Origin, languages and asking for repetition
asks where you are from. The ending gives a source: , . The linking in belongs to this form of a vowel-final place name.
Language names used for speaking end in : , , . Say or . The auxiliary can move beside the focused word; it still belongs to the same action.
is a usable request before you know polite command forms. is a form-filling phrase meaning how is it written; you do not need to generate passive forms.
Ես Համբուրգից եմ։I am from Hamburg.
Ես հայերեն եմ խոսում։I speak Armenian.
Մի քիչ դանդաղ, խնդրում եմ։A little more slowly, please.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful form
Find the form explained in this unit.
։
I am from Hamburg.
։
I speak Armenian.
, ։
A little more slowly, please.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the form that fits
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ես եմ։
I am from Hamburg.
Ես եմ խոսում։
I speak Armenian.
Մի քիչ , խնդրում եմ։
A little more slowly, please.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ես եմ։
I am from Hamburg.
Ես եմ խոսում։
I speak Armenian.
Մի քիչ , խնդրում եմ։
A little more slowly, please.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Build a useful sentence
Put the words in order.
I am from Hamburg.
I speak Armenian.
A little more slowly, please.
Practice 5/5 · Matching
Connect form and meaning
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
