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hi all, nice boards.

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  • hi all, nice boards.

    Hi everyone...i'm new here as you will see, but i need a little help from you all if you do not mind.

    I am so tired of looking for a one on one translation dictionary, i figured if i joined here and made some friends, we could perhaps make one ourselves.

    My girlfriend speaks classic Armenian, and i want to learn it.

    can you all help me out with a few phrases i might need when i come over to armenia next year...???



    that is the only site i can find... and well, its not very romantic...

    help
    Michael.



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    Obi rhymes with Kobe, as in "Kobe Bryant".
    Achkerov kute.

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      are you sure she speaks 'classic' armenian aka grapar? i hardly think any of us speak it here! and if anyone does i can assure you it is not taught at home; it's very old and very difficult to understand; maybe you meant that she speaks fluent armenian.

      where did you get your username from anyway? i have an african (not american) female classmate with that first name! at first i thought you're a girl

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        Yea, I don't think anyone other than a handful of people are versed in classical Armenian. Most Armenians speak ashkharabar.
        Achkerov kute.

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          arman, have you had the pleasure of meeting peter cowe at ucla? he's awesome! he speaks such beautiful perfect armenian AND he teaches grapar as well; i almost took grapar with him! but i didn't..wish i had!

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            Originally posted by hyebruin
            arman, have you had the pleasure of meeting peter cowe at ucla? he's awesome! he speaks such beautiful perfect armenian AND he teaches grapar as well; i almost took grapar with him! but i didn't..wish i had!
            Ahh yes Peter Cowe, I've met him twice over here on the East Coast giving a lecture. A great "Armenian" heheh.

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              My friend learned krapar from him. I am so jealous of her Armenian capabilities...

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                Originally posted by hyebruin
                are you sure she speaks 'classic' armenian aka grapar? i hardly think any of us speak it here! and if anyone does i can assure you it is not taught at home; it's very old and very difficult to understand; maybe you meant that she speaks fluent armenian.

                where did you get your username from anyway? i have an african (not american) female classmate with that first name! at first i thought you're a girl
                Yes Hyebruin, she speaks 'grapar', but she understands street Armenian too. She is a journalist.

                My name derives from an abrieviation. Organic Bio Intelligence. I use it only on a few sites. My real name, Michael, in Hebrew translation is Jesus.

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                  Originally posted by obi
                  Yes Hyebruin, she speaks 'grapar', but she understands street Armenian too. She is a journalist.

                  My name derives from an abrieviation. Organic Bio Intelligence. I use it only on a few sites. My real name, Michael, in Hebrew translation is Jesus.

                  wow! i am impressed! encourage her to post here; so how did she learn it if you don't mind? and also does she speak eastern or western armenian? i am just curious.

                  that is so awesome!

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                    She speaks all Armenian. Modern Armenian she refers to as 'street' Armenian. She learns very quick. She as learnt English in 2 months. Now she calls me most nights and speaks just English to me, which is good I guess because if she spoke Armenian I would not have a clue what she meant.

                    I will have to ask her how, or where she learnt. I am not sure if it would be part of her journalism course at university, but how she explains it she as spoke that way since she was a child. Yesterday, when first looking at the Armenian language I asked, "Do you speak Eastern or Western" she said no, she speaks 'classic'.

                    She would not speak here i do not think. She does not really speak on chat sites.

                    She likes Armenian poetry. I wanted to find a site that could translate from Armenian to english. If all else fails I shall send her some Shakespear or Byron. They were quite good >;-)

                    So what do you all do for work??? Do you surf at home or work???

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