Badarak in Western Armenian: On-line matching drills

These exercises aim to help you practice the 60 key words, 24 key phrases of Church Armenian from Sunday Holy Communion.

For Best Results: Do each several times until you get the answers right without hesitation, then proceed to the next exercise.
After completing each exercise quickly review the two preceding exercises, before moving on.

Word and Phrases from Holy Communion

1. Beginner – 1.1 Cognates * – 1.2 Essential Words A – 1.2 Essential Words B – 1.3 Greetings and Active Phrases 2. Intermediate 2.1 Active Phrases – 2.1.1 Transliteration – 2.1.2 Armenian 2.2 Hamenayni – 2.2.1 Transliteration – 2.2.2 Armenian 2.3 Hayr Mer – 2.3.1 Transliteration – 2.3.2 Armenian 2.4 Krisdos Badarakyal – 2.4.1 Transliteration – 2.4.2 Armenian 3. Advanced 3.1 Passive Phrases – 3.1.1 Transliteration – 3.1.2 Armenian 3.2 Surp Surp – 3.2.1 Transliteration – 3.2.2 Armenian 3.3 Der Voghormya – 3.3.1 Transliteration – 3.3.2 Armenian 3.4 Yev yeghitsi anun Dyarn orhnyal – 3.4.1 Transliteration – 3.4.2 Armenian 3.5 Blessings – 3.5.1 Transliteration – 3.5.2 Armenian

* The Armenian Language is distantly related to English, for this reason, you may recognize certain words (or parts of words). These related words are called cognates. Cognates usually have similar consonants, or the consonants exhibit a regular correspondence, e.g., hayr father pater, hats food pasture. Armenian often loses letters, as in li full plenty, yerek three, and sometimes sounds change quite dramatically and uniquely, as in dznunt kin generation, dzanot know prognosis, medz mega, or kaghtsr sweet, kuyr sister sorority. Recognizing cognates can accelerate your mastery of Armenian or any foreign language. Try to think of Armenian as an extension of the English you already know.