Armenian (հայերեն)
Armenian (hy, hye) is a world language. Wikidata records about 6.7M speakers. It is written in Armenian alphabet. It is an official language in 1 country, including Armenia.
Armenian uses its own alphabet; Eastern and Western Armenian differ in spelling and vocabulary.
Expect text translated from English into Armenian to grow by roughly 15–30%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.
In the United States, 252,536 people aged 5+ speak Armenian at home (Census ACS), and 100,679 of them (40%) speak English less than "very well" — a key indicator of demand for Armenian translators and interpreters.
Translation guides
Where Armenian is official
- Armenia
Rates for Armenian translation
Armenian falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.
For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →
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