Similar shapes in both cases
Compare գ ն մ, then ս ո օ, and match each with its own capital. Capital letters can change the outline substantially; learn the pair instead of simply enlarging a lowercase letter.
One letter, two cases
Compare գ ն մ, then ս ո օ, and match each with its own capital. Capital letters can change the outline substantially; learn the pair instead of simply enlarging a lowercase letter. Compare the examples side by side. Letter names label the characters; the sound cues explain how to pronounce them.
gim
Gim makes hard g, as in go. Compare Գ Դ and գ դ carefully.
գ
gim
nu
Ն ն makes n. Compare Ն Մ and ն մ; they remain different letters in both cases.
ն
nu
men
Մ մ makes m. Compare մ ն: look at the start of the letter as well as the final stroke.
մ
men
se
Ս ս makes s. Compare Ս Ո and ս ո: notice which way each shape opens.
ս
se
vo
Ո ո usually makes o; at the start of many words it is vo. In ու it helps write u instead.
ո
vo
o
Օ օ makes o without an initial v. Compare the closed loop օ with open ո.
օ
o