Alphabet Pronunciation Guide¶
Use this chart to recall how to pronounce letters in Western Armenian.
Letter | Name | Pronunciation |
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Ա ա | այբ | a of all |
Բ բ | բեն | p of pat |
Գ գ | գիմ | k of kit |
Դ դ | դա | t of take |
Ե ե | եչ | initial: ye of yes; middle (when followed by vowels): y of year; middle (when followed by a consonant): e of pen |
Զ զ | զա | z of zoo |
Է է | է | e of pen |
Ը ը | ըթ | u of urn |
Թ թ | թո | t of take |
Ժ ժ | ժէ | s of treasure |
Ի ի | ինի | ee of see |
Լ լ | լիւն | l of law |
Խ խ | խէ | ch of Bach (in German pronunciation) |
Ծ ծ | ծա | ds of kids |
Կ կ | կեն | g of go |
Հ հ | հո | h of hi |
Ձ ձ | ձա | ts of hats |
Ղ ղ | ղատ | r of rester (in French pronunciation) |
Ճ ճ | ճէ | j of job |
Մ մ | մեն | m of my |
Յ յ | յի | initial: h of hi; middle (after ա, է, or ի): y of year; middle (after ո): uy of muy [if followed by a vowel: oy of boy]; final: generally silent (except with a few monosyllabic words) |
Ն ն | նու | n of no |
Շ շ | շա | sh of show |
Ո ո | վո | initial: vo of vote; middle (when followed by consonants): o of so; middle (after է): vo of vote; when followed by ւ: oo of food |
Չ չ | չա | ch of chew |
Պ պ | պէ | b of buy |
Ջ ջ | ջէ | ch of chew |
Ռ ռ | ռա | r of red (rolled) |
Ս ս | սէ | s of so |
Վ վ | վեւ | v of vie |
Տ տ | տիւն | d of do |
Ր ր | րէ | r of red |
Ց ց | ցո | ts of hats |
Ւ ւ | յիւն | v of vie; when preceded by ի (and not in final position or followed by a vowel): you of you; when preceded by ո: oo of food |
Փ փ | փիւր | p of pat |
Ք ք | քէ | k of kit |
Օ օ | օ | o of or |
Ֆ ֆ | ֆէ | f of fit |