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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Georgian pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Georgian phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Georgian.

Consonants
IPA Georgian
alphabet
Translit. English approximation
b b bash
d d do
ɡ g gate
ɣ
h h head
k' can
k (ejective)[1]
l l leaf
m m much
n n not
p' pan
p (ejective)[1]
q (ejective)[1]
r r Spanish ‹rr›
s s sue
ʃ š shoe
t' table
t (ejective)[1]
v v van
x x Bach
z z zen
ʒ ž vision
dz j pads
ǰ hedge
tsʰ c' tsunami
tsʼ c (ejective)[1]
tʃʰ č' choose
tʃʼ č (ejective)[1]
Vowels
IPA Georgian
alphabet
Translit. English approximation
ɑ a bra
ɛ e yell
i i feel
ɔ o law
u u loot

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ejective consonants are voiceless consonants that are pronounced with simultaneous closure of the glottis. There is no close English approximation.