Armenian Alphabet Cheat Sheet

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Armenian alphabet and pronunciation

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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'
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full stop or period
1st column: Armenian alphabet
2nd column: English sound
3rd column: Pronun­ciation example

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