Music & Entertainment

1. Ժամը քանիսի՞ն է սկսվում համերգը։

   Zhamy kanisin e sksvum hamergy?

   What time does the concert start?

   Usage

   Used to ask the start time of a concert or music event

   Grammar Note

   "Hamerg" (concert) is "ham-" (together) plus "yerg" (song); "zhamy kanisin" is the set phrase for "at what time".

2. Դուդուկ են նվագում։

   Duduk en nvagum.

   Playing the duduk

   Usage

   Used when talking about a duduk performance

   Grammar Note

   The duduk is Armenia's national instrument and a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage item; a subjectless third-person plural means "they/people are ...ing".

3. Ես շատ եմ սիրում այդ երգը։

   Yes shat em sirum ayd yergy.

   I really like that song

   Usage

   Used to express that you really enjoy a song

   Grammar Note

   The auxiliary "em" moves next to the word being emphasized, so "shat em sirum" stresses "very much".

4. Կարո՞ղ եմ համերգի տոմսեր գնել։

   Karogh em hamergi tomser gnel?

   Can I buy tickets for the concert?

   Usage

   Used to ask about buying concert tickets

   Grammar Note

   Take care not to confuse "gnel" (to buy) with "gnal" (to go); monosyllabic nouns take the plural "-er".

5. Ուզում եմ ավելի շատ երգեր լսել։

   Uzum em aveli shat yerger lsel.

   I want to listen to more songs

   Usage

   Used to request more music at a concert or express a desire to hear more

   Grammar Note

   "Uzum em" plus an infinitive expresses a wish; "aveli shat" is the comparative of quantity, "more".

6. Հայկական ժողովրդական երգերը շատ գեղեցիկ են։

   Haykakan zhoghovrdakan yergery shat geghetsik en.

   Armenian folk songs are very beautiful

   Usage

   Used to compliment Armenian traditional music

   Grammar Note

   "Haykakan" (Armenian) derives from "hay" (an Armenian); the country is "Hayastan" and the language "hayeren".

7. Կարո՞ղ եմ մտնել դահլիճ։

   Karogh em mtnel dahlich?

   Can I enter the venue?

   Usage

   Used to ask if entry to a music venue is permitted

   Grammar Note

   "Mtnel" (to enter) takes its destination directly, without any preposition, in everyday speech.

8. Քանոն են նվագում։

   Kanon en nvagum.

   The kanon is being played

   Usage

   Used to describe someone playing the kanon (Armenian zither)

   Grammar Note

   Instruments are played with "nvagel", distinct from "yergel" (to sing); the instrument usually appears without an article.

9. Ո՞ր սրահում է տեղի ունենում համերգը։

   Vor srahum e teghi unenum hamergy?

   In which hall is the concert held?

   Usage

   Used to ask which hall the concert takes place in

   Grammar Note

   The locative suffix "-um" marks place: "srah" becomes "srahum" (in the hall); "teghi unenal" is the idiom for "to take place".

10. Կարո՞ղ եմ երգի դասեր վերցնել։

    Karogh em yergi daser vertsnel?

    Can I take singing lessons?

    Usage

    Used to inquire about signing up for singing lessons

    Grammar Note

    "Das vertsnel" (to take a lesson) is the set phrase for the student; the teacher's side is "das tal" (to give a lesson).

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