Armenian 101

Բ/բ ben
like b ig

Գ/գ gim
like g oat

Դ/դ da
like d ark

Զ/զ za
like z oo

Թ/թ toh
like t iger, aspirated

Ժ/ժ zhe
like mea s ure

Լ/լ lyun
like l ight

Խ/խ kheh
like Scottish lo ch or German Aa ch en

Ծ/ծ tsa
like ca ts

Կ/կ ken
like k eep, unaspirated

Ձ/ձ dza
like be

ds


Ղ/ղ ghat
like French gutteral "r", alternatively like Ba

gh dad


Ճ/ճ tcheh
like

ch urch


Մ/մ men
like

m ouse


Ն/ն noo
like

n orth


Շ/շ sha
like

sh ark


Չ/չ cha
like

ch icken


Պ/պ peh
like s

p ort, unaspirated


Ջ/ջ jeh
like

j ar


Ռ/ռ ra
rolled "r" as in Spanish

Ս/ս seh
like

s wim


Վ/վ vev
like

v ote


Տ/տ tyoon
like s

t op, unaspirated


Ր/ր reh
soft "r", like

r est


Ց/ց tsoh
like

ts unami


Փ/փ pyoor
like

p ot, aspirated


Ք/ք qeh
like

q uestion, aspirated


Ֆ/ֆ feh
like

f ork

Letter և (yev)

ԵՎ/և yev
like d

ev il, but read

yev when at the beginning of the word

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