Explore the writing examples below. Sound comparisons are approximate; use complete words and recordings to develop your listening and pronunciation.
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 |
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