Does Duolingo Have Armenian? No. What to Use Instead

Does Duolingo offer anything close to Armenian?

No. Armenian forms a branch of the Indo-European family on its own, with no close living relatives. Duolingo's Russian and Greek courses teach Indo-European languages too, but only distant cousins of Armenian, with different alphabets, grammar and everyday words. Plenty of people in Armenia speak Russian, yet a Russian course won't teach you to read an Armenian street sign. Babbel and Busuu don't offer Armenian either (checked November 2026).

How to learn Armenian with Qlango

Qlango teaches Armenian at four CEFR levels, from A1 to B2. At A1 and A2 you introduce yourself, talk about daily life in simple sentences and get through everyday exchanges. At B1 you handle most everyday situations and talk about your experiences and plans, and at B2 you hold real conversations on familiar topics and follow the main points of articles.

A lesson works like this. You get a set of short example sentences in Armenian script with the translation in the language you learn from, and you answer them in different ways, such as flashcards, picking one of two answers, matching pairs, putting scrambled words in order, writing what you hear and writing the translation yourself. Each example is read aloud by an AI voice, and you can slow it down to hear պ against փ, a p without a puff of air and a p with one. When you finish a lesson, it comes back after one, two, four and eight days and then once more, and any example you needed a hint for returns in harder questions later.

You choose the language you learn from, so English isn't your only option.

Eastern and Western Armenian

Armenian has two standard forms. Eastern Armenian is the language of the Republic of Armenia and of the Armenians of Iran and Russia. Western Armenian grew out of the communities of the Ottoman Empire and is spoken across much of the diaspora, in Lebanon, France and the United States. Both use the alphabet created around the year 405 by the monk and scholar Mesrop Mashtots: 36 letters at first, with two more, օ (o) and ֆ (f), added in the Middle Ages, for 38 in all.

The letters are shared, but some sound different. Those that Eastern Armenian reads as b, d and g, Western Armenian reads as p, t and k, and the other way round. That's why the same names reach English in two spellings:

Spelling differs as well, because Armenia adopted a reformed spelling in the Soviet period while Western Armenian kept the classical one. Speakers of the two can follow each other with some effort. The examples on this page are Eastern Armenian, the standard of Armenia itself.

Your first Armenian words

In Ինչպե՞ս ես, the question mark sits over the stressed vowel of the word being asked about, not at the end of the sentence. Our full guide to learning Armenian covers the alphabet, the case endings and a plan for your first month.

FAQ

Is Armenian on Duolingo?

No. As of November 2026, Duolingo has no Armenian course from English or from any other language.

What is the best app to learn Armenian?

It depends on what you want. If you want a course organised by CEFR level, in Armenian script from the first lesson and with a fixed review schedule, Qlango teaches Armenian from A1 to B2. Duolingo, Babbel and Busuu don't offer Armenian (checked November 2026).

Is there a free app to learn Armenian?

Qlango is free to download on iPhone and Android, and you can start your first Armenian lesson without creating an account. It also works in your browser.

How should I start learning Armenian?

With the alphabet: six to eight letters a day for a week, reading aloud every word you can find. Learn barev and mersi on day one, so you have something to say meanwhile.

Will Duolingo add Armenian?

We can't say. Duolingo adds and removes courses over time, so check its catalogue if you're reading this much later.

Georgian, next door, is missing too: see does Duolingo have Georgian. Or browse every language Duolingo doesn't teach and compare Qlango and Duolingo side by side. Your first Armenian lesson takes about five minutes.