Numbers

1. Մեկ

   Mek

   One

   Usage

   The number 1. Used for ordering and quantities

   Grammar Note

   Armenian cardinal numbers precede the noun, and the noun stays singular after a numeral: "mek girk" (one book).

2. Երկու

   Yerku

   Two

   Usage

   The number 2

   Grammar Note

   "Yerku" (two) goes back to the same Indo-European root as Sanskrit "dva" and English "two".

3. Երեք

   Yerek

   Three

   Usage

   The number 3

   Grammar Note

   "Yerek" (three) shares its etymology with English "three" and Latin "tres"; the final "ք" is an aspirated k.

4. Չորս

   Chors

   Four

   Usage

   The number 4

   Grammar Note

   "Chors" (four) shares the Indo-European root of Latin "quattuor" and English "four".

5. Հինգ

   Hing

   Five

   Usage

   The number 5

   Grammar Note

   "Hing" (five) corresponds to English "five" and Greek "pente"; Armenian "h" regularly reflects Proto-Indo-European "p".

6. Վեց

   Vets

   Six

   Usage

   The number 6

   Grammar Note

   "Vets" (six) is cognate with Latin "sex" and English "six"; the final "ց" is pronounced "ts".

7. Յոթ

   Yot

   Seven

   Usage

   The number 7

   Grammar Note

   "Yot" (seven) is cognate with Latin "septem" and English "seven"; the initial "յ" is pronounced /h/ in modern Eastern Armenian ("Յոթ" sounds like "hot").

8. Ութ

   Ut

   Eight

   Usage

   The number 8

   Grammar Note

   "Ut" (eight) shares the Indo-European root of Latin "octo" and English "eight"; "ու" is a digraph for the single vowel "u".

9. Ինը

   Iny

   Nine

   Usage

   The number 9

   Grammar Note

   Counting on its own it is "iny", but before a noun the form "inn" is used: "inn or" (nine days).

10. Տասը

    Tasy

    Ten

    Usage

    The number 10

    Grammar Note

    "Tasy" (ten) is cognate with Latin "decem" and English "ten"; before a noun it becomes "tasn": "tasn or" (ten days).

11. Հարյուր

    Haryur

    One hundred

    Usage

    The number 100. Used in prices and quantities

    Grammar Note

    "Haryur" (100) derives from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Latin "centum".

12. Հազար

    Hazar

    One thousand

    Usage

    The number 1000. Used in hotel prices and larger amounts

    Grammar Note

    "Hazar" (1000) is a loan from Persian "hazar". Armenia's currency is the dram (AMD), and 1000 dram is a basic unit for travel spending.

13. Ես քսանյոթ տարեկան եմ։

    Yes ksanyot tarekan em.

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    How to answer "Kani tarekan ek?" (how old are you?). Swap the number for any other age

    Grammar Note

    21-99 are written as one word, "ksan" (20) plus the unit: ksanyot, ksanut. "Tarekan" combines with a numeral to express age, and the copula "em" follows

14. Այս տարի քսանութ տարեկան կդառնամ։

    Ays tari ksanut tarekan kdarnam.

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Used in the year your age changes. "Ays tari" means "this year"

    Grammar Note

    "Kdarnam" is the first-person singular of "darnal" (to become) with the future prefix "k-". It simply replaces the copula "em"

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