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|Armenian | |||
|Pronunciation | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|Ես քայլում եմ: | |||
|Yes k`aylum em. | |||
|I am walking. | |||
|- | |||
|Մենք քայլում ենք: | |||
|Menk` k`aylum enk`. | |||
|We are walking. | |||
|- | |||
|Դու քայլում ես: | |||
|Du k`aylum es. | |||
|You (singular) are walking. | |||
|- | |||
|Դուք քայլում եք: | |||
|Duk` k`aylum ek`. | |||
|You (plural) are walking. | |||
|- | |||
|Նա քայլում է: | |||
|Na k`aylum e. | |||
|S/he is walking. | |||
|- | |||
|Նրանք քայլում են: | |||
|Nrank` k`aylum en`. | |||
|They are walking. | |||
|} | |||
As you see from the chart above, the English “you” can be translated either as դու or դուք. դու stands for 2nd person singular, while դուք stands for the 2nd person plural. Sometimes, to indicate respect, the 2nd person singular is also addressed with դուք. | As you see from the chart above, the English “you” can be translated either as դու or դուք. դու stands for 2nd person singular, while դուք stands for the 2nd person plural. Sometimes, to indicate respect, the 2nd person singular is also addressed with դուք. | ||
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In Armenian the structures of present simple and present continuous are the same. Thus the sentence “Դու քայլում ես” can mean both “You are walking” and “You walk.” Here is an example: | In Armenian the structures of present simple and present continuous are the same. Thus the sentence “Դու քայլում ես” can mean both “You are walking” and “You walk.” Here is an example: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Armenian | |||
|Pronunciation | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|Ես կարդում եմ։ | |||
|Yes kardum em. | |||
|I am reading. / I read. | |||
|- | |||
|Մենք կարդում ենք։ | |||
|Menk` kardum enk`. | |||
|We are walking. / We read. | |||
|- | |||
|Դու կարդում ես: | |||
|Du kardum es. | |||
|You (singular) are reading. / You read. | |||
|- | |||
|Դուք կարդում եք։ | |||
|Duk` kardum ek`. | |||
|You (plural) are walking. / You read. | |||
|- | |||
|Նա կարդում է։ | |||
|Na kardum e. | |||
|S/he is reading. S/he reads. | |||
|- | |||
|Նրանք կարդում են։ | |||
|Nrank` kardum enk`. | |||
|They are walking. / They read. | |||
|} | |||
We will return to present simple and present continuous in later lessons. | We will return to present simple and present continuous in later lessons. | ||