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

Բ բ

բերան

p as in pit

peran =mouth

Գ գ

գորտ

k as in kitten

kord (like "cord")= frog

Դ դ

դուն

t as in table

toun (ou="Oooh!") = you (singular, Subject)

Ե ե

ելակ
արեւելեան

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

Զ զ

զաւակ

z as in zebra

zavag=child

Է է

էշ

e as in get

esh=donkey

Ը ը

ընկեր

u as in but

unger=companion, buddy

Թ թ

թուզ

t as in table

touz (ou="Oooh!")=fig

Ժ ժ

ժամ

zh= z as in azure

zham=hour

Ի ի

իմաստութիւն

i like ee in greet but shorter

իւ=yü but with short vowel

imasdoutyün =wisdom

Լ լ

լեզու

l as in large

lezou (ou="Oooh!")=tongue, language

Խ խ

խենթ

kh like ch in Scottish loch or German "Fach"

khent=crazy

Ծ ծ

ծար

dz as in adze

dzar=tree

Կ կ

կատու

g as in garden, never soft

gadou (ou="Oooh!")=cat

Հ հ

հայերէն

h as in horse

hayeren=Armenian (language)

Ձ ձ

ձի

ts as in tsunami, tots

tsi (i=ee)=horse

Ղ ղ

աղ

gh like French "r" but more raspy
voiced version of kh

agh=salt

Ճ ճ

ճաշ

j as in jam

jash=dinner,supper,meal

Մ մ

մայր

m as in mother

mayr (ay=i in tire)=mother

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

Ն ն

նաւ

n as in number

nav=ship (boat)

Շ շ

շուն

sh as in shawl

shoun (ou=Oooh!)=dog

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

Չ չ

չար

ch as in chair

char=naughty/bad

Պ պ

պար

b as in bed

bar=dance

Ջ ջ

ջուր

ch as in chair

chour (ou=Oooh!)=water

Ռ ռ

առանց

r as in rat

arants=without

Ս ս

սէր

s as in sea

ser=love (noun)

Վ վ

վարդ

v as in very

vart=rose

Տ տ

տուն

d as in dog

doun (like dune)=house

Ր ր

րոպէ

r as in rat

robe (e never silent)=moment

Ց ց

ցուրտ

ts as in tsunami, tots

tsourd (ou=Ooh!)= cold

Ւ ւ

ուշ
հաւ

v as in very after or between vowels

ու=ou (Oooh!)

oush=late
hav=chicken

Փ փ

փողոց

p as in pit

poghots=street

Ք ք

քաղաք

k as in kitten

kaghak=city

Օ օ

օր

o as in old

or (like or)=day

Ֆ ֆ

ֆրանսերէն

f as in finger

f[u]ranseren=French (language)


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