Beginning Armenian : a communicative textbook / Charry Karamanoukian.

Greetings and getting acquainted -- Numbers and sharing personal information -- Countries, languages, and origins -- Review -- People and occupations -- Everyday objects -- Whose is this? -- The time and the date -- Weather and mood -- Daily routine and free time -- Activities -- Future plans -- Activities in the past -- Dining -- Shopping -- Asking for directions -- Public transportation -- Grammar -- object pronouns -- Health -- Food -- Describing people -- Wants, needs, opinions, and requests -- Grammar -- postpositions -- Grammar -- relative pronouns and participles.

"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 twenty-four 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"-- Provided by publisher.