No. 26 in Armenian
կամ
"Or."
In a sentence
Ես կգնամ Երևան կամ Գյումրի մյուս շաբաթ:
I will go to Yerevan or Gyumri next week.
The word 'կամ' here is used as a conjunction to present two alternatives, Yerevan or Gyumri.
Թեյ կամ սուրճ կպատրաստեմ ձեզ համար:
I will prepare tea or coffee for you.
The word 'կամ' serves to provide two choices as options, tea or coffee.
Արդյո՞ք նա սովորում է ֆրանսերեն կամ իսպաներեն:
Does he/she study French or Spanish?
Here, 'կամ' is used to indicate optionality between two languages, French or Spanish.
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