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ayp, phen, keem gianken eh unkeen
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, tzah, ghad
hoh, tzah, 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 ghuhhhhjeh, 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)