Armenian Letters

Let's now learn the Armenian letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

If you see two pronunciations for the same letter. That means the first is used in the east and the second pronunciation is used in the west of Armenia.

Ա ա	[ɑ] as in Alabama
Բ բ	[b,pʰ] as in by, phone
Գ գ	[ɡ,kʰ] as in go, ok
Դ դ	[d,tʰ] as in do, thin
Ե ե	[(j)ɛ] as in yes
Զ զ	[z] as in Zulu
Է է	[ɛ] as in egg
Ը ը	[ə] as in put
Թ թ	[tʰ] as in time
Ժ ժ	[ʒ] as in vision
Ի ի	[i] 12 as in innk
Լ լ	[l] as in love
Խ խ	[χ] as in Bach
Ծ ծ	[ts,dz] as in cats
Կ կ	[k,ɡ] as in ok, go
Հ հ	[h] as in hi
Ձ ձ	[dz,tsʰ] as in kids
Ղ ղ	[ʁ] as in merci
Ճ ճ	[tʃ,dʒ] as in Uzbakistan
Մ մ	[m] as in mom
Յ յ	[j] as in you
Ն ն	[n] as in nice
Շ շ	[ʃ] as in shiny
Ո ո	[(v)o] as in vast, pot
Չ չ	[tʃʰ] as in porch
Պ պ	[p,b] as in pen, by
Ջ ջ	[dʒ,tʃʰ] as in job
Ռ ռ	[r,ɾ] as in Roma
Ս ս	[s] as in sand
Վ վ	[v] as in vast
Տ տ	[t,d] as in but
Ր ր	[ɾ] as in red
Ց ց	[tsʰ] as in bits
Ւ ւ	[w,v] as in cool
Փ փ	[pʰ] as in pear
Ք ք	[kʰ] as in king
Օ օ	[o] as in old
Ֆ ֆ	[f] as in fly
ՈՒ ու	[u] as in tool
և և	[(j)ɛv] as in Yevett

The above letters in Armenian should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Armenian, Armenian homepage, or Armenian Grammar. Armenian quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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