koko Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Sorry to draw attention away from the from a siruntxas point of view but I have another very important issue to bring up here, at least for me. Hearing the armenian language in public today should be a happy experience, living in a country where there are such a few of us. But latetly my stomach turns every time I hear a hayastantsi open his or her mouth. Especially those who recently came from Armenia. Using words like xi, karas, and ara infront of every sentence ( instead of incho, karoghes, yev ajlen). Da yeghele mer lezon hima! Just shows how much culture these people have. It doesn't seem as they have any from the sound of it. Amen mi azg oni ir endanor zarkatsats yev kaghakakirtt lezon vorov dasavandomen yev grakanotion sdeghtsom. Ajd barbarov bolor hayere irar haskanomen. Ajd barbare endanrabes aveli kaghtsr ev hnchome geghetsik e lsoghi hamar yev kan barbarner ghjoghakan kam shrdjanain voronk ajnkanel hadjeli chen lsvom voch deghatsineri akandjin. Drahamar el bedke menk bolores portsenk djisdh hayeren khosenk yev zarkatsnenk mer hyerene! Apsos e vor sirun hayeren khosoghnere verchanan hayastanom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirunTgha Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Sorry to draw attention away from the from a siruntxas point of view but I have another very important issue to bring up here, at least for me. Hearing the armenian language in public today should be a happy experience, living in a country where there are such a few of us. But latetly my stomach turns every time I hear a hayastantsi open his or her mouth. Especially those who recently came from Armenia. Using words like xi, karas, and ara infront of every sentence ( instead of incho, karoghes, yev ajlen). Da yeghele mer lezon hima! Just shows how much culture these people have. It doesn't seem as they have any from the sound of it. Amen mi azg oni ir endanor zarkatsats yev kaghakakirtt lezon vorov dasavandomen yev grakanotion sdeghtsom. Ajd barbarov bolor hayere irar haskanomen. Ajd barbare endanrabes aveli kaghtsr ev hnchome geghetsik e lsoghi hamar yev kan barbarner ghjoghakan kam shrdjanain voronk ajnkanel hadjeli chen lsvom voch deghatsineri akandjin. Drahamar el bedke menk bolores portsenk djisdh hayeren khosenk yev zarkatsnenk mer hyerene! Apsos e vor sirun hayeren khosoghnere verchanan hayastanom. I agree it's an issue, but I live in Quebec, Canada and Quebecers use so much slang, bar baren oktagortsum, yev shat hachax. Like you said, it depends on the nature of the individual, educated people and the lower society, the little people. Actually higher institutions and business organisations, goverment representatives, the national media, use proper, literal language. I don't think there's much we can do from preventing people using bar bar. I speak Armenian with my father and I don't use bar bar, although i can say karas, but never xi. I think it's an issue, but a completely normal issue. It's okay that a region develops a slang, but the important thing to keep in mind is the way you express yourself at a given situation. And that's what people tend to neglect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Actually higher institutions and business organisations, goverment representatives, the national media, use proper, literal language. Unfortunately the Armenian television doesn't use proper language neither in the diaspora nor in Armenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirunTgha Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Unfortunately the Armenian television doesn't use proper language neither in the diaspora nor in Armenia. I'm sorry i can't believe that Armenian television is using popular language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'm sorry i can't believe that Armenian television is using popular language. Yes, H1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Unfortunately the Armenian television doesn't use proper language neither in the diaspora nor in Armenia. You're lucky. You have Armenian channels. All I have are Spanish, English, Japanese and Korean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirunTgha Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 You're lucky. You have Armenian channels. All I have are Spanish, English, Japanese and Korean. Haha do you live in Philipines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 (edited) Haha do you live in Philipines? Yes, I live in the Philipines. Maybe then I would have had a decent excuse. Edited February 18, 2008 by Zara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirunTgha Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yes, I live in the Philipines. Maybe then I would have had a decent excuse. It's alright no one judges you by what channel you have, but seriously where do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 It's alright no one judges you by what channel you have, but seriously where do you live? Are you serious? Open your eyes a little sleepy-head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirunTgha Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Are you serious? Open your eyes a little sleepy-head. Lol oh yeah true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Lol oh yeah true About time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hreshtak Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Sorry to draw attention away from the from a siruntxas point of view but I have another very important issue to bring up here, at least for me. Hearing the armenian language in public today should be a happy experience, living in a country where there are such a few of us. But latetly my stomach turns every time I hear a hayastantsi open his or her mouth. Especially those who recently came from Armenia. Using words like xi, karas, and ara infront of every sentence ( instead of incho, karoghes, yev ajlen). Da yeghele mer lezon hima! Just shows how much culture these people have. It doesn't seem as they have any from the sound of it. Amen mi azg oni ir endanor zarkatsats yev kaghakakirtt lezon vorov dasavandomen yev grakanotion sdeghtsom. Ajd barbarov bolor hayere irar haskanomen. Ajd barbare endanrabes aveli kaghtsr ev hnchome geghetsik e lsoghi hamar yev kan barbarner ghjoghakan kam shrdjanain voronk ajnkanel hadjeli chen lsvom voch deghatsineri akandjin. Drahamar el bedke menk bolores portsenk djisdh hayeren khosenk yev zarkatsnenk mer hyerene! Apsos e vor sirun hayeren khosoghnere verchanan hayastanom. Lyovin hamadzayn em, baic indz tvum a aveli karevor xntir ka.. orinak haykakan lezun sovorel ev xosel. Shat angam nkatel em vor erexanere hayeren chgid en(iharke evropa um kanivor es evropa um em aprum ev etenc nkatel em. hima chgid em amerika um et vonc a...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 (edited) Lyovin hamadzayn em, baic indz tvum a aveli karevor xntir ka.. orinak haykakan lezun sovorel ev xosel. Shat angam nkatel em vor erexanere hayeren chgid en(iharke evropa um kanivor es evropa um em aprum ev etenc nkatel em. hima chgid em amerika um et vonc a...) Depends on your family and location. If you live in LA you can have Armenian friends and learn from eachother. If you live in some remote place in Nabraska you have a smaller chance of learning or even caring about the language and culture. Also, you have to learn from the people that you're surrounded by all of the time and who are you surrounded by more than your parents and relatives? Don't forget that America is a big place. Edited February 19, 2008 by Zara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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