Welcome to our Armenian page, featuring books, courses, and software to help you learn Armenian! We carry materials for both the Eastern (spoken in Armenia and by Armenians in Iran) and Western Armenian (spoken by Armenian diaspora in other countries) dialects. If you can't find what you need or have any questions, please e-mail us at info@101language.com.
Intensive Western Armenian Approximately two million speakers of Western Armenian live in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the United States. This course assumes that the student already knows the Armenian alphabet and will take him or her from beginning to intermediate spoken and written Armenian. The text includes English-Armenian and Armenian-English glossaries. This is the most complete course in Western Armenian available. Eight CDs (seven hours) and 319-page text. Shipping weight 2 lbs. $249
Pimsleur Armenian Course This is a state-of-the-art language learning course for spoken Armenian. The popular Pimsleur course does not use a book but relies upon a completely aural approach to language learning, perfect for learning quickly. The course features a proficiency-based system that helps the student learn through listening and speaking practice. Available in separate versions for Eastern and Western Armenian, both on five CDs. Shipping weight 2 lbs. Eastern Armenian $115 Western Armenian $115 More information for Pimsleur Courses...
Pimsleur Bookchip for Compact Armenian Bookchips are compact digital memory cards that can hold five, ten, fifteen hours of spoken audio or more. A single Bookchip - not much larger than a postage stamp - can hold entire audiobooks that would traditionally require a half-dozen to a dozen compact discs or cassettes. Bookchips work on many desktop computers, laptops, other handheld PDA devices and mobile Smartphones with SD memory card slots. Bookchips move seamlessly from device to device, remembering your listening position each time. With Bookchips, it's easy to pick up from where you left off the day before, or skip to any chapter you like. Not only do Bookchips hold hours and hours of high-quality digital audio, they are rugged and reliable. Bookchips are completely electronic, and can be played by devices without any spinning or moving parts - which means Bookchips never skip! Bookchips are much easier to travel or exercise with than cassette or compact discs... and lighter, too. The Bookchip contains the Pimsleur Armenian Compact course, with 10 lessons, normally on 5 CDs. $99 More about Pimsleur Bookchips...
iofy Audio Player The iofy Player is back and better than ever. With new enhanced features it delivers the same reliable performance of the original in a sleek new design. Easy to use, the iofy Player is designed specifically for audiobook chips, such as the Pimsleur Bookchip. This intelligent device is the only audiobook chip player on the market today that automatically bookmarks your listening position! Unlike cassettes or CDs, just one audiobook chip can hold 5, 10, 15 hours or more of reading material, and plays without spinning parts that might break or cause skipping when you're on the go. With an iofy player, you can "zip" downloaded audiobooks to chips and listen to them anywhere - while you're driving, exercising, or just relaxing. Alternatively, you can buy premade chips, or you can put your own music or other MP3 content on a chip and listen to that as well. The iofy player comes with Earphones and two AAA batteries. With a 16GB SD Memory Card (not included), it holds up to 2400 hours of spoken audio, or 3840 songs in 128-Kbps MP3 format. Supports Content on SD card, MMC-ROM, MMC Flash, Mini-SD, and Micro-SD (requires adaptor). Skip-free playback; Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz; MP3 (8 to 192 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Speex; One step MP3-CD to chip conversion; CEA 2003 compliant; MPV compliant. $49 More about the iofy Audio Player...
The Little Prince in Armenian Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Note: these books are special orders, so they will take longer to ship than other products. Equally loved by children and adults alike, The Little Prince is one of the most translated books on the planet - which is fortunate, as we are able to offer here editions in many languages for your (or your child's) enjoyment! With wonderful and whimsical illustrations by the author, this delightful tale straddles a world between adulthood and childhood, philosophy and fantasy, satire and fable, and reminds one not of great children's authors of the past, but of more unclassifiable writers like Carroll, Milne, and Tolkien, who seem to be writing as much for older as younger readers, and whose writings can be enjoyed on many levels. Written in 1943 by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who disappeared shortly after in WWII during a flying mission for the Allies in Northern Africa, it became an instant cult classic and has remained so ever since. Enjoy The Little Prince in the language of your choice, and check regularly, as we will be adding new versions as they become available. Pokrig Ishkhan (paperback) $51.95 More about The Little Prince...
Eastern Armenian - English Dictionary Louisa Baghdasarian, R. David Zorc This volume contains 17,000 Armenian headwords gathered from Yerevan newspapers and the Armenian Frequency Dictionary, with extensive cross-references, some examples of usage or context. Major affixes have been included so that with a knowledge of root words and sound changes, the student can either identify the proper location of a word encountered, or work out the probable meaning of a word not found herein. 1995, 824 pages, hardbound. $178
Eastern Armenian Newspaper Reader and Grammar Louisa Baghdasarian, R. David Zorc This text includes thirty readings and translations, with cumulative glossary, drawn from several representatives of the Yerevan press between 1991-1993. The grammatical outline briefly explains the Armenian sound system, then details the complexities of word formation and compounding, and goes on to treat the derivation and inflection of all parts of speech. Most major sentence constructions are exemplified from the reading selections. Lastly, there is an index of grammatical terms cross-referenced to the selections in which they are discussed. With one 90 min. audio cassette recording of the articles read by a native speaker. 1995, 510 pages, hardbound. Book and cassette $154
Eastern Armenian Programmed Reading Course and Sound Drills R. David Zorc; sound drills by Hratch'ya Hovanesyan, Thomas Gorguissian The first section consists of eight lessons which teach the Armenian alphabet based upon similarity of shapes and relative productivity in reading texts; vocabulary consisting of the letters taught is introduced and drilled. The second section contains examples of Armenian sounds not found in English; each word is read by an Eastern Armenian and then by a Western Armenian to illustrate the differences between these dialects. With one 90 min. audio cassette recording read by a native speaker. 1996, 93 pages, softcover. Book and cassette $69
Foreign Language Cassette Bibles in 21 Languages Experience the New Testament in your choice of 21 different languages! Each New Testament Bible is narrated by a popular celebrity or spiritual leader chosen for a rich, full voice, style, and love for the gospel. Each of these recordings is a treasure of inspiration and literary understanding. 12-16 cassettes per version, packaged in a colorful volume. in Armenian $59.95 More about Foreign Language Cassette Bibles...
Talk Now! CD-ROM Course for Armenian The Talk Now! series is for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, such as colors, numbers, food, shopping, and time. We have been selling this European-produced CD-ROM for a few years and find that it is highly praised by people from all over the world. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with native speakers. Interactive and fun, it is ideal for beginners and travelers. Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes and play a challenging memory game. Monitor your progress: keep your total score and print your own awards. You can also print your own picture dictionary for handy reference. On-screen help is available at all times in over 50 languages. Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Shipping weight 1 lb. $45 More about the Talk Now! series...
Global Office Suite Now get Global Writer and Global Office for Office 97/2000/XP in one package for an amazing price! Global Writer is the word processor that lets you write in 100 languages with one keyboard, and Global Office is the enhancement to Microsoft Office that adds text entry and visual keyboard display in over 100 different languages - together they provide a complete multilingual suite. This package gives you a savings of $80 over buying these products individually! $299 More information for Global Office Suite...
Global Writer Professional Multilingual Word Processor Global Writer Professional is a word processor that lets you express yourself in 100 languages without learning a new keyboard layout or using stickers. It is very easy to use because it looks and feels like popular Windows applications. Global Writer's built-in and customizable spell checker and thesaurus make typing faster and more convenient than ever. Best of all, everything you need is included in the box, at an amazingly low price. Shipping weight 1 lb. $129 More information for Global Writer...
Global Office Language Support for Office 97/2000 Now you can write in all major languages from your standard English Windows in Office 97/2000! Unitype Global Office is an enhancement to Microsoft Office that adds text entry and visual keyboard display in over 100 different languages to these Microsoft products: Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. It is easy to use, yet powerful enough to support the most demanding tasks of businesses, translation professionals, and academics worldwide. Best of all, the program is simple to install and everything you need is on one CD-ROM. Shipping weight 2 lbs. $250 More information for Global Office...
EAr800 Armenian Dictionary and Travel Audio PhraseBook The ECTACO Partner Dictionary and Travel Audio PhraseBook 800 is a powerful bilingual travel companion. One of the most impressive language management handhelds available anywhere, it is the clear leader in the field of portable translation devices. With its state-of-the-art voice capabilities and sleek modern design featuring a hi-res color touch-screen, this one-of-a-kind device includes a sophisticated speaker independent speech recognition system that lets it understand what is said to it in English with crystal-clear, professionally narrated native-speaker voice output for both English and the target language in the PhraseBook. Providing frequent travelers and students alike with plenty of learning and communication options, this extraordinary Audio Travel PhraseBook also includes a massive bi-directional translating dictionary, and features a huge vocabulary with cutting edge English voice synthesis powered by the latest TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology among its collection of essential tools. Built to help users feel confident and relaxed when using a second language, the 800 series is intelligent, flexible and quick to respond. This latest-generation handheld is full to capacity with valuable information and indispensable utilities that help you to make the most of your foreign language skills whether traveling, studying or conducting business. Power is supplied by rechargeable battery or AC/DC adapter (both included in the standard package) by AC/DC adapter and rechargeable battery (all included in the standard package). $479 More information on Electronic Dictionaries...
EAr400T English-Armenian Talking Electronic Dictionary Offering English speech synthesis, this fully-integrated bidirectional language tool is one of the most versatile and flexible high-performance communication devices available. Incorporating the latest text-to-speech technology, it will certainly become one of the most important and reliable tools for use in fulfilling your communication requirements. Its many vocabulary entries make it an effective study aid as well as one of the most adaptable multipurpose language resources available. If your goal is to communicate effectively - to read, write and translate - this dictionary containing extended functionality and flexibility is a great choice. The database's construction is founded on the experience of professional translators working in the field and has some of the fastest, most powerful search functions currently available to help you find the words you need when you need them. $349 More information on Electronic Dictionaries...