Product Description

Western Armenian is the language spoken by most of the seven million Diaspora Armenians who live outside their historic homeland. Its speakers form the majority of Armenians in the United States and the Middle East.

Armenian is written in its own unique script, but it is presented here in a romanized, easy-to-use form for instant communication. In addition to a pronunciation guide, included are a resourceful two-way dictionary containing more than 4,000 entries, an informative grammar section, and a collection of travel-oriented phrases. Observations related to Armenian culture are interspersed throughout the phrasebook. There is also a brief history of the Armenian people and Diaspora.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #501171 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 183 pages

About the Author
Nicholas Awde is a writer and regional consultant based in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Peter Maghashyan is a freelance journalist, analyst, and consultant on regional, political, and economic issues. He is based in Yerevan, Armenia.

Customer Reviews

This book is great
There aren't very many options for learning Western Armenian, but this book is great. I also purchased "Vocabulearn Western Armenian: Level 1 (VocabuLearn)" which was helpful for hearing pronounciation, but doesn't come anywhere near the usefulness of this book. This book includes an introduction to Armenian culture, as well as an introduction to grammer. Many other options translate from English to Armenian -- which doesn't help unless you can read Armenian. This books translates into phonetically spelt English - it's great. The book has both the dictionary that permits you to look up words, as well as the phrasebook with familiarizes you with common phrases. The phrasebook is organized into useful areas like "etiquette" or "food and drink" etc. This book is an excellent buy.

Very Helpful
I bought this book to impress my new in-laws. I am also part Armenian but never spoke the language. This book was very helpful to me, precisely why others have indicated: the dictionary is in English letters. It's very useful, easily fits into my purse, and has useful phrases at the end of it. Interspersed throughout the dictionary are cultural facts and tidbits that help provide insight. To get started speaking Armenian, I would recommend this as a reference and the Pimsleur CDs to help pronounciation and to give insight on how conversations are structured. Trust me, my mother in law is thrilled.

Inch bes es?
Good book for the price. Wish it had many more pages and definitions though for Western Armenian.