Hayeren Khosaktsutsyun (Armenian Conversation)

[Sako]

Yeah, thanks Hovik, that's what I meant.

[ardakilic]

How many tenses are there in Hayeren? Can somebody list them please. շատ շնորհակալ եմ.

[VaheTheGreat(e)]

How many tenses are there in Hayeren? Can somebody list them please. շատ շնորհակալ եմ.

I think there are just 3simple tenses: Past, Present and feature but now when I think I am not sure...LOL
Never ask a grammar question about native language!!!!

[ardakilic]

I think there are just 3simple tenses: Past, Present and feature but now when I think I am not sure...LOL
Never ask a grammar question about native language!!!!

The only way I can learn a language is to learn its pure grammar, not daily conversations, not vocabulary.

I have an old-fashioned mind i think

[No Pasaran]

The only way I can learn a language is to learn its pure grammar, not daily conversations, not vocabulary.

I have an old-fashioned mind i think

same here. in american school they don't teach me grammer in school they are saying that I have to learn to make basic conversations and understand spanish speaking before the grammer!!!

they didn't teach me English like that in Turkey.

[ardakilic]

same here. in american school they don't teach me grammer in school they are saying that I have to learn to make basic conversations and understand spanish speaking before the grammer!!!

they didn't teach me English like that in Turkey.

It was the first time i tried to learn Arabic when i was 10. They approached me with basic daily conversations and i couldnt speak a single word Arabic when i became 13. But after that, the clever one of teachers realized that this method didnt work and only put old-fashioned Arabic grammar books (Amthila, Binaa, Awameel and so on) and i managed to speak Arabic very well in two months.

[VaheTheGreat(e)]

The only way I can learn a language is to learn its pure grammar, not daily conversations, not vocabulary.

I have an old-fashioned mind i think

LOL, it was the same for me, I was used to learn foraighn languages the classic way by learning Grammer and doing exercises, when I caim to Portugal I was trying to learn Portugues the same way and when I asked my Portugues teacher some grammer questions she was very surpised and had to think a lot to answer. Eventually I learned proper portugues by grammer bookes
Although my spelling is equally bad in all 4 languages I speak.

[Sako]

There are 3 tenses, if I'm not mistaken.

Regarding No Pasaran's school, I think what they do is wrong. I learnt my English considerably fast, only one month. Out of five hundred kids in my school, I learnt English the fastest (in America) along with one other guy who became one of my friends. For that, I got an award and was taken to a University where exceptional kids from many other schools came together (That University blowed me out of the water, it was great. The prizes were good too). What I'm trying to say is that I learnt my grammer along with everything else in one month. It was kinda fun seeing the looks on the faces of all the Americans, Mexicans, etc. The only Armenian (and one American kid) in the school gets the award, lol. I had no idea, seriously. They pulled me out of class and I thought I was being taken to the principles office. Then I realized they were taking me to a sweet ride, lol. The "Learn to talk first" method is used when you don't have time and need to quickly learn some basic English, not when your learning in a proper classroom. That's my point. Living in Armenia has made my English a bit foggy but I'm keeping up with both languages. Imagine keeping up with three languages. Living in India, I had to speak Armenian, English and Hindi on a daily basis, lol. I tell you it feels great being able to communicate. I hate it when you can't communicate, it's like an omen. That's why I'm trying to learn some Turkish now. See, my case is different, I can go with the learn-to-converse method because I'm not in a class but if I was, that method would be useless.

[ardakilic]

Living in India, I had to speak Armenian, English and Hindi on a daily basis, lol. I tell you it feels great being able to communicate.

Yes, three months ago i went to Amsterdam for business and stayed with an Armenian old man, Baron Harout. He was born in Turkey, grew up in Lebanon and Syria, now living in France and England.

We were talking in four and half languages in the same sentence: Arabic, Turkish (he can speak very well Turkish slang), English and French with few Armenian words.

It was amazing!

[Sako]

Yeah, it's real fun. Man this world is amazing in every way isn't it Arda? We complicate things so much sometimes. Life truly is the greatest teacher, I can tell you that.