Punctuation in short sentences
Recognise full stops, commas and the Armenian question mark.
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Բարև։
Hello.Ես Անի եմ։
I am Ani.Սա ի՞նչ է։
What is this?Reading tips
The full stop ։ ends a sentence. The comma , separates items or parts of a sentence.
The question mark ՞ sits above the stressed vowel of the questioned word. In Սա ի՞նչ է։ the mark is attached to ի, rather than placed after the sentence.
The emphasis mark ՛ and exclamation mark ՜ also appear above a vowel. Recognise these marks before reading a longer sentence.
With the vowel team ու, the question mark goes after ո: դո՞ւ. Read Իսկ դո՞ւ։ as “And you?” without moving the mark to the sentence end.
The separator ՝ introduces or separates part of a message. The quotation marks « » surround quoted words. Recognise them here; you do not need to learn every punctuation rule yet.
| Mark | Function |
|---|---|
| ։ | Full stop |
| , | Comma |
| ՞ | Question |
| ՛ | Emphasis |
| ՜ | Exclamation |
| ՝ | Separator |
| « » | Quotation marks |
Reading practice
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Which mark ends this sentence?
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Which mark indicates a question?
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Which mark separates items in a list?
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Which spelling places the question mark within ու?
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Which marks surround the quoted word?
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Recognise full stops, commas and the Armenian question mark.
Բարև։
Hello.Ես Անի եմ։
I am Ani.Սա ի՞նչ է։
What is this?Use a Armenian keyboard
On your phone, add Armenian in Settings → Languages or Keyboards. On a computer, add an Armenian input language in the operating system settings.
Use the on-screen letters whenever you prefer. The ու key inserts its two written characters together; spaces and punctuation have their own keys.