List of Georgian Consonants

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Wish to know what are the consonants in Georgian language? In articulatory phonetics, the Georgian consonant is actually a speech sound that is articulated having complete as well as partial closure of the vocal region. The word consonant can be employed to refer to a letter of the Georgian alphabet which denotes a consonant sound. Learn More

Georgian Consonants Chart

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Georgian Consonants in Alphabet

ბ b	like bat
გ g	like go
დ d	like dog
ვ v/w	in between v as in very and w as in weary
ზ z	like zoo
თ t	like tip
კ k'	see Tricky consonants
ლ l	like love
მ m	like mint
ნ n	like nose
პ p'	see Tricky consonants
ჟ zh	like pleasure
რ r	rolled as in Spanish roja
ს s	like sad
ტ t'	see Tricky consonants
ფ p	like poof
ქ k	like kick
ღ gh	pronounced similar to a French r as in bonjour; alternatively, like a voiced kh
ყ q'	see Tricky consonants
შ sh	like shoot
ჩ ch	like chimp
ც ts	like hot sauce
ძ dz	foods
წ ts'	see Tricky consonants
ჭ ch'	see Tricky consonants
ხ kh	pronounced like Scottish loch or German Bach
ჯ j	like jump
ჰ h	like hot
Georgian distinguishes between aspirated and non-aspirated (ejective) consonants. An aspirated consonant is accompanied by a puff of air when you say it. In Georgian, there is even more of a
puff of air for aspirated consonants than you would hear in English.
A non-aspirated consonant in Georgian, however, actually contains no puff of air whatsoever. Georgians close the back of their throat, similar to what you do before you cough or the closed throat
moment between uh and oh in "uh-oh." They then pronounce the non-aspirated consonants without any exhalation at all. Don't worry if you have trouble producing this type of sound, though,
in context you will be understood! Non-aspirated consonants are marked above with an apostrophe.
Georgian Aspirated & Non-Aspirated Consonants
English approximation t p k ch ts	t	p	k	ch	ts
Aspirated consonant	თ	ფ	ქ	ჩ	ც
Non-aspirated consonant	ტ	პ	კ	ჭ	წ

Georgian Diphthongs in Alphabet

Diphthongs do not exist in Georgian—every vowel is given equal weight and every syllable has only one vowel.

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