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Your reading passport

Read new words and find information without pictures or sound hints.

About this unit

Show what you can read on your own: new words, messages, a menu and a sign, without pictures or sound hints.

  • Every letter has been taught, even in the new words.
  • Read each new word first, then choose the recording that matches it.
  • You may open the alphabet; your result notes when you used it.

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Reading tips

Try these new combinations before opening the alphabet. You can still use it; the result will tell you when you used support.

Read the Armenian first. Some words are new, but every letter has been taught. Read each new word, then choose the recording that matches it.

You will also read a new message, a different menu and a familiar sign in a different printed style. There, the recording plays after your answer.

Read first. The check has no pictures or spoken answer cues. You can open the alphabet if you need it; your result will note the support.

Reading practice

Read independently

Read this new word. Choose its pronunciation.

մատ

Read independently

Read this new word. Choose its pronunciation.

հով

Read independently

Read this new word. Choose its pronunciation.

գարուն

Read independently

Read the message. Who is at home?

Արամը տանն է։

Read independently

Read the message. Which city is named?

Սոնան Գյումրիում է։

Read independently

Read the sign in a different typeface. Where can you leave?

ԵԼՔ

Read independently

Read the new menu. Which drink costs least?

ՄենյուAMD / ֏
Թեյ600
Սուրճ900
Ջուր200
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Read independently

Read the new menu. Which drink costs 600?

ՄենյուAMD / ֏
Թեյ600
Սուրճ900
Ջուր200
1>
1 / 3

Read independently

You hear a helping vowel in դպրոց. Which is its printed spelling?

Read independently

Which message contains a question?

Messages
Բարև, Անի։
Իսկ դո՞ւ։
Տանն եմ։
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Your reading result

Read new words and find information without pictures or sound hints.

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Use 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.

All letters

Ա ա
i

a. Open a, as in father.

մ
i

m. In lowercase մ, the tall stroke is on the right.

ն
i

n. In lowercase ն, the tall stroke is on the left; compare it with մ.

Ի ի
i

i. A clear ee sound.

Ու ու
i

Capital form: Ու. In an ALL-CAPITAL word, write ՈՒ: the second part becomes Ւ. Both forms spell u.

է
i

e. A clear e, as in bed.

ըshort ə, as in “about”
i

ə. A short neutral vowel, like the first sound of about.

Լ լ
i

l

Ս ս
i

s

հ
i

h

յ
i

y. The consonant y of yes, not the vowel in my.

Վ վ
i

v

Ր րone quick tap
i

ր is a brief tongue tap. The isolated recording includes a short helping vowel; that vowel is separate from the consonant. Compare the stronger rolled ռ, and listen to ր inside the words below.

արևսար
Օ օ
i

o. A plain o vowel, including at the start.

Ֆ ֆ
i

f. Often in borrowed words.

ե
i

At the start of a word, ե usually sounds ye, as in ես. Inside a word it sounds e, as in մեր.

եսմերInside a word: e in մեր · մեր
Ո ո
i

At the start of a word, ո usually sounds vo, as in որ. Inside a word it sounds o, as in տոմս. ով (who) is an exception: it begins with plain o.

որտոմսովInside a word: o in տոմս · տոմս
և
i

և is a joined letter (a ligature), spelling the sequence e + v, not one consonant. It sounds yev at word start and ev inside a word, as in արև. Its capital spelling Եվ uses two letters; all capitals use ԵՎ.

ևարևInside a word: ev in բարև · բարև
բthroat buzzes
i

b. Voiced b.

պno puff of air
i

p. Plain p, with little breath.

Փ փpuff of air
i

pʰ. p with a puff of air.

դthroat buzzes
i

d. Voiced d.

Տ տno puff of air
i

t. Plain t, with little breath.

թpuff of air
i

tʰ. t with a puff of air; never English th.

գthroat buzzes
i

g. Voiced g, always hard.

կno puff of air
i

k. Plain k, little breath.

Ք քpuff of air
i

kʰ. k with a puff.

Խ խair rubs, no buzz
i

kh / x. Friction like ch in Scottish loch.

ղthroat buzzes
i

gh / ʁ. Voiced back-of-mouth friction; not g + h.

զthroat buzzes
i

z

ժthroat buzzes
i

zh / ʒ. The middle sound in measure.

շair rubs, no buzz
i

sh / ʃ. As in ship.

ռrolled
i

rolled r. A stronger rolled r; compare the short tap ր.

ձthroat buzzes
i

dz. Voiced d + z released as one joined sound.

Ծ ծno puff of air
i

ts. Plain ts, little breath.

Ց ցpuff of air
i

tsʰ. ts with a puff.

ջthroat buzzes
i

j / dʒ. Voiced, as in jam.

ճno puff of air
i

ch / tʃ. Plain ch, little breath.

չpuff of air
i

chʰ / tʃʰ. ch with a puff.