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Plain ch, airy ch, and j
Compare Ճ ճ (plain ch), Չ չ (airy ch), and Ջ ջ (voiced j). Check the outline and the release; they are three separate letters.
One letter, two cases
Compare Ճ ճ (plain ch), Չ չ (airy ch), and Ջ ջ (voiced j). Check the outline and the release; they are three separate letters. Compare the examples side by side. Letter names label the characters; the sound cues explain how to pronounce them.
tche
Ճ ճ makes ch without a strong puff. Չ չ is airy ch; Ջ ջ is voiced j.
ճ
tche
cha
Չ չ is ch with a puff of air. Compare Ճ ճ for plain ch and Ջ ջ for j.
չ
cha
je
Ջ ջ makes j, as in jam. Compare the endings of ջ չ ճ.
ջ
je