When I see someone with -ian or -yan in their last name…
Does not compute
Reading a 400 page contemporary politics book by an Armenian historian —> practically a chapter on the Sumgait pogrom and nothing, literally nothing, about Khojali.
I drew this, I think, around two years ago, just for fun one night when I was listening to some Armeno zurna music and procrastinating. I had no real intention of applying to go to Armenia (I was actually considering Azerbaijan or Turkey at the time).
And look at me now! This is basically how I feel every day. #Nerd
I look so ugly but I don’t even care.
I’m in Nagorno Karabakh and I saw these kids playing next door to my hotel, in a ally.
I bought them a bunch of sodas, chips, cookies, and sweets along with a soccer ball and gave it to them.
These are the most amazing kids I’ve ever met. After talking to them for a bit my friend and I left. And hour later we get a call at the front desk saying someones here to see us.
These kids brought us presents.
They’re so poor, but they gave us presents anyway.
Ok that’s it bye
<3 love dis
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Thoughts as I read a book entitled “Heroes of Hayastan”
I love Armenian history so much. Can I get a tramp stamp of King Vramshapuh, St. Sahac/Isaac, and Mesrop Mashtots with the words “O.G.s of Da Golden Age” across the top?
To my Armenian language lovers:
What’s your favorite Armenian love song?
I love this song, but probably only because it has one of the only words I know in it: sirelis. (It’s totes my go-to song when I drive around town; I get great looks)
Anonymous asked: What Armenian books are you using to learn?
Hi Anonymous!!
I haven’t jumped into studying with both feet quite yet, because I’m coming up on my last few weeks of undergrad and I’ve got a lot to finish. But, I do have some recommendations!
Anahit Avetisyan’s Eastern Armenian: Comprehensive Self-Study Language Course is REALLY good. If you’re a university student, you can probably order it through Inter-Library Loan; that’s what I did, since it’s very expensive to buy. I think it’s considered the best E. Armenian textbook for non-native speakers; it’s super comprehensive, uses both Latin and Armenian script, and in general is very well-written and well-formatted.
I also have Dora Sakayan’s Eastern Armenian for the English Speaking World. I can’t tell you much about it since it just arrived (also from Inter-Library Loan), but I like it so far. It’s more grammar-y and less textbook-y.
I’m very excited for this summer because I’m planning on making some Armenian study guides to share. I recorded an Armenian woman early this year, and my big project will be creating a few youtube videos with introductions, the alphabet, and some other stuff. I’ll admit I’m very apprehensive about learning Armenian while still in the U.S. because it will be very hard to get the sounds right, so I’m hoping that these few videos with high quality sound will help me at least get used to hearing common phrases.
Do you have any Armenian language learning recommendations? :)
