Alphabet for Western Armenian
Armenian alphabet with Western Armenian pronunciation and words
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Ա ա ապուր |
a as in father abour (ou="Oooh!") = soup |
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Բ բ բերան |
p as in pit peran =mouth |
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Գ գ գորտ |
k as in kitten kord (like "cord")= frog |
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Դ դ դուն |
t as in table toun (ou="Oooh!") = you (singular, Subject) |
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Ե ե ելակ |
ye as in yellow at the beginning of a word ya when followed by a e as in get when it stands alone yelag=strawberry arevelyan=eastern |
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Զ զ զաւակ |
z as in zebra zavag=child |
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Է է էշ |
e as in get esh=donkey |
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Ը ը ընկեր |
u as in but unger=companion, buddy |
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Թ թ թուզ |
t as in table touz (ou="Oooh!")=fig |
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Ժ ժ ժամ |
zh= z as in azure zham=hour |
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Ի ի իմաստութիւն |
i like ee in greet but shorter իւ=yü but with short vowel imasdoutyün =wisdom |
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Լ լ լեզու |
l as in large lezou (ou="Oooh!")=tongue, language |
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Խ խ խենթ |
kh like ch in Scottish loch or German "Fach" khent=crazy |
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Ծ ծ ծար |
dz as in adze dzar=tree |
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Կ կ կատու |
g as in garden, never soft gadou (ou="Oooh!")=cat |
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Հ հ հայերէն |
h as in horse hayeren=Armenian (language) |
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Ձ ձ ձի |
ts as in tsunami, tots tsi (i=ee)=horse |
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Ղ ղ աղ |
gh like French "r" but more raspy agh=salt |
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Ճ ճ ճաշ |
j as in jam jash=dinner,supper,meal |
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Մ մ մայր |
m as in mother mayr (ay=i in tire)=mother |
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Յ յ յոյս գայլ |
h as in horse at the beginning y after a vowel or between two ոյ =ouy Oooh-ee with the "ee" cut short Exception: յ is usually silent at the end of a word houys=hope kayl (a bit like Kyle)=wolf |
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Ն ն նաւ |
n as in number nav=ship (boat) |
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Շ շ շուն |
sh as in shawl shoun (ou=Oooh!)=dog |
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Ո ո որդի |
vo as in vote at the begging ու =ou (Oooh!) ոյ=ouy (Oooh-ee) except at end o everywhere else vorti (like forty with v instead of f)=son |
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Չ չ չար |
ch as in chair char=naughty/bad |
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Պ պ պար |
b as in bed bar=dance |
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Ջ ջ ջուր |
ch as in chair chour (ou=Oooh!)=water |
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Ռ ռ առանց |
r as in rat arants=without |
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Ս ս սէր |
s as in sea ser=love (noun) |
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Վ վ վարդ |
v as in very vart=rose |
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Տ տ տուն |
d as in dog doun (like dune)=house |
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Ր ր րոպէ |
r as in rat robe (e never silent)=moment |
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Ց ց ցուրտ |
ts as in tsunami, tots tsourd (ou=Ooh!)= cold |
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Ւ ւ ուշ |
v as in very after or between vowels ու=ou (Oooh!) oush=late |
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Փ փ փողոց |
p as in pit poghots=street |
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Ք ք քաղաք |
k as in kitten kaghak=city |
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Օ օ օր |
o as in old or (like or)=day |
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Ֆ ֆ ֆրանսերէն |
f as in finger f[u]ranseren=French (language) |
