Ըը
«ə»
name: ըթ (ətʰ)
Schwa, like the first a in about. This vowel is sometimes pronounced even when no ը is written: խնձոր, khəndzór.
An arch whose left leg drops down and turns right. Relax your mouth for a short uh.
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Meet the throaty ղ, rolled ռ and relaxed vowel ը. The hints kh and gh each stand for one sound, not two separate consonants. Read the sound tips, then try them slowly.
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Two r sounds: ր is one quick tongue tap, as in Spanish pero; ռ is a roll, as in perro. Compare սար (sar, mountain) and նուռ (nurr, pomegranate).
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Letters
Խխ
«kh»
name: խե (khe)
Like ch in Scottish loch or German Bach. This rough sound is different from հ, English h.
A tall stem, an arch and a bowl. Imagine clearing a misty window with a breath: kh.
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Ղղ
«gh»
name: ղատ (ghat)
A voiced sound at the back of the mouth, similar to French r. It is not English g followed by h.
Like ո with a right leg that drops down and turns right. Make the sound farther back in your throat.
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Ռռ
«rr»
name: ռա (rra)
A rolled r, like Spanish rr in perro. Contrast the single tongue tap ր.
Like ո with a small shelf at the right. Imagine a little motor running: rrr.
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Շշ
«sh»
name: շա (sha)
Like sh in ship.
Like a number 2 with a long lower stroke. Quiet, shhh!
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Ժժ
«zh»
name: ժե (zhe)
The sound of s in vision or measure, not z in zoo.
A rounded body on a tall stem, with a little tail to the right. Think of the middle sound in vision.
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Ֆֆ
«f»
name: ֆե (fe)
Often found in borrowed words, such as ֆիլմ (film).
A tall loop and a round lower body, rather like Greek phi. Read f.
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