հ, յ and վ
Read h, y and v in short everyday words.
About this unit
Three consonants that sound much like their English and German partners: h, y and v.
- հ
h, as in “hat”հավ · hen - յ
y, as in “yes”սայլ · carti
The consonant y of yes, not the vowel in my.
- Վվ
v, as in “van”նավ · ship
- Do not trust lookalike Latin shapes: հ is h.
- յ is the consonant y of “yes”, never a vowel: սայլ is sayl.
More words to read
լավ
goodReading tips
Do not borrow the sound of a lookalike Latin letter: Armenian հ is h, not a Latin h-shaped spelling shortcut.
The letter յ is a consonant. In սայլ, join s + a + y + l: sayl.
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Read h, y and v in short everyday words.
հավ
hen
նավ
ship
սայլ
cartլավ
goodUse a Armenian keyboard
On your phone, add Armenian in Settings → Languages or Keyboards. On a computer, add an Armenian input language in the operating system settings.
Use the on-screen letters whenever you prefer. The ու key inserts its two written characters together; spaces and punctuation have their own keys.
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