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Letters that look alike Meet some look-alikes: գ and զ, ա and պ, ս and վ. You can now say hello and read the name Armenia.
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Bonus sign: և joins ե and վ. It sounds like ev inside a word and usually yev at the start: բարև (barév), Երևան (Yereván).
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Letters Գ գ
«g»
name: գիմ (gim)
Like q with a crossbar: a round goose body and a neck reaching down. A hard g, as in go.Watch out: գ has a straight downward tail; զ turns right at the bottom.
Վ վ
«v»
name: վեվ (vev)
Like v in very.
A cup with a tall right-hand stroke reaching below. Picture a tall vase: v.
Պ պ
«p»
name: պե (pe)
A p with little puff of air, like p after s in spin. Contrast փ in pin.
Like ա, but its right leg drops below the line. Picture a post reaching into the ground: p.Watch out: ա stays on the line; պ reaches below on the right.
Հ հ
«h»
name: հո (ho)
A light h, as in hot. Do not replace it with the rougher խ.
A tall curved neck above a bowl. Breathe gently: h, as in house.
Յ յ
«y»
name: հի (hi)
The y in yes, not the sound of English j.
Like a j without its dot. Imagine a spoon dipping into yoghurt: y.
Օ օ
«o»
name: օ (o)
An o without a v at the start: օր (or, day). Avoid the strong English oh glide.
A simple circle for a steady o, wherever it appears.
Զ զ
«z»
name: զա (za)
Like գ, but the long tail turns right at the bottom. A little zigzag: z.Watch out: Right turn at the bottom: զ. Straight tail: գ.
Step bonus: և — ե and վ joined together: ev, or usually yev at the start of a word.
Try reading Read the word first, then tap it to check the reading hint and meaning.
բարև tap when you have read it barév — helloայո tap when you have read it ayó — yesլավ tap when you have read it lav — good / wellհայ tap when you have read it hay — Armenian (person)Հայաստան tap when you have read it Hayastán — ArmeniaԵրևան tap when you have read it Yereván — Yerevanպապ tap when you have read it pap — grandfatherօր tap when you have read it or — dayPractice Can read: 0 of 7 letters Can write from memory: 0 of 7 The next step opens after flashcards and writing from memory for every letter in this step.
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