ր, օ and ֆ
Hear the contrast, find each printed shape, then read and retrieve the words.
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i
ր is a brief tongue tap. The isolated recording includes a short helping vowel; that vowel is separate from the consonant. Compare the stronger rolled ռ, and listen to ր inside the words below.
արևսարi
o. A plain o vowel, including at the start.
i
f. Often in borrowed words.
Words to read
սար
mountain
օր
day
ֆիլմ
filmReading tips
ր · r · A short tap of the tongue; not English r.
օ · o · A plain o vowel, including at the start.
ֆ · f · Often in borrowed words.
Do not borrow the sound of a lookalike Latin letter: Armenian հ is h, not a Latin h-shaped spelling shortcut.
The letter յ is a consonant. In սայլ, join s + a + y + l: sayl.
Reading practice
Letters in words
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A familiar capital outline
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Find the sound
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Find each word
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Find each word
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Sound to spelling
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Spelling to sound
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Write a word
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Write a word
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A short return
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Hear the contrast, find each printed shape, then read and retrieve the words.
սար
mountainօր
dayֆիլմ
filmUse a Armenian keyboard
On your phone, add Armenian in Settings → Languages or Keyboards. On a computer, add an Armenian input language in the operating system settings.
Use the on-screen letters whenever you prefer. The ու key inserts its two written characters together; spaces and punctuation have their own keys.