Longer words
Read consonant groups, vowel sequences and word stress.
Words to read
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դպրոց
school
ճանապարհ
road
Հայաստան
Armenia
գրադարան
library
համալսարան
university
հիվանդանոց
hospitalReading tips
Break a longer word into manageable sound groups, then blend it together.
Stress usually falls on the last full vowel. A final ը is normally unstressed.
Some consonant groups have a short, unwritten neutral vowel. Read the printed spelling and listen to the whole word to check.
| Read in groups | Blend and listen |
|---|---|
| դպրոց | d · ə · p · r · o · tsʰ — the first ə is not printed |
| գրադարան | gra · da · ran — stress the last full vowel |
| համալսարան | ha · mal · sa · ran |
| հիվանդանոց | hi · van · da · notsʰ |
The groups are a temporary reading aid. Join them into one word. Compare տուն, տունը and տունն է: the familiar word remains recognisable when its ending changes.
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Read the text
Which vowel normally carries the stress in գրադարան?
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You hear a short helping vowel. Which spelling is printed correctly?
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Read consonant groups, vowel sequences and word stress.
դպրոց
schoolճանապարհ
roadՀայաստան
Armeniaգրադարան
libraryհամալսարան
universityհիվանդանոց
hospitalUse 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.