Similar curves, different letters

Read from left to right

Compare ვ კ პ, then დ ლ ღ. Trace where each curve opens and how the upper and lower parts connect. Compare the examples side by side. Letter names label the characters; the sound cues explain how to pronounce them.

vin

Vin makes v. Compare ვ კ პ: follow each curve all the way to its end.

ვ

vin

kan

Kan is an ejective k, made with a brief throat closure. It is different from airy ქ.

კ

kan

par

Par is ejective p. Compare პ ფ ბ: ejective p, airy p, voiced b.

პ

par

don

Don makes d. Compare the closed parts of დ with the open arches of ლ.

დ

don

las

Las makes l. Compare ლ დ ღ and notice where each arch opens.

ლ

las

ghan

Ghan is a voiced friction sound at the back of the mouth. Compare ღ ლ დ visually.

ღ

ghan