Tag: #armenian

The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times (books in English)

After my terrible mistake that I made in one of my previous language videos (where by mistake I gave the wrong etymology of the Armenian word and thus confuse my dear viewers), I decided to read as much as possible about the Armenian language and Armenian customs and traditions. Read and learn, and try not to make such huge mistakes again. Of course, all mistakes cannot be avoided, but I want to stop making stupid mistakes.

I found several books about Armenia (written in English) and today I’d like to tell you about these two:

The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times (Volume I and Volume II) by Richard G. Hovannisian (Editor)

These are excellent books, detailed and very interesting. I highly recommend these books to anyone who is interested in Armenia.

My favorite chapter was “Armenian literary culture through the eleventh century” written by Robert Thompson. It was about the invention of the Armenian Script, the first translations and many more.

“The history of the Armenian people is long, complex, and in many ways epic and heroic.”
– Richard G. Hovannisian

Армянские волшебные сказки, адаптированные по методу Ильи Франка

Прочитала первую книжку на армянском:
Армянские волшебные сказки /Пособие подг. Карине Арзуманян. – М.: Школа иностранных языков Ильи Франка, Восточная книга, 2009. – 128 с.

Эта тоненькая книжка научила меня читать по-армянски. Именно благодаря ей буквы в моей голове обрели связь с … их звуками. Мне еще трудно понять прочитанное, почти каждое слово надо смотреть в словаре, но уметь правильно прочитать слово вслух – это уже полдела. Остальное – практика, практика и еще раз практика. Упереться и не сдаваться!

Curiosity and language learning – How our curiosity helps us learn languages

Hey friends! Today I’d like to talk to you about our curiosity and also about our ability to notice; and how they both help us learn foreign languages more effectively and stay motivated all the time.

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This is going to be quite a short video, using the 🇦🇲 Armenian language as an example to illustrate how my curiosity helps me learn Armenian day after day, and never get bored in the process.

Thank you so much for watching! ❤️

📖 Russian book mentioned in this video 🇷🇺
Ваганян Г. А., Ваганян В. Г. “Каменная летопись цивилизации”. – Ер., Нжар, 2006

Please check out my other videos:
▶ My 2022 Language Learning Goals and Reading Plans – Results of 2021 and new realistic goals for 2022 https://youtu.be/Oycggm1VfGc
▶ My relationship with the Armenian language – How Bad First Impressions Turned into a Big Love [CC] https://youtu.be/dha7tMm56LU
▶ My language learning journey in 5 languages (eng subs) – Learning Languages by Reading Books https://youtu.be/k4BqrxmmsrA
▶ I Took the Same English Test 10 Years Later! / Results of my English vocabulary size 2011 – 2021 https://youtu.be/DiPCW3bREDQ
▶ I’ve read Harry Potter in 3 languages RUS-ENG-POL / Learning languages by reading Harry Potter books https://youtu.be/HhIwlCpS8Ck
▶ Learning Vocabulary in a New Language – What words to learn after the Survival Phrases? https://youtu.be/WR8I8UFr0IA

I want to say a BIG thank you to my English teacher Mrs. Rebecah Propst for her support and for correcting my mistakes. ▶ Rebecah’s Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPtL…

Note: this is not a sponsored video. As always, I am just sharing with you some of my favorite YouTube channels, books and other resources that I find interesting and helpful for language learning.

P.S. I apologize for reading from a script. As some of you already know my story, I can read, write and understand but I still struggle to put my thoughts into words even in my own language – Russian. :)
Here is my story:
▶ I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVElN…
▶ I asked 5 native speaker teachers (EN, SP, PL) and one Russian therapist about my language problem https://youtu.be/hz1OVaoDyhE

Let’s learn languages together!
▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

Thank you so much for watching and happy reading! 💕

Read aloud in Armenian #3 / Բարեկենդանը – Հովհաննես Թումանյան (Barekendan by Hovhannes Tumanyan)

Hi friends! In this video, I read aloud an Armenian folk fairy tale Barekendan by Hovhannes Tumanyan (in Armenian).

I made this video to show you my daily read-aloud practice and also to help me track my reading and pronunciation progress in Armenian.

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Բարեկենդանը (Barekendan) – Հովհաննես Թումանյան (Hovhannes Tumanyan).
Read by Ekaterina Kassesinova.

I’m a native Russian speaker and I tried my best to read in Armenian with proper rhythm and intonation but I know my pronunciation is still far from perfect.

Please leave a comment below, and let me know what do you think about my pronunciation.
Thank you, guys! I really appreciate your help, any thoughts, feedback and suggestions!

Please check out my other Armenian videos:
▶ Reading poetry in Armenian – Hovhannes Shiraz poem /Հովհաննես Շիրազ – Մորս սրտի հետ աշխարհն եմ չափել https://youtu.be/jdtY3ezmD30
▶ The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs) https://youtu.be/aj2VPjkZ0V0

I hope you enjoy watching these videos as much as I enjoy making them!

Reading poetry in Armenian – Hovhannes Shiraz poem /Հովհաննես Շիրազ – Մորս սրտի հետ աշխարհն եմ չափել

In this video I’m reading in Armenian a short poem by Hovhannes Shiraz – one of the greatest Armenian poets of the 20th century. It’s audio only, with Armenian subtitles.

This recording was made a year ago to track my reading and pronunciation progress in the Armenian language. Sorry for the bad audio quality, I recorded this on my phone.

Հովհաննես Շիրազ
Մորս սրտի հետ աշխարհն եմ չափել՝
Էլի մեծ էր նա, մեծ էր ու անգին,
Արև աչքերի լույսն է նա թափել՝
Լուսնյակ դառնալով՝ որդոց օրոցքին…
Եվ հիմա քիչ է, թե աչքերս տամ,
Թե սիրտս հանեմ ու տամ մայրիկիս,
Ախ, մայր երգելուց ինչպե՞ս կշտանամ,
Մայրս պատկերն է մայր հայրենիքիս։

Read by Ekaterina Kassesinova
The photo was taken in Vagharshapat (Armenia) by Victor Kassesinov – @Виктор Dobrinya

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I’m a native Russian speaker and I tried my best to read in Armenian with proper rhythm and intonation but I know my pronunciation is still far from perfect.

Please leave a comment below, and let me know what do you think about my pronunciation?
Thank you guys! I really appreciate your help, any thoughts, feedback and suggestions!

Please check out my other videos where I’m reading out loud in different languages:

Armenian language
▶ The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs) https://youtu.be/aj2VPjkZ0V0

English language
▶ Read aloud in English #3 – Grimms’ Fairy Tales – The old man and his grandson (with English subs) https://youtu.be/UE_apukrp8M
▶ Read aloud in English #2 – Grimms’ Fairy Tales – The straw, the coal, and the bean (eng subs) https://youtu.be/BPzIg8e-exY
▶ Reading Out Loud in English #1/ My Language Learning Routine – Reading Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYGYY…

Spanish language
▶ Read out loud in Spanish #2 / Rusa leyendo en Español para practicar la pronunciación (esp subs) https://youtu.be/LSmMMfaA9oA
▶ Leyendo en Español / Read aloud in Spanish #1// Rusa Tratando de Hablar Español (esp subs) https://youtu.be/ZT1ek6gTuew

Polish language
▶ Rosjanka czyta po polsku – Adam Mickiewicz “Przyjaciele” / Read out loud in Polish #2 (pol subs) https://youtu.be/pAb__WywRI4
▶ Rosjanka czyta po polsku / Read aloud in Polish #1/ My Language Learning Routine – Reading Practice https://youtu.be/S-qu5E5o70c

Russian (my native language)
▶ Read TOLSTOY with me in RUSSIAN #2 – Петр I и мужик, Лев Толстой / with EN transliteration + RU subs https://youtu.be/EPEvs_k9uZk
▶ Read Chekhov with me in RUSSIAN #1 – Лошадиная фамилия, А. Чехов / with EN transliteration + RU subs https://youtu.be/6IhsvMnsPiA

Multiple languages
▶ Pushkin poem in 3 languages – Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian /У лукоморья дуб зеленый на трех языках https://youtu.be/dtu-H_kVxLY
▶ Anna Karenina – the same opening line in 5 different languages (Eng, Esp, Pol, Rus, Am) /Read aloud https://youtu.be/Mo32Yj1_AUY

🔴 About
Hi! I’m Kate, a bookworm and a language enthusiast. For many years I enjoy reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching movies in different languages but I still can’t speak. I cannot express myself and my thoughts as clearly as fluently as I want (without a prepared script).
The same problem with my native language – Russian. Public speaking always was a nightmare to me… 🙈
So that is why I decided to start making videos in different languages. I really want to get out of my comfort zone, to overcome my fear of speaking in foreign languages and have an opportunity to talk to all of you guys about everything!!!
My friends call me a silent polyglot …. but I don’t want to be silent anymore! :)

Let’s learn languages together!

▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

Thank you so much for watching and listening! 💕

Anna Karenina – the same opening line in 5 different languages (Eng, Esp, Pol, Rus, Am) /Read aloud

Hi friends! Today I’m going to read you in 5 different languages the same first sentence from a famous Russian book Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Let’s compare this famous opening line, and how it’s pronounced in Russian, English, Spanish, Polish and Armenian.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Russian – Анна Каренина (Лев Толстой)
0:34 English – Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
0:45 Spanish – Ana Karénina (León Tolstói)
0:56 Polish – Anna Karenina (L.Tołstoj)
01:07 Armenian – Աննա Կարենինա (Լև Տոլստոյ)
Read by Ekaterina Kassesinova (Silent Polyglot)

I’m a native Russian speaker and I tried my best to read in different languages with proper rhythm and intonation but I know my pronunciation is still far from perfect.
Please leave a comment below, and let me know what do you think about my pronunciation.

I really appreciate your help, any thoughts, feedback and suggestions!

Please check out my other videos in multiple languages on YouTube:

▶ My language learning journey in 5 languages (eng subs) – Learning Languages by Reading Books https://youtu.be/k4BqrxmmsrA
▶ Pushkin poem in 3 languages – Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian /У лукоморья дуб зеленый на трех языках https://youtu.be/dtu-H_kVxLY
▶ Reading Out Loud in English / My Language Learning Routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYGYY…
▶ Leyendo en Español / Read aloud in Spanish // Rusa Tratando de Hablar Español https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1ek…
▶ Rosjanka czyta po polsku / Reading in Polish // My Language Learning Routine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qu5…
▶ The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs) https://youtu.be/aj2VPjkZ0V0

🔴 About
Hi! I’m Kate, a bookworm and a language enthusiast. For many years I enjoy reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching movies in different languages but I still can’t speak. I cannot express myself and my thoughts as clearly as fluently as I want (without a prepared script).
The same problem with my native language – Russian. Public speaking always was a nightmare to me… 🙈
So that is why I decided to start making videos in different languages. I really want to get out of my comfort zone, to overcome my fear of speaking in foreign languages and have an opportunity to talk to all of you guys about everything!!!
My friends call me a silent polyglot …. but I don’t want to be silent anymore! :)

Let’s learn languages together!

▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

Thank you so much for watching 💕

My relationship with the Armenian language – How Bad First Impressions Turned into a Big Love [CC]

Hi! In this video, I’m going to talk about my relationship with the Armenian language. I’d like to share my personal story of how bad first impressions suddenly turned into a big love; the reason why I started learning Armenian and why this language has a special place in my heart.

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I’d like to hear your thoughts!
Have you ever fallen in love with the language you once disliked? What made you change your mind about that language?
Please leave a comment below and let’s talk about that. I would really love to hear your story!

All photos were taken by Victor Kassesinov and Ekaterina Kassesinova.

Please check out my other Armenian video on YouTube
▶ The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs) – https://youtu.be/aj2VPjkZ0V0​

I hope you enjoy watching these videos as much as I enjoy making them!

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P.S. I apologize for reading from a script. As some of you already know my story, I can read, write and understand but I still struggle to put my thoughts into words even in my own language – Russian. :)

Here is my story:
▶ I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVElN…
▶ My language journey in 5 languages (Russian, English, Spanish, Polish and Armenian) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Bqr…

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Let’s learn languages together!
▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com
Thank you so much for watching 💕

The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs)

In this video I read aloud an Armenian folk fairy tale The Invincible Rooster by Hovhannes Tumanyan. One of my hens listened to the story very carefully. :)

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I’ve added the English, Russian and Armenian subtitles to the video. I hope this will help to understand the story better.

Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) – Հովհաննես Թումանյան (Hovhannes Tumanyan).
Read by Ekaterina Kassesinova.

Please check out my other Armenian videos on my second channel:
Russian girl reading Armenian poetry – Hovhannes Shiraz poem // How I learn languages –
https://youtu.be/-XBQDSgMst4​
Russian reading in Armenian a fragment of a poem by Nairi Zarian – Ինչու՞ չես խոսում հայերեն… – https://youtu.be/m5x69_NpVD4​

I hope you enjoy watching these videos as much as I enjoy making them!

I’d really appreciate all your feedback, any correction and any advice you could give on how to improve my pronunciation in Armenian.

Thank you for watching and Happy reading! 💕
Bye!
Ցտեսություն:

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🔴 About Hi! I’m Kate (Ekaterina), a bookworm and a language enthusiast. For many years I enjoy reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching movies in different languages but I still can’t speak. I cannot express myself and my thoughts as clearly as fluently as I want (without a prepared script). The same problem with my native language – Russian. Public speaking always was a nightmare to me… 🙈
So that is why I decided to start making videos in different languages. I really want to get out of my comfort zone, to overcome my fear of speaking in foreign languages and have an opportunity to talk to all of you guys about everything!!! My friends call me a silent polyglot …. but I don’t want to be silent anymore! :)

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Let’s learn languages together!
▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

My 2021 Language Learning Goals and Reading Plans (eng subs)

Hello friends! Here are my language learning goals and reading plans for 2021. I know I’m a little late but better late than never!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:17 Language Learning goals
3:29 Reading Plans
5:12 Conclusion

The best methods and techniques for improving communication skills were discussed in more detail in one of my previous videos here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz1OV…

I would really love to know what your goals are for this year.
Are you planning to learn a new language in 2021? Or maybe this year you (like me) are going to focus on maintaining and improving the languages you are already learning?

If you have any Spanish grammar book recommendations, please leave a comment down below. I’m trying to find a good book with clear grammar explanations and useful examples of Spanish verb tenses.

Also please let me know your favourite classic novels. I’d love to read more good classical literature in different languages.

I would really appreciate all your thoughts, ideas and book recommendations!

Thank you so much for watching and Happy reading!

P.S. I apologize for reading from a script. As some of you already know my story, I can read, write and understand but I still struggle to put my thoughts into words even in my own language – Russian. :)

Here is my story:

I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVElN…

My language journey in 5 languages (Russian, English, Spanish, Polish and Armenian) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Bqr…

Let’s learn languages together!
▶ Subscribe to my channel for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3LK…
▶ Mail: info@silentpolyglot.com

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