armenian language now

[Thai-Samurai]

wow that is a lot of languages, that's pretty cool I wish I knew more than just Armenian and English.

[Hayq]

Kids in Europe pick up languages very quickly. He is from Belgium where the Walloons and the Flems divide the country and both their languages are official (French and Dutch). I assume they teach both in school...but that is just a guess.

[!EEK]

I'm in a french school so I learn french as my primary language. My mom is french too so it's pretty obvious. Since we live in Belgium, we have to learn dutch. Then we can choose between german or spanish and I chose spanish. English is a must and I've learned armenian thanks to my dad's family

[ArmoBarbi]

Out of all the things my mother deprived me of as a child, our language is one of the most important to me. I have always tried to pick up bits when around Armenian speakers, but such occasions were rare in my childhood. I live in a waspy town in Michigan. I never get to hear Armenian on the street and it is not an option at the schools. I've already decided that I am going to learn Armenian as a part of my BA, and go to Armenia for a while to be immersed after college. (I am looking into the Peace Corps) I live in Russian and English, and I learned French through school. It bothers me a lot that I dont speak Armenian. I am so excited to learn it.

[Thai-Samurai]

How does the Peace Corps work in Armenia, what do they do there? That's interesting.

[ArmoBarbi]

I would go to teach English, but you can go on their website and check for other things. They let you select a country and read up on it. I dont remember any other things besides teaching English, but I dont want to mislead you, so just go and check for yourself. www.peacecorps.org

I bet it would be a great experience. They even let people go as married couples if they can provide a certificate. My history prof is retiring after next semester and going to Africa for 4 years. As soon as she said she was going to Africa, I knew she joined the Peace Corps - just like her to make me respect her after disliking her all semester!

[Thai-Samurai]

ok thanx, lol Africa.

[HyeJinx1984]

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!

Yes and no. I think Language is the thing that binds us the most because it's a quick way of knowing who is and isn't Armenian. With just a single word, you already know a lot about the person (at least in theory). However, language can't be where it ends. If being Armenian just means I took two semesters of a foreign language class at Valley College, well then I better just go kill myself now... someone please prove me wrong.

Also, I don't agree with teaching non-Armenians our language. It's ours. One time a white girl was trying to be cute and said "Bari Loos" to me one morning... I smiled politily, but in my head I was thinking to myself "You have no right to use those words." I'm a freak, I know.

[HyePrincess]

I speak it only (pss. i was born here some ppl dont even no how to speak it lol) i use to no how to read armenian and write cuz i went to armenian school but then i quit and forgot the reading and writing part lol

[HyeJinx1984]

I speak it only (pss. i was born here some ppl dont even no how to speak it lol) i use to no how to read armenian and write cuz i went to armenian school but then i quit and forgot the reading and writing part lol

I just recently learned how to read and write Armenian. It's so cool!! And if you know how to speak already, you'll take to it like a fish takes to water... it's a lot of letters to memorize, but within a few weeks you'll know the alphabet like the back of your hand. It's weird, once I learned to read and write, I've been writing non-stop. Just random stuff too, there's tons of papaers just sitting around my room with words scribbled all over them... my mom is starting to get a little freaked out, it's like that scene from the shining...