Type Armenian on any computer
Armenian has its own 39-letter alphabet, and most people learning it are sitting at a keyboard printed with Latin letters. That's the real obstacle — not the script itself, but never knowing where the letters live. This trainer teaches the Armenian keyboard the way a touch-typing course does: one finger pair at a time, starting from the home row, with the next key and the finger that presses it shown on screen until you no longer need to look.
Three ways to use it
Ten-finger touch-typing lessons on the Armenian phonetic layout, from the home keys up. Each lesson unlocks when you hit its accuracy target.
Free typing against Armenian words and sentences, with live speed and accuracy. Nothing gated — just type.
Live races against other people online, with placings and a daily leaderboard. No account required.
Adding the Armenian keyboard to your computer
You don't need one to start — the on-screen keyboard here works on its own. But once the layout feels familiar, switching your system input is what makes it usable everywhere else.
- 1.Open System Settings → Keyboard
- 2.Next to Input Sources, click Edit
- 3.Press +, choose Armenian, and pick the layout you want
- 4.Switch inputs with Control + Space
- 1.Open Settings → Time & language → Language & region
- 2.Add a language and choose Armenian
- 3.Open its options and add the Armenian keyboard
- 4.Switch inputs with Windows + Space
Why touch typing is worth it in Armenian specifically
Hunting for letters keeps your eyes on the keyboard, and in a script you're still learning that means you never read what you're writing. Touch typing frees your attention to go back to the words — which is why it tends to speed up reading and spelling alongside typing speed. Accuracy comes first here: every lesson gates on accuracy rather than speed, because speed built on sloppy fingering has to be unlearned later.
Common questions
No. The on-screen keyboard shows every key and highlights the next one, so you can work through the whole course on a Latin keyboard. Adding the system layout (see the steps above) is what lets you type Armenian everywhere else once you're comfortable.
The Armenian phonetic layout, where letters sit on the keys of the Latin letters they sound like — ա on A, ս on S, դ on D, and so on. It's the easiest starting point if you already type in a Latin alphabet, since most of the home row transfers directly.
Yes — the lessons, the typing test and the races are all free, with no account and no ads. Signing in to Haylingua just means your races run under your own name and your results are saved to your profile.
Most people get through the home-row lessons in a few sittings and can type simple Armenian words without looking within a week or two of short daily practice. Speed keeps climbing for months after that, but the useful threshold — not hunting for letters — comes quickly.
In words per minute, using the standard convention that five characters count as one word, alongside accuracy as a percentage of correct keystrokes. Both are shown live while you type.