Consonants | |||
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IPA | Georgian alphabet |
Translit. | English approximation |
b | ბ | b | bash |
d | დ | d | do |
dz | ძ | j | pads |
dʒ | ჯ | ǰ | hedge |
ɡ | გ | g | gate |
ɣ | ღ | ḡ | French R |
h | ჰ | h | head |
kʼ | კ | k | (ejective) |
kʰ | ქ | k' | can |
l | ლ | l | leaf |
m | მ | m | much |
n | ნ | n | not |
pʼ | პ | p | (ejective) |
pʰ | ფ | p' | pan |
qʼ | ყ | q | (ejective) |
r | რ | r | road |
s | ს | s | sue |
ʃ | შ | š | shoe |
tʼ | ტ | t | (ejective) |
tʰ | თ | t' | table |
tsʼ | წ | c | (ejective) |
tsʰ | ც | c' | tsunami |
tʃʼ | ჭ | č | (ejective) |
tʃʰ | ჩ | č' | choose |
v | ვ | v | van |
x | ხ | x | Bach |
z | ზ | z | zen |
ʒ | ჟ | ž | vision |
Vowels | |||
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IPA | Georgian alphabet |
Translit. | English approximation |
ɑ | ა | a | bra |
ɛ | ე | e | yell |
i | ი | i | feel |
ɔ | ო | o | law |
u | უ | u | loot |