B and two kinds of p

Compare voiced ბ, airy ფ, and ejective პ. Aspirated means a puff of air; ejective means a brief throat closure. These are three different letters.

Read from left to right

Compare voiced ბ, airy ფ, and ejective პ. Aspirated means a puff of air; ejective means a brief throat closure. These are three different letters. Compare the examples side by side. Letter names label the characters; the sound cues explain how to pronounce them.

ban

Ban makes b. Compare its tall stem with the shorter vin: ბ ვ.

ბ

ban

phar

Phar is p with a puff of air, not English f. Georgian has no separate native letter f.

ფ

phar

par

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

პ

par