ჯ, ჩ and ჭ
Hear voiced j, aspirated ch and ejective ch.
About this unit
The last family: j and two kinds of ch. With it, the three-way pattern is complete.
- ჯvoiced j, as in “jam”ჯამი · bowl
- ჩ
aspirated ch: a puff of airჩაი · tea - ჭejective ch: tight, poppedჭერი · ceiling
| Family | Voiced | Aspirated | Ejective |
|---|---|---|---|
| p | ბ | ფ | პ |
| t | დ | თ | ტ |
| k | გ | ქ | კ |
| ts | ძ | ც | წ |
| ch | ჯ | ჩ | ჭ |
Each row has one buzzing, one puffed and one popped letter.
More words to read
ჩანთა
bagchantaReading tips
Compare ჯა / ჩა / ჭა on the same vowel. The reading hints use j as in jam and ch as in chat, but the aspiration and ejective release are carried by the recordings.
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Hear voiced j, aspirated ch and ejective ch.
ჯამი
bowl
ჩაი
teaჭერი
ceilingჩანთა
bagUse a Georgian keyboard
The guided course has on-screen letters in logical order. A Georgian keyboard, often with a phonetic Latin-key mapping, is optional. Names and sentences use ordinary Mkhedruli, not a capital first letter. Mtavruli is an all-capital style for whole headings.
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