Armenian Class

[HyeJinx1984]

So today was my first day of Armenian class. Even though it's been only one session so far, I think it's my favorite class ever in college. I was actually surprised how orderly it was... you'd think a class mostly full of Armenians would be noisy and disorganized. However, the fun part was seeing the non-Armenians taking the class... especially this one african girl who I can't WAIT to see pernounce certain words. Well... this will be fun.

Oh something interesting I realized about the alphabet... the letters are multi-syllabic . The only Alphabet I know is English, an dall those letters are one syllable, but I was really surprised to see some Armenian letters having two and I think even three syllables in them, it's like they're more like words then letters.

[XxgoeyxX]

OOOo Valley started today..Well good luck in that class!

[HyeJinx1984]

Well, this is at Valley................ you're not in my class are you?

[XxgoeyxX]

Well, this is at Valley................ you're not in my class are you?

No I dont go to valley. I just woke up early to go to the History class I was going to take. But then I changed my mind, 15 units is enough for one semester.

[HyeJinx1984]

Atleast I know who Mesrob Meshdots is now, Baron can be proud of me

[xBaron Dants]

hahaha!
Vay HyeJinx vay! I see that you are very eager to please.

And while I must say that it is surprising that you just now found out who Mesrob Mashdots is, the fact that you took an Armenian class speaks volumes about you, and your "Armenianness".

Though I'm confused. You know how to speak, right?

[HyeJinx1984]

hahaha!
Vay HyeJinx vay! I see that you are very eager to please.

And while I must say that it is surprising that you just now found out who Mesrob Mashdots is, the fact that you took an Armenian class speaks volumes about you, and your "Armenianness".

Though I'm confused. You know how to speak, right?

Oh yes, from what other people have said I speak exceptionally well for someone who was born in America, to the point that people have actually asked me what town in Armenia I am from. However, I do not know how to read or write, and I speak Eastern armenian and the class teaches Western Armenian... but from what the teacher has said, there are really only a few superficial differences in speaking and a few spelling differences when reading and writing.

In one day I've already learned so much. I always figured all of the Armenian Diaspora was due to the genocide, which is for the most part true, however Basgahyes (my dad's side) is a different case all together. About two hundred years before the genocide even happened, when the persians tried conquering Armenia they took about 300,000 Armenians with them back to Iran, who's decendents are modern day Basgahyes. So I learned something about the ancestory on my dad's side. Pretty cool.

Also Baron, I'm seriously considering visiting Armenia summer '05. We should get a group together and go since aside from my uncle and his family I don't really know anyone else there.

[MadHandle]

^^05....I'm probably gonna be there. I'll be at Kanaker mostly.

By the way hyejinx, I was playin postal 2 with a guy similar to your name...was that you?

[HyeJinx1984]

Nope, don't play Postal. You may see me on Battle.net playing WarCraftIII though

'nother interesting fact I learned today... did you know the first newspaper published using the Armenian alphabet was produced in Madras, India sometime between 1794 and 1796. Although one question I should have asked at the time, and that you guys are probably now asking... Why India??!?!?!?!?!?

[sad_eyes]

I found it confusing to be honest. English has been planted in my brain so well that It was difficult to understand the concept of the Armenian alphabet, let alone forming scentences. I found it odd (please, no one be offended by that comment) how armenians form sentences by placing the before the noun. Such as "Yes kez sirumen"- translated it sounds in english as "I you love." As we would say , I love you.