M, n, and two new neighbours

Meet man, nar, par, zhan and practise telling them apart.

Read from left to right

These lessons use Mkhedruli, the everyday Georgian script. Each letter keeps its identity wherever it appears in a word; there are no Arabic-style joining forms. Mtavruli capitals appear in headings and emphasis, but everyday Georgian does not capitalise the first letter of a sentence.

man

Man makes m. Compare მ ნ: look at the whole outline, not just the round part.

მ

man

nar

Nar makes n. Compare ნ მ and trace the upright part before guessing.

ნ

nar

par

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

პ

par

zhan

Zhan is the sound in the middle of measure. It is the voiced partner of shin შ.

ჟ

zhan