B and two kinds of p

Eastern Armenian distinguishes voiced բ, plain voiceless պ, and aspirated փ. Aspirated means a puff of air. These are different letters, not Georgian ejectives.

One letter, two cases

Eastern Armenian distinguishes voiced բ, plain voiceless պ, and aspirated փ. Aspirated means a puff of air. These are different letters, not Georgian ejectives. Compare the examples side by side. Letter names label the characters; the sound cues explain how to pronounce them.

ben

Ben makes b in Eastern Armenian. Follow the upright and the loop in Բ and բ.

ben

pe

Պ պ is p without a strong puff. Փ փ is aspirated and Բ բ is voiced b.

pyur

Փ փ is p with a puff, not English f. Ֆ ֆ is the actual letter f.

pyur