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ayp, phen, keem giahnken eh unkeen

(This is a poetic way to memorize the Armenian alphabet.)

The first three letters are

ayp, phen, keem
ayp, phen, keem giahnken eh unkeen
means a, p, soft k, – life is invaluable (or precious)
giahnken (life ) eh (is) unkeen (invaluable or without a price)

tah, yetch, zah
tah (soft t), yetch ( y), zah (z) sehrheht zarmahtzah
soft t, y, z – I was amazed by (the depth) of your love
sehrheht (means by your love) zarmahtzah (I was amazed)

eh, ut, tau
eh, ut, tau tahnuh tuthou khosguh goudzou
a(as in hay), ut, tau (like in toe) tahnuh(meaning the yogurt drink) tuthou (sour) khosguh (speech) goudzou (literally means hot or spicy and implies harsh)

jeh, eenee, lioun
jeh( soft j), eenee (e), lioun (l) hohkeet mishst pieloun
j, e, l – your soul is always bright and shiny.
hohkeet means soul, mishst (always) pieloun ( bright or shiny)

kheh, dzah, ghen
kheh, dzah, ghen dzahreen boudough goudhen
The kheh sound does not exist in the English alphabet but the sound is made by
opening your mouth and trying to clear your throat of mucus and breathing out as you do it.
It is a guttural open mouthed sound that sounds like you are clearing the throat.
The dzah is formed by putting your tongue right behind your clenched front teeth and pronouncing dz as you slightly open your
your teeth. gehn is a g.
dzahren (means the tree), boudough ( means fruits) goudehn ( means eat)

hoh, dzah, ghad

hoh, dzah, ghad ahstdvadz eh hahrahzahd
ahstdvadz (means God) eh (is) hahrahzahd (means pure or true)
the ghad sound is a deep guttural sound you make in your throat. It is like ghuhhhh

jeh, mehn, heeh

jeh, mehn, heeh jehrmahg mouguh guh vahzee
jehrmahg (means white) mouguh (the rat) guh vahzee (runs)

nah, sheh, vehv

nah, sheh, vehv shounuh vohghohv nahyetz

shounuh (The dog) vohghohv (angrily) nahyetz (looked on)

chah, beh, cheh

chah, beh, cheh chahruh chohreen bohchuh puhrnetz

chahruh (The bad one) chohreen (the mule’s) bohchuh (tail) puhrnetz (grabbed)

rah, seh, vehv

rah, seh, vehv soourpuh rahzmi vahzetz
soourpuh (the saint) rahzmi (war or battle) vahzetz (ran toward)

deehoun, reh, tzoh

deehoun, reh, tzoh doukhur eh tzahov
doukhur (sad) eh (he is) tzahov (he is sad with pain)

hioun piour, keh, oh, feh

hioun piour, keh, oh, feh hampiour kez seerehlees
hampiour (kiss) kez (you) seerehlees (my dear)