The core consonant letters.

• բbvoiced, like 'b' in 'bee'
• գgvoiced, like 'g' in 'go'
• դdvoiced, like 'd' in 'do'
• զzlike 'z' in 'zoo'
• թtʰaspirated 't', strong puff of air, as in 'top'
• ժzhlike 's' in 'measure'
• լllike 'l' in 'love'
• խkhraspy back-of-throat, like 'ch' in German 'Bach'
• ծts'ejective 'ts', sharp/glottalic, unaspirated
• կkunaspirated 'k', plain, like 'k' in 'skate'
• հhlike 'h' in 'hello'
• ձdzvoiced, like 'ds' in 'reads'
• ղghvoiced back fricative, like French 'r' (Parisian)
• ճch'ejective 'ch', sharp/glottalic, unaspirated
• մmlike 'm' in 'man'
• յylike 'y' in 'yes'
• նnlike 'n' in 'no'
• շshlike 'sh' in 'ship'
• չchʰaspirated 'ch', strong puff, as in 'cheese'
• պpunaspirated 'p', plain, like 'p' in 'spin'
• ջjvoiced, like 'j' in 'jam'
• ռrrrolled/trilled 'r', strong, like Spanish 'rr'
• սslike 's' in 'see'
• վvlike 'v' in 'van'
• տtunaspirated 't', plain, like 't' in 'stop'
• րrsoft tapped 'r', like Spanish single 'r'
• ցtsʰaspirated 'ts', strong puff
• փpʰaspirated 'p', strong puff, as in 'pin'
• քkʰaspirated 'k', strong puff, as in 'kit'
• ֆflike 'f' in 'fun'