Consonants
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IPA |
Georgian alphabet |
Translit. |
English approximation
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b
|
ბ
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b
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bash
| d
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დ
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d
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do
| dz
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ძ
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j
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pads
| dʒ
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ჯ
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ǰ
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hedge
| ɡ
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გ
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g
|
gate
| ɣ
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ღ
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ḡ
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| h
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ჰ
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h
|
head
| kʼ
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კ
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k
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(ejective) [1] | kʰ
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ქ
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k'
|
can
| l
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ლ
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l
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leaf
| m
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მ
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m
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much
| n
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ნ
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n
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not
| pʼ
|
პ
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p
|
(ejective)[1] | pʰ
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ფ
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p'
|
pan
| qʼ
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ყ
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q
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(ejective)[1] | r
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რ
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r
|
Spanish ‹rr›
| s
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ს
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s
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sue
| ʃ
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შ
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š
|
shoe
| tʼ
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ტ
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t
|
(ejective)[1] | tʰ
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თ
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t'
|
table
| tsʼ
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წ
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c
|
(ejective)[1] | tsʰ
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ც
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c'
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tsunami
| tʃʼ
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ჭ
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č
|
(ejective)[1] | tʃʰ
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ჩ
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č'
|
choose
| v
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ვ
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v
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van
| x
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ხ
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x
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Bach
| z
|
ზ
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z
|
zen
| ʒ
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ჟ
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ž
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vision
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Vowels
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IPA |
Georgian alphabet |
Translit. |
English approximation
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ɑ
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ა
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a
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bra
| ɛ
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ე
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e
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yell
| i
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ი
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i
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feel
| ɔ
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ო
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o
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law
| u
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უ
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u
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loot
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