Georgian Alphabet
The Georgian alphabet (Mkhedruli) has 33 letters. There is no capitalization. Georgian spelling is almost perfectly phonemic: each letter always represents the same sound and each letter of a word is always pronounced (so it's kind of like the opposite of French). There are no silent letters, diacritics, or digraphs, and even complex consonant clusters are written exactly as spoken. This means that once you learn the alphabet, pronounciation becomes predictable.
Practice Georgian Alphabet●Has English equivalent
●Similar to English
●No English equivalent
| Letter | Transliteration | IPA | Explanation | Example |
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Similar Sounds
Georgian has consonant pairs that sound identical to English speakers but are distinct to Georgians: aspirated (puff of air) vs ejective (sharp, no air). Tap to compare.
NOTE: Voices are AI generated and far from perfect. Supplement with YouTube or working with a native speaker.
Aspirated
Ejective
თ / ტ
ქ / კ
ფ / პ
ც / წ
ჩ / ჭ