Փփ
«pʰ»
name: փյուր (pʰyur)
P with a puff of air, as in English pin. Hold a palm in front of your mouth and compare պ in spin.
Like տ with a middle stroke reaching both up and down. The extra reach reminds you of extra breath.
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Step 5 of 6
A puff of air
Five consonants with a puff of air, called aspiration. The small ʰ in our hints marks that breath. Each has an unaspirated partner: պ — փ, տ — թ, կ — ք, ճ — չ, ծ — ց. The last two partners arrive in step 6.
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English already has a useful contrast: compare p in spin and pin, t in stop and top, k in skin and kin. After s there is little puff; at the start of pin, top and kin there is more. Feel it with your palm.
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Letters
Թթ
«tʰ»
name: թո (tʰo)
T with a puff of air, as in top. This is not English th in thin or this.
Like ր with a loop inside the arch. Picture the loop as a tiny cloud of breath.
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Քք
«kʰ»
name: քե (kʰe)
Like k at the start of key. Compare unaspirated կ, like k in skin.
A loop on a stem with a crossbar below. Picture a key: k with a puff of air.
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Չչ
«chʰ»
name: չա (chʰa)
Ch with a puff of air, close to English ch in chair. The unaspirated ճ comes next.
A small շ with a curl above it. Think of a cheerful sneeze with an extra breath.
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Ցց
«tsʰ»
name: ցո (tsʰo)
The ts at the end of cats, released with an extra puff of air. Compare ծ in step 6.
Like a small g with a tail curling left. Picture a small cloud of breath following ts.
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