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Learning the Armenian alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Armenian language.
Below is a table showing the Armenian alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word. While you're looking at the table, you can also listen to this song which includes all the Armenian alphabet.
| Armenian Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example | English Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ա | ɑ | ɑ | Like the 'ah' in 'father' |
| Բ | b | pʰ | like the 'b' in 'boat' |
| Գ | ɡ | kʰ | like the 'k' in 'key' or 'g' in 'goat' |
| Դ | d | tʰ | like the 'd' in 'dog' |
| Ե | (j)ɛ | (j)ɛ | like the 'ye' in 'yet' or 'eh' in 'bet' |
| Զ | z | z | like the 'z' in 'zebra' |
| Է | ɛ | ɛ | Like the 'e' in 'end' |
| Ը | ə | ə | Like the 'u' in 'but' |
| Թ | tʰ | tʰ | Like the 't' in 'tomorrow' |
| Ժ | ʒ | ʒ | Like the 's' in 'measure' |
| Ի | i | i | Like the 'ee' in 'meet' |
| Լ | l | l | Like the 'l' in 'lily' |
| Խ | χ | χ | Like guttural 'ch' in 'Bach' |
| Ծ | ts | dz | Like the 'tz' in 'Mitzi' |
| Կ | k | ɡ | Like the 'ck' in 'Micky' |
| Հ | h | h | Like the 'h' in 'hello' |
| Ձ | dz | tsʰ | Like the 'ds' in 'kids' |
| Ղ | ʁ | ʁ | Like a guttural French 'r' |
| Ճ | tʃ | dʒ | Like a hard, clipped 'j' |
| Մ | m | m | Like the 'm' in 'mom' |
| Յ | j | j | Like the 'y' in 'year' or 'y' in 'buy' |
| Ն | n | n | Like the 'n' in 'number' |
| Շ | ʃ | ʃ | Like the 'sh' in 'shower' |
| Ո | (v)o | (v)o | Like the 'vo' in 'vocal' (beginning) or 'o' in 'low' (within a word) |
| Չ | tʃʰ | tʃʰ | Like the 'ch' in 'church' |
| Պ | p | b | Like the 'p' in 'pizza' |
| Ջ | dʒ | tʃʰ | Like the 'j' in 'jeans' |
| Ռ | r | r/ɾ | Like the rolled Spanish 'r' |
| Ս | s | s | Like the 's' in 'sand' |
| Վ | v | v | Like the 'v' in 'Victor' |
| Տ | t | d | Like a hard 't' in 'but' |
| Ր | ɾ | ɾ | Like the 'r' in 'red' or 'rh' in 'bother' (word endings) |
| Ց | tsʰ | tsʰ | Like the 'ts' in 'bits' |
| Ւ | v | v | like the 'oo' in 'cool' |
| Փ | pʰ | pʰ | like the 'p' in 'pear' |
| Ք | kʰ | kʰ | like the 'k' in 'kite' |
| Օ | o | o | like the 'o' in 'bone' |
| Ֆ | f | f | like the 'f' in 'life' |
| Ու | u | u | like the 'oo' in 'cool' |
| և | (j)ɛv | (j)ɛv | Combination of sounds 'ye' and 'v' |
| : | : | : | Full stop or period. |
You saw how a letter is written and might be pronounced, but there is nothing better than hearing the sound of the letters in a video or audio. Below you will be able to hear how the letters above are pronounced, just press the play button:
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