G and two kinds of k

Compare voiced գ, plain կ, and airy ք. Their capitals are Գ, Կ, and Ք. The extra air changes which letter you need.

One letter, two cases

Compare voiced գ, plain կ, and airy ք. Their capitals are Գ, Կ, and Ք. The extra air changes which letter you need. 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.

gim

ken

Կ կ makes k without a strong puff. Ք ք is aspirated, while Գ գ is voiced.

ken

ke

Ք ք is k with a puff. Compare Կ կ, plain k, and Գ գ, voiced g.