armenian language now

[gggpearl]

hi all,
i just wondered how we value our language and how we treat it. sometimes it seems that we really do not appreciate what may be one of the most valuable things that is armenian. i don't know why but it is often the case that we like non-armenian things.
so i wonder how many armenians know armenian, and what the armenian language means to the armenians (if it means anything at all to them).
thanks, g.

[Hayq]

To me, the Language is the most important aspect of a race.

THerefore, we should work on standardizing our language (haha western armenian).

THe best way of doing this is instituting a common curriculum amongst schools and an Armenian Dictionary!

[nunechka]

hayq this thread isnt about the education system or the different types of armenian accents...

pearl, i aboxxxxely love the armenian language, i speak it, read and write it...

i have come to love it more and more because as i got older i realized that i can translate anything into armenian, but its really hard to translate armenian to another language, it was annoying at first, but then i realized that its because our language has MANY MANY more words to describe SOOO many things...

when i speak armenian i feel like i have more vocabulary then english, and i have been speaking english since i was 10... my vocab in english is quite extensive, and i am surprised that i cannot find the exact translations of certain words...

language is the key to the culture...

[!EEK]

Armenian is also useful to speak against other people in a public place and no one understands...since there aren't that much armenians in belgium it works perfectly..it's like a secret language I loove it


"As aboosh marte inch kech ge hodiii...uuufffff, yes oorish der que nesstim" Well I'm not that mean to people

[Hayq]

There are too many Armenians here, it does not have the same effect as EEK's.

Plus, the Mexicans are real insecure when you talk to them in a different language, they stare you down!

[nunechka]

ohh and they dont speak spanish in front of everyone? they do it ALL THE TIME!
we hardly ever do it... only when its super duper necessary, but they do it like its nothing...

when i go to the store and the person working there is mexican, they stare at me and speak spanish! and then laugh! then the men workers say something that I KNOW IS OFFENSIVE! and they stare at me... they dont know that i speak spanish too, just because i am armenian doesnt mean i cant speak spanish!...

THEY CAN EAT MY SH!T...

[Hayq]

I like your style, nunechka. That is true, online too, mexican kids would end up inviting me there and start saying stupid things...iknow its about me because they keep calling me el wedo (the white guy).

Hey, let them have their cheap fun.

[Hayq]

Good Job, Gaucho. Are you from Argentina or something?

And some of us post at different forums. but this one is special.

[!EEK]

Well it's always better to learn as much as languages as possible. You get so many vocabulary, collocial words , everything that grows your culture and your way of life and armenian is absolooootly a must if you are armenian! I rmemeber when I was 7 or so,whining during our trip to my grand ma's to learn armenian.....but now I speak it well and I'm so happy my parents forced me to go there

I speak Dutch, French, English, Armenian and Spanish...anywhere I go I'll have my "secret language"...oh and I know all the bad words in Lebanese



edit: I used to post on other forums but since I'm here, I'm exclusively active on AC forums....you can tell by viewing my post count 18/day !!

[!EEK]

and lebanese is not a language lol khentoog.
it's Arabic with a lebanese accent. which gets on my nerves lol sounds pretty gay. it's pretty feminine.

Kidem paits parrer gan vor nooine chen...hmmm terrevess djichd ess, it's the accent...Well anyway its "Lebanese"

Be assured, I'm not "Shooooooo, kif ek Gaucho (whats ur name btw)...."