Western Armenian Language

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Would anyone be kind enough to help me with a couple of problems regarding the WA language. I am currently learning Armenian mainly from books, and so I have some questions regarding pronunciation. It seems that the combination of letters "ու" is sometimes pronounced as oo and sometimes pronounced as @v (I am using "@" to represent the sound of the Armenian letter "ը"). Consequently there are certain words which I am unsure how to pronounce. For example:

վաղուընէ (with tomorrow): Is this pronounced vaghoo@ne or vagh@v@ne?

Աստուծոյ (of/to God): Is this pronounced asdoodzo or asd@vdzo?

Would I be right in thinking that when "ու" is followed by a vowel it is always pronounced as @v rather than oo?

Also, is ազնիւ (kind) pronounced as aznioo or azniv?

And finally (for now, anyway!), are եմ, ես, է, ենք, էք, են (I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they are) pronounced as: yem, yes, ye, yenk, yek, yen or as em, es, e, enk, ek, en.

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Re: Western Armenian Language

Would anyone be kind enough to help me with a couple of problems regarding the WA language. I am currently learning Armenian mainly from books, and so I have some questions regarding pronunciation. It seems that the combination of letters "ու" is sometimes pronounced as oo and sometimes pronounced as @v (I am using "@" to represent the sound of the Armenian letter "ը"). Consequently there are certain words which I am unsure how to pronounce. For example:

վաղուընէ (with tomorrow): Is this pronounced vaghoo@ne or vagh@v@ne?

Աստուծոյ (of/to God): Is this pronounced asdoodzo or asd@vdzo?

Would I be right in thinking that when "ու" is followed by a vowel it is always pronounced as @v rather than oo?

Yes, you would "be right in thinking that when 'ու' is followed by a vowel it is pronounced as @v rather than oo" - even if there may be some exceptions??? - just like the French "ou."
Let me see if there are exceptions???

Also, is ազնիւ (kind) pronounced as aznioo or azniv?

azniv.
In general, if the 'ւ' is not lost when you "derive" other words - i.e. azn@vagan - or compose with other words then it's pronounced as 'v'; otherwise, you should pronounce it as the French 'u'.
Let me see if there are exceptions???

And finally (for now, anyway!), are եմ, ես, է, ենք, էք, են (I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, you are, they are) pronounced as: yem, yes, ye, yenk, yek, yen or as em, es, e, enk, ek, en.

I believe that it's "yem, yes, ye, yenk, yek, yen;" but em, es, e, enk, ek, en seems to be more??? common?

By the way, it's "եք" not "էք."

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