Western Armenian is the language spoken by most of the 7 million Diaspora Armenians who live outside their historic homeland. Western Armenian speakers form the majority of Armenian spoken in the US, Iran, and the Middle East. The languiage has helped to preserve a unified Armenian sense of identity and common cultural heritage throughout the world. This guide, an extension of that cultural heritage, offers insight into the historical roots of the Diaspora and provides an invaluable reference to the language itself. It contains a resourceful two-way dictionary, an informative grammar section, and a collection of travel-orientated phrases. Armenian has its own unique alphabet, but to facilitate pronunciation, the book uses a commonsense Roman transliteration system.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for Students. Learn more |
Book Description
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Buy $50 in qualifying physical textbooks, get $5 in Amazon MP3 Credit. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
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.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is great,
By Dana K. (Los Angeles, Ca) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Western Armenian Dictionary & Phrasebook: Armenian-English/English-Armenian (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook) (Paperback)
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.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Helpful,
By
This review is from: Western Armenian Dictionary & Phrasebook: Armenian-English/English-Armenian (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook) (Paperback)
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.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Inch bes es?,
By Aiden & Marissa's Mommy (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Western Armenian Dictionary & Phrasebook: Armenian-English/English-Armenian (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook) (Paperback)
Good book for the price. Wish it had many more pages and definitions though for Western Armenian.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
shish bottle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western Armenian Dictionary, Western Ormenian Dictionary, Illestern Hrmenian Ilictionarp, Western Ormenian Oictionarp, Illestern Hrmenian Dictionary, Western Hrmenian, Hrmenian Hictionarp, Los Angeles Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
shish bottle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western Armenian Dictionary, Western Ormenian Dictionary, Illestern Hrmenian Ilictionarp, Western Ormenian Oictionarp, Illestern Hrmenian Dictionary, Western Hrmenian, Hrmenian Hictionarp, Los Angeles Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > English
- Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Armenian
- Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction
- Books > New & Used Textbooks > Humanities > Foreign Languages
- Books > New & Used Textbooks > Reference > Dictionaries
