Armenian to English letters converter
Type or paste Armenian script and get it in English letters, in Eastern and Western spelling, as you type. It runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere. The converter itself needs JavaScript.
Examples
- Կոմիտաս: Komitas (Eastern), Gomidas (Western)
- Երևան: Yerevan (Eastern), Yerevan (Western)
- Հարություն: Harutyun (Eastern), Harutyun (Western)
- Պետրոս: Petros (Eastern), Bedros (Western)
- Ջիվան Գասպարյան: Jivan Gasparyan (Eastern), Chivan Kasbaryan (Western)
- Յակոբ: Yakob (Eastern), Hagop (Western)
The two spellings
- Eastern: Armenia and Iran: Կոմիտաս is Komitas
- Western: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and most of the diaspora: Կոմիտաս is Gomidas
How it works
Each Armenian letter is written as the English letters that sound closest, the way names are spelled on album covers. A few letters depend on where they sit: ե at the start of a word is "ye" (Երևան, Yerevan), ո at the start of a word is "vo" (Ոսկե, Voske), ու is always "u," and և is "yev" or "ev."
It leaves out the apostrophes and accents that formal systems such as ISO 9985 and BGN/PCGN use for aspirated consonants, because nobody types those into a search box. Anything that is not Armenian passes through unchanged.
Eastern or Western?
Pick Eastern for names from Armenia or Iran, and Western for names from Turkey, Syria, Lebanon or diaspora communities such as Los Angeles, Fresno and Marseille. The two read five pairs of consonants the opposite way (b/p, g/k, d/t, dz/ts, j/ch), so Կոմիտաս is Komitas in Eastern and Gomidas in Western, and Պետրոս is Petros or Bedros. When you are searching for a song, try both.
Questions people ask
How do you write Armenian in English letters?
Write each Armenian letter as the English letters that sound closest: Հայաստան is Hayastan. A few letters change with position, and Eastern and Western Armenian read some consonants differently, so this tool shows both.
Can it translate Armenian into English?
No. It changes the alphabet, not the language: Սեր becomes "Ser," not "Love." It is for reading and searching names and titles.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. The conversion runs in your browser as you type, and nothing you enter is stored or sent.
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