#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my @num = qw (1 2 3 4 5); my @alp = qw (A B C D E); for (0..$#num) { print $num[$_], "-", $alp[$_],$/; } ### OR CREATE AOA my @AoA = (); for (0..$#num) { push @AoA, [$num[$_], $alp[$_]]; } print $/; foreach (@AoA) { print @$_[0], "-", @$_[1],$/; } __END__ 1-A 2-B 3-C 4-D 5-E 1-A 2-B 3-C 4-D 5-E