Did you understand the new words?
Մթերային խանութ means grocery store.
Mterayin khanut
Գանձապահ means cashier.
Gandzapah
Վաճառող means salesperson.
Vacharrogh
Հագուստի խանութ means clothing store.
Hagusti khanut
Cultural note: Armenia has larger and smaller establishments (i.e. store, department stores, etc). Yerevan, the
capital, has different kinds of stores:
small stores, pharmacy/CVS types of stores, and department stores, whereas rural areas have mainly small
shops (especially the remote ones).
4. Work in pairs or in small groups. Make up dialogues using the model below.
MODEL:
A. Որտե՞ղ է աշխատում Գագիկը:
A. Where does Gagik work?
B. Գագիկն աշխատում է մթերային խանութում:
B. Gagik works at the grocery store.
Grammar note: To construct the expression “want + infinitive” in Armenian, you will
conjugate the verb “want” (ուզենալ- uzanal) for each person and add the infinitive or the
base form of the second verb (see the conjugation of the verbs below).
Reminder:
English pronoun “You” can be either “դու” (singular, informal) or “դուք”
(plural, formal) in Armenian
I want to buy… Ես ուզում եմ գնել Yes uzum em gnel
You want to buy…. Դու (Դուք) ուզում ես (եք) գնել Du (duk) uzum es (ek) gnel
He wants to buy…. Նա ուզում է գնել Na uzum e gnel
She wants to buy…. Նա ուզում է գնել Na uzum e gnel
We want to buy… Մենք ուզում ենք գնել Menk uzum enk gnel
They want to buy…. Նրանք ուզում են գնել Nrank uzum en gnel
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