This is a quick cheat sheet for the sounds found in Georgian.
There is at least 1 i sound in Georgian. In terms of all possible i sounds, there is the basic most common i sound, the secondary i sound, and the tertiary i sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| i | i | Like "ee" sound. | i |
There is at least 1 e sound in Georgian. In terms of all possible e sounds, there is the basic most common e sound, the secondary e sound, and the tertiary e sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| E | E | Like "eh" in "pet". | ɛ |
There is at least 1 a sound in Georgian. In terms of all possible a sounds, there is the basic most common a sound, the secondary a sound, and the tertiary a sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| a | a | Like "ah" in father sound. | a ɑ ä |
There is at least 1 o sound in Georgian. In terms of all possible o sounds, there is the basic most common o sound, the secondary o sound, and the tertiary o sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| 1 | o$ | British oah sound. | ɔ |
There is at least 1 u sound in Georgian. In terms of all possible u sounds, there is the basic most common u sound, the secondary u sound, and the tertiary u sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| u | u | Like "oo" in "you" sound. | u |
There is at least 1 m sound in Georgian. Notice the English m and mm have a similar shape.
| m | m | Regular m | m |
There is at least 1 n sound in Georgian. Notice the English n and nn have a similar shape.
| n | n | Regular n | n |
There is at least 1 g sound in Georgian.
| g | g | Regular g | ɡ ɢ |
There is at least 1 d sound in Georgian. Notice the English d and dd have a similar shape.
| d | d | Regular d | d |
There is at least 1 b sound in Georgian. Notice the English b and bb have a similar shape.
| b | b | Regular b | b |
There are at least 2 p sounds in Georgian.
| p93 | p! | Ejective p | pʼ |
| p% | ph~ | Aspirated p | pʰ |
There are at least 2 t sounds in Georgian.
| t05 | t! | Ejective t | tʼ |
| t^ | th~ | Aspirated t | tʰ |
There are at least 3 k sounds in Georgian.
| k93 | k! | Ejective k | kʼ |
| k% | kh~ | Aspirated k | kʰ |
| k693 | K! | Ejective deep guttural k (used a lot in Georgian) | qʼ |
There is at least 1 h sound in Georgian.
| h | h | Regular h | h |
There is at least 1 sh sound in Georgian.
| x | x | Regular sh | ʃ |
There is at least 1 v sound in Georgian.
| v | v | Regular v | v |
There is at least 1 l sound in Georgian.
| l | l | Regular l | l |
There is at least 1 s sound in Georgian.
| s | s | Regular s | s |
There is at least 1 z sound in Georgian.
| z | z | Regular z | z |
There is at least 1 j sound in Georgian.
| j | j | Regular j (as in "measure") | ʒ |
There is at least 1 r sound in Georgian.
| G | G | Velar r like the French r sound | ɣ ʁ |
There is at least 1 dj sound in Georgian.
| dj | dj | Regular dj (as in "judge") | dʒ |
There is at least 1 dz sound in Georgian.
| dz | dz | Regular dz | dz |
There is at least 1 ch sound in Georgian.
| tx^ | txh~ | Aspirated ch sound | tʃʰ |