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Read everyday signs

Find entrances, exits and places by reading their signs.

About this unit

Public signs are often written in capitals. Read the whole sign before you listen to it.

  • ՄՈՒՏՔ means entrance, ԵԼՔ means exit.
  • The icon on a sign is a hint; the word gives the answer.
  • Read long words in groups: ՕԴԱՆԱՎԱԿԱՅԱՆ, o-da-na-va-ka-yan, airport.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

ՄՈՒՏՔ

entrance

ԵԼՔ

exit

ԴՊՐՈՑ

school

ԳՐԱԴԱՐԱՆ

library

ԶՈՒԳԱՐԱՆ

toilet

ՕԴԱՆԱՎԱԿԱՅԱՆ

airport

ԺԱՄԱՆՈՒՄ

arrivals

ՄԵԿՆՈՒՄ

departures
At a public building
ՄՈՒՏՔentrance
ԵԼՔexit
ԴՊՐՈՑschool
ԳՐԱԴԱՐԱՆlibrary
ԶՈՒԳԱՐԱՆtoilet
Reading tips

Read the complete sign. Capital letters are common in public signs.

Look at the printed word before listening to its pronunciation.

Reading practice

Read and listen

Read the highlighted text. Choose its pronunciation.

ՄՈՒՏՔ

Read and listen

Read the highlighted text. Choose its pronunciation.

ԵԼՔ

Read and listen

Read the highlighted text. Choose its pronunciation.

ԴՊՐՈՑ

Read and listen

Read the highlighted text. Choose its pronunciation.

ԳՐԱԴԱՐԱՆ

Listen and find

Listen, then select the matching item.

Listen and find

Listen, then select the matching item.

Listen and find

Listen, then select the matching item.

Listen and find

Listen, then select the matching item.

Read the text

Find the exit.

Read and write

Copy the highlighted text, including its capitals and punctuation.

ՄՈՒՏՔ

Listen and write

Listen. Write the word with its capital and punctuation where needed.

Listen and write

Listen. Write the word with its capital and punctuation where needed.

Read the text

Read without a sound hint. What does this mean?

ՄՈՒՏՔ

Read the text

Read without a sound hint. What does this mean?

ԵԼՔ

Read the text

Read without a sound hint. What does this mean?

ԴՊՐՈՑ

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Find entrances, exits and places by reading their signs.

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At a public building
ՄՈՒՏՔentrance
ԵԼՔexit
ԴՊՐՈՑschool
ԳՐԱԴԱՐԱՆlibrary
ԶՈՒԳԱՐԱՆtoilet
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.