քսանմեկ
ksanmek
The Armenian phrase for twenty one is քսանմեկ (ksanmek).
քսանմեկ is used to denote the number that follows twenty and precedes twenty-two.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ksanmek.
Did you know?
- In Armenian, the number քսան is used so frequently in idioms that it can mean 'a great many' or 'countless' rather than exactly twenty.
- If you want to say 'once' or 'one time' in Armenian, you use the same root word մեկ that appears at the end of քսանմեկ.
- Unlike many Indo-European languages, the number քսանմեկ is grammatically static and does not change its form to agree with the gender or case of the noun it describes.
Example conversation
Aram and Mariam are talking about a book.
- Արամ AramՈր էջն ես կարդում, Մարիամ:Vor ejn es kardum, Mariam?Which page are you reading, Mariam?
- Մարիամ MariamԵս հիմա քսանմեկ էջն եմ կարդում:Yes hima ksanmek ejn em kardumI am reading page twenty one now.
- Արամ AramԴա շատ արագ է:Da shat arag eThat is very fast.
- Մարիամ MariamՇնորհակալություն, Արամ:Shnorhakalutyun, AramThank you, Aram.
