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Armenian alphabet and pronunciation
Armenian Alphabet
Ա |
a |
like the 'ah' in 'father' |
Բ |
b |
like the 'b' in 'boat' |
Գ |
g |
like the 'k' in 'key' or 'g' in 'goat' |
Դ |
d |
like the 'd' in 'dog' |
Ե |
(j)ɛ |
like the 'ye' in 'yet' or 'eh' in 'bet' |
Զ |
z |
like the 'z' in 'zebra' |
Է |
ɛ |
like the 'e' in 'end' |
Ը |
ə |
like the 'u' in 'but' |
Թ |
tʰ |
like the 't' in 'tomorrow' |
Ժ |
ʒ |
like the 's' in 'measure' |
Ի |
i |
like the 'ee' in 'meet' |
Լ |
l |
like the 'l' in 'lily' |
Խ |
χ |
like guttural 'ch' in 'Bach' |
Ծ |
ts |
like the 'tz' in 'Mitzi' |
Կ |
k |
like the 'ck' in 'Micky' |
Հ |
h |
like the 'h' in 'hello' |
Ձ |
dz |
like the 'ds' in 'kids' |
Ղ |
ʁ |
like a guttural French 'r' |
Ճ |
tʃ |
like a hard, clipped 'j' |
Մ |
m |
like the 'm' in 'mom' |
Յ |
j |
like the 'y' in 'year' or 'y' in 'buy' |
Ն |
n |
like the 'n' in 'number' |
Շ |
ʃ |
like the 'sh' in 'shower' |
Ո |
(v)o |
like the 'vo' in 'vocal' (beginning) or 'o' in 'low' (within a word) |
Չ |
tʃʰ |
like the 'ch' in 'church' |
Պ |
p |
like the 'p' in 'pizza' |
Ջ |
dʒ |
like the 'j' in 'jeans' |
Ռ |
r |
like the rolled Spanish 'r' |
Ս |
s |
like the 's' in 'sand' |
Վ |
v |
like the 'v' in 'Victor' |
Տ |
t |
like a hard 't' in 'but' |
Ր |
ɾ |
like the 'r' in 'red' or 'rh' in 'bother' (word endings) |
Ց |
tsʰ |
like the 'ts' in 'bits' |
Ւ |
v |
like the 'oo' in 'cool' |
Փ |
pʰ |
like the 'p' in 'pear' |
Ք |
kʰ |
like the 'k' in 'kite' |
Օ |
o |
like the 'o' in 'bone' |
Ֆ |
f |
like the 'f' in 'life' |
Ու |
u |
like the 'oo' in 'cool' |
և |
(j)ɛv |
combination of sounds 'ye' and 'v' |
: |
: |
full stop or period |
1st column: Armenian alphabet
2nd column: English sound
3rd column: Pronunciation example
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