How does Armenian Language sounds to you

[Ar-Man]

I was always curious how our language sounds to the stranger's ears.

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[Hurrem sultana]

not similar to any language

[gold_fenix]

very ukknown and very old, as the the languaje of a old civilization in a film of science fiction

[brunette]

That ginger haired Armenian girl is beautiful. My mum had an Armenian friend when she was young she said it was cute when he tried to pronounce things. They emphasize things alot of the time.

[Hurrem sultana]

yeah i thought so too gold,but it is probably because of the folk songs

show us some clips from armenian news

[Ar-Man]

very ukknown and very old, as the the languaje of a old civilization in a film of science fiction

Thanks Brother, I'll try to find something in old Armenian(Grabar), which sounds spooky and esoteric even to me :D




show us some clips from armenian news
In some another thread :wink thanks for the understanding :rose2:

[Comte Arnau]

Could you include a video from a news program?

[The Journeyman]

Closest resembling language to me is Farsi/Persian+Hungarian.

[Hurrem sultana]

here it is....less "classic"


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[Ar-Man]

Could you include a video from a news program?

Ok I cant refuse for 2 people.

No gingers specially for bosnian :D
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[Mosov]

This is good example of Eastern Armenian speaking :

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[Padre Organtino]

Intonation wise it's like Georgian. Then the big difference is words ending with consonants that are very common unlike in Georgian. So I would say that it sounds grumpier compared to Georgian.

[Ar-Man]

Closest resembling language to me is Farsi/Persian+Hungarian.

Hungaryan ? :confused: that's interesting..... :thumb001:

[Hess]

Iranian with some European sounding words thrown in here and there.

[Comte Arnau]

Thanks.

Well, to a person like me who had never heard Armenian before, it sounds nicely, like a mixture of Greek (mainly phonetically) and a Slavic language (mainly in intonation and in some phonemes), only that I can't understand one single word.

The intro of the second news rock. :)

[Ar-Man]

Iranian with some European sounding words thrown in here and there.

Spit it out Hess, as I respect you for being conscious anti-turkish preservationist I can take some small amouths of shit-talking ;) :D

But seriously personally I think the old Iranian(new one is pretty Arabic influenced) & the Greek are the closest ones.



Thanks.

Well, to a person like me who had never heard Armenian before, it sounds nicely, like a mixture of Greek (mainly phonetically) and a Slavic language (mainly in intonation and in some phonemes), only that I can't understand one single word.

The intro of the second news rock. :)

I think you'are right on Slavic intonations, there's something left from USSR, it was the fashion back then to speak with a little bit Russian intonation, that's why I have posted folk songs as my primary example ;)

[Wanderlust]

I agree with Hess and gold_fenix. :)

[Mosov]

It makes sense that it would sound like a language in between Persian and Greek. With some Caucasian influences thrown in as well...

[brunette]

Yeah, that last video it really sounds like Persian.

[Europa]

Ancient as it gets.Many Armenian words have a clear resemblance to words from the Akkadian, Aramaic, Arabic, Hittite and Hurrian languages. I wouldn't be surprised if it sounds like the ancient Babylonian language(of course nobody knows how exactly this language sounded):coffee:I had a classmate who was 1/2 Armenian.His grandmother taught him how to say.. "The pasta will burn out in the oven"" in Armenian.She made fun that by the time you say that in Armenian It will be already burnt....:DI don't know whether It was true or not...:)

[Ar-Man]

Ancient as it gets.Many Armenian words have a clear resemblance to words from the Akkadian, Aramaic, Arabic, Hittite and Hurrian languages.

Hurrian & Hittite sure, but sincerely do you ever heard how sound those Semitic languages ?! :D If Armenian resembles to them, we can also add without a single problem Tibetan & Japanese ! :D

[Mosov]

Hurrian & Hittite sure, but sincerely do you ever heard how sound those Semitic languages ?! :D If Armenian resembles to them, we can also add without a single problem Tibetan & Japanese ! :D

Georgians sounds much more Semitic than Armenian....

[Ar-Man]

Georgians sounds much more Semitic than Armenian....

Because of infinite utilization of the "KH" sound ?

[Mosov]

Because of infinite utilization of the "KH" sound ?

yes lol

[Ariana]

Something in between Iranian, Bulgarian, Hebrew and native Caucasian.

[Alex Delarge]

First i have to say i don't get anything. The first videos sounded slavic to me, mixed with something else i could not identify. The news woman i saw sounded different and sounded like arabian at times (the H).

[Mosov]

First i have to say i don't get anything. The first videos sounded slavic to me, mixed with something else i could not identify. The news woman i saw sounded different and sounded like arabian at times (the H).

Try this video, I would say this is pretty typical and calm speaking Armenian:

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[lepa]

Something in between Iranian, Bulgarian, Hebrew and native Caucasian.

lol

[Ar-Man]

lol

I agree Bulgarian is a little bit far :)

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[Ar-Man]

First i have to say i don't get anything. The first videos sounded slavic to me, mixed with something else i could not identify. The news woman i saw sounded different and sounded like arabian at times (the H).

You should travel my friend :D

[lepa]

Armenian languange is unique, i can't associate it with other languange.

[ShlomoLen]

Sounds like Persian to me.

[Ar-Man]

As there's many members who agrees on Farsi, let's compare with this example(Language/Music).

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[billErobreren]

This is the very first time I hear Armenian being spoken or sung. I gotta say I was hoping for it to sound similar to either Greek or Farsi(I really like Farsi btw how related are they?) but it doesn't sound like either, it doesn't sound like anything I've ever heard, almost alien to me.

all in all quite nice very easy on the ears:nod:...well, except for maybe the guy talking in the first video:icon_eek:

[Body And Soul]

Armenian language sounds absolutely odd on my ears...In my total ignorance about that, i'd say it reminds me of Aramaic or somewhat "Persian". Almost scary, i have to say :D:D

[Ar-Man]

except for maybe the guy talking in the first video:icon_eek:

You don't like old people, aren't you? :D

[Ar-Man]

Armenian language sounds absolutely odd on my ears...In my total ignorance about that, i'd say it reminds me of Aramaic or somewhat "Persian". Almost scary, i have to say :D:D

We are harmless don't be scarred :D you have an example of Aramaic language? :)

[Body And Soul]

We are harmless don't be scarred :D you have an example of Aramaic language? :)

Not really...but it's said that people possessed by the devil speak Aramaic...so i should watch again "The Exorcist" and tell you more :D:D

[billErobreren]

You don't like old people, aren't you? :D


Huh?:confused:
actually I get along with elders better than people in other age groups:D they're just as bitter & cantankerous as I am but I didn't think for a second that man was old usually old men sound weaker. that guy sounded as if Barry White became fluent in Armenian & started telling stories

[Eva]

amateur video, but the song is nice
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[Armin]

Sounds like music to my ears. :D

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[Ariana]

Armenian languange is unique, i can't associate it with other languange.

How is Bulgaria far from Armenia? :confused:

[Ar-Man]

Sounds like music to my ears. :D

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Quite Educative :D :thumb001:

[Ar-Man]

How is Bulgaria from from Armenia? :confused:

Do you distinguish Geography and Linguistics ? Tibet is next to India, but Tibetan Language has nothing to do with Indo-Aryan dialects nor the Dravidian ones.

[Ariana]

Do you distinguish Geography and Linguistics ? Tibet is next to India, but Tibetan Language has nothing to do with Indo-Aryan dialects nor the Dravidian ones.

Well, to me it actually sounds somewhat Southern Slavic.

[cilicia]

Ancient as it gets.Many Armenian words have a clear resemblance to words from the Akkadian, Aramaic, Arabic, Hittite and Hurrian languages. I wouldn't be surprised if it sounds like the ancient Babylonian language(of course nobody knows how exactly this language sounded):coffee:I had a classmate who was 1/2 Armenian.His grandmother taught him how to say.. "The pasta will burn out in the oven"" in Armenian.She made fun that by the time you say that in Armenian It will be already burnt....:DI don't know whether It was true or not...:)


This is Old Babylonian, just press play :

http://www.soas.ac.uk/baplar/recordings/letter-of-marduk-nir-to-ruttum-abb-iii-15-read-by-wilfred-van-soldt.html

http://www.soas.ac.uk/baplar/recordings/the-epic-of-gilgame-old-babylonian-version-tablet-ii-lines-1-38-read-by-antoine-cavigneaux.html

[Ar-Man]

This is Old Babylonian, just press play :

http://www.soas.ac.uk/baplar/recordings/letter-of-marduk-nir-to-ruttum-abb-iii-15-read-by-wilfred-van-soldt.html

http://www.soas.ac.uk/baplar/recordings/the-epic-of-gilgame-old-babylonian-version-tablet-ii-lines-1-38-read-by-antoine-cavigneaux.html

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As I said if this is close to Armenian, then Tibetan also :wink
We don't have sounds like nakili, apuli, imakhara, ikhatia :D

[cilicia]

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As I said if this is close to Armenian, then Tibetan also :wink
We don't have sounds like nakili, apuli, imakhara, ikhatia :D


Yes, I agree it's totally different. I would also really love to hear someone speaking Hittite or Tocharian! I am fascinated with dead languages, especially for comparison purposes.

[Nairi]

What about women video? :p

She is citing a poem "Es qez spasum em" ( I am waiting for you)


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[Comte Arnau]

What about women video? :p

She is citing a poem "Es qez spasum em" ( I am waiting for you)


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Women whispering sound sexy in any language, I must say. :p

That is the first video where I don't notice much Slavic intonation, although somehow it still sounds to me as if a Russian was trying to speak Persian. I guess we can just say that Armenian sounds unique on its own right.

[Malva]

Ummm, it's very difficult to describe how it sounds to my flat Castilian ears! :) The first thing I can say it's "interesting". It sounds like a mix Greek and a really old and extinct language from old civilizations. But then, again I don't know what I am talking about, :P Really fascinating.

[Bakura]

Sounds like Persian.

[lepa]

How is Bulgaria far from Armenia? :confused:

Bulgarian languange is slavic, armenian languange- not. It's like comparing bulgarian with greek, just because we are neighbor countries. :coffee:

[Nairi]

I have checked it the opposite way: tried to listen to numerous languages but still couldn't relate any language to the Armenian.

[Geronimo]

Unique, I suppose persian is the closest thing you'll find but still not that close. Aramaic sounds nothing like armenian IMO.

Seems to me that semitic languages are much more softer, armenian is a man's language or at least that's the impression I got.

[Arsen_]

You can hear unlimited 7/24 Armenian speech by this link (http://www.armradio.am/eng/live/flash.php).

[rashka]

Sounds like a mix Persian and Greek. Even a bit like Hindi.

[Arsen_]

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[Anulik]

I like that song :) They have strong Russian accents though. They're both full Russian?

[Ar-Man]

I like that song :) They have strong Russian accents though. They're both full Russian?

this is funny as hell for me :D

[Arsen_]

I like that song :) They have strong Russian accents though. They're both full Russian?

The girl is Armenian, her real name is Vardanush Martirosyan, this is her official website (http://varda.in.ua/). The guy is Ukrainian with Armenian great grandmother. :)

[Nairi]

The girl is Armenian, her real name is Vardanush Martirosyan, this is her official website (http://varda.in.ua/). The guy is Ukrainian with Armenian great grandmother. :)

Her mother is Ukrainian ;) And she is from Ukraine.

[Tony]

Hurrian & Hittite sure, but sincerely do you ever heard how sound those Semitic languages ?! :D If Armenian resembles to them, we can also add without a single problem Tibetan & Japanese ! :D

Yes Japanese, despite how odd it may sound, listen to the girl advertising the gift card, from 12'40'' to 12'55'.

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[Ar-Man]

Yes Japanese, despite how odd it may sound, listen to the girl advertising the gift card, from 12'40'' to 12'55'.

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Yes, and? :)

[Arsen_]

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[Anulik]

nice song Arsen, I like the poetry :)

[Yaroslav]

Unlike many other languages, Armenian sounds very clear. I think it would be easy for me to learn it because pronunciations are similar to Slavic, but the writing could be troublesome to learn. ;)

[Arsen_]

Unlike many other languages, Armenian sounds very clear...

I wonder if Armenian will sound clear to you in this Street Shit Rap video (with transliterated lyrics). By the way there are a few Russian words being used too. :)

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[Arsen_]

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[Arsen_]

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[Arsen_]

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[beaver]

Arsen
nothing to do with Russian, you as Russian speaking Armenian is much more expert to say

[Arsen_]

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[Hassad]

Always sounded like a mix of Persian and Albanian to me.

[Gigolo]

like persian

[John Doe]

Dissimilar to every other language and not particularly pleasant to my ears.

[Arsen_]

Always sounded like a mix of Persian and Albanian to me.

I do not know how Albanian sounds (never saw even a single Albanian in live) but as for Persian perhaps it makes sense. I met people who lived for a while in Armenia (Russians, Americans etc) and learned to speak Armenian but only people who managed to learn to speak Armenian without any accent (shockingly and indistinguishably from natives!) were exactly Persians.

[Arsen_]

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[Scholarios Chiotis]

Unique. Beautiful.

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[Hoca]

I have been exposed to a lot of languages but Armenian is the most unpleasant language I have ever heard. There is no harmony in the language, it sounds like random noices and unpleasant pronunciation on top of that.

[Arsen_]

I have been exposed to a lot of languages but Armenian is the most unpleasant language I have ever heard. There is no harmony in the language, it sounds like random noices and unpleasant pronunciation on top of that.

You can not expect too much from Turkish ear especially when Armenian is the case. Most likely you may be biased.

[Altay]

It sounds somewhere between Persian and Russian.

[Hoca]

You can not expect too much from Turkish ear especially when Armenian is the case. Most likely you may be biased.

No, without being bias. There no harmony in Armenian which makes it very unpleasant. I think you are racist. Last page American didn't like your language too but you didn't say anything to him.

[Arsen_]

No, without being bias. There no harmony in Armenian which makes it very unpleasant. I think you are racist. Last page American didn't like your language too but you didn't say anything to him.

Well no problem. I may be wrong. But could you please explain me what does mean your phrase "there is no harmony in the language, it sounds like random noices" and give me some examples to understand.

[Scholarios Chiotis]

I think you are racist.

Oh, the irony.

[Vulcho]

A couple of words my grandfather knew in Armenian: paref, paregun :confused: (I know they most likely aren't correct, but hey, that's how I remember them).
Anyway, Armenian sounds like Turkish without the vowel harmony and the rounded front vowels. Maybe Persian and Kurdish are closer in sound but I'm not very familiar with those languages.

I was surprised there weren't any fancy sounds like in all the Caucasus languages, and in Arabic.

[Hoca]

Well no problem. I may be wrong. But could you please explain me what does mean your phrase "there is no harmony in the language, it sounds like random noices" and give me some examples to understand.

I'm no language expert, but that is how it came over to me. It sounded like 20 different languages mixed together and words used at random.

[Arsen_]

A couple of words my grandfather knew in Armenian: paref, paregun :confused: (I know they most likely aren't correct, but hey, that's how I remember them).


They are almost correct:
paref - hello
parergun - good evening

(Btw it's in Western dialect of Armenian, in Eastern dialect it's - barev, barergun, though the written form is similar just words pronounced a little bit different)

[Musso]

Some people have said Armenian sounds like Persian with a Russian accent. I think the sound of Armenian is unique, but people often recognize some 'Persian flavor' in it.

[Roys]

As there's many members who agrees on Farsi, let's compare with this example(Language/Music).

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Always adored music from this part of the world :thumb001:
Armenian does only distantly resemble Persian. Very unique language

[Musso]

Always adored music from this part of the world :thumb001:
Armenian does only distantly resemble Persian. Very unique language

and that's because of the high amount of loan words we have from Persian....

[Arsen_]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp1lKkdVHCI