Armenian

[patlajan]

Originally posted by Baron Dants You know, in Armenia this summer, I found it to be one of the coolest things when armenians from our group (who didn't speak arevelahyeren) and local armenians (who didn't speak arevmtahyeren) tried to understand what the other one was saying, and eventually created some sort of common language.


moments that make you go aaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Sadly it is supposed to be the same freakin language ! How did things get so bad anyway. And why does all the crap I was supposed to learn in Armenian school not apply.

[xBaron Dants]

You know, in Armenia this summer, I found it to be one of the coolest things when armenians from our group (who didn't speak arevelahyeren) and local armenians (who didn't speak arevmtahyeren) tried to understand what the other one was saying, and eventually created some sort of common language.


moments that make you go aaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Emil]

Hmmmmm, ok. Now tell me what the difference is between Arevelahyeren and Arevmtahyeren?

[patlajan]

I don't know what the hell I speak, but the Hyastancis tend to understand me, so I'm probably alright.

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by Emil So what dialect do I use? I was born in Tehran, but moved here when I was 1. Do persian-armenians (is that the correct term for me?) have a certain dialect?

Emil

I think they are classed as arevelahyeren, despite them extending vowels.

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by Emil So what dialect do I use? I was born in Tehran, but moved here when I was 1. Do persian-armenians (is that the correct term for me?) have a certain dialect?

Emil

Barskahyes usually speak arevelahayeren. But their dialect still differs slightly from the one used by Hayastantsis.

Basically, we have about 400 beautiful variations of something that was already beautiful to start with!

[Emil]

So what dialect do I use? I was born in Tehran, but moved here when I was 1. Do persian-armenians (is that the correct term for me?) have a certain dialect?

Emil

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by Aphrodit3 I've always been able to do that. My Dad and Grandma can as well. I went to school in Yerevan for about two years. After moving here, my Mom tutored me because she didn't want my dialect to change by sending me to an Armenian school in LA. Anyway, it's fun switching back and forth between dialects.

By the way, your tagline is also my tagline on the historychannel.com forums. Are there coincidences or are things divinely inspired?

[Aphrodit3]

Originally posted by Anonymouse It's also funny that I'm Hayastansi, and speak the Arevelahyeren dialect, yet I can also speak the Arevmtahyeren dialect as well.

I've encountered many Hayastansi able to do that, but not many who speak Arevmtahyeren who can speak in Arevelahyeren.

I've always been able to do that. My Dad and Grandma can as well. I went to school in Yerevan for about two years. After moving here, my Mom tutored me because she didn't want my dialect to change by sending me to an Armenian school in LA. Anyway, it's fun switching back and forth between dialects.

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by Anonymouse It could indeed be. It could also be responsible due to the phonetics and the dialects precisions.

I won't deny it. It can get tricky with the "b"s and the "p"s and the "g"s and the "k"s and so on. But in the end, it's just a matter of practice.

I won't be as fluent in arevelayeren right now as I was in my third week in Armenia, it's a given. But that's because I have almost NO arevelahyes around me. I'll still be able to manage......even quite well.