to go), »ñ—áõ (two), »ñ»-- (three), --³ÝÇ (how many),
»ñ--³ñ (long), ÁÝ--»ñ (friend), Ù»-- (one), --³ñ¹³É (to read), --³ñáõÝ (spring), ÑÇÝ—(five), --áõÛÝ (color):

   µ, å û± ÷
³ --ñ»É (to live), --³Ûáõë³Ï (bag), --³Ñ³ñ³Ý (cupboard), ÝáõÛÝ--»ë (also),       --³Ýíáñ (worker), --áÉáñ (all),
--³--ÇÏ (grandfather), --³ÝÇñ (cheese)


   ¹, ï û± Ã
í³-- (bad), --³Ï (under), Ùá-- (near), -- ³-- ÇÏ (grandmother), áõ--»É (to eat), --»ñ-- (paper), --áõÝ (home),
--³ñÇ (year), Ûá—(seven), áõ—(eight), --³ë (ten), --³ù (warm) áñ--»Õ (where):


   ç, × Ã»± ã
·ãÇ-- (pen), ÇÝ-- (what), ÇÝ—å»ë (how), --áõñ (water), á—ÇÝ-- (nothing), á--(no), ëáõñ-- (coffee), --áñë (four),
ϳñ—(short), ѳ--»ÉÇ (pleasant):


   Õ Ã»± Ë
--Ù»É (to drink), ³Ûëï»-- (here), ³ÛÝï»-- (there), áñï»-- (where), »--³Ý³Ï (weather):

   Ó, Í Ã»± ó
--áõñï (cold), --»ñ»Ï (daytime), --ÛáõÝ (snow), í»-- (six), ³Ý—ñ»õ (rain):

   ñ û± é
³--»õ (sun), ÓÙ»-- (winter), ³Ù³-- (summer), ·Çß»-- (night):

   Šû± ß
-- ³Ù³Ý³Ï (time), ³--áõÝ (autumn), ·Ç--»ñ (night), --á· (hot):

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