D and two kinds of t

Compare voiced დ, airy თ, and ejective ტ. Keep the puff of air and the ejective release distinct.

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Compare voiced დ, airy თ, and ejective ტ. Keep the puff of air and the ejective release distinct. Compare the examples side by side. Letter names label the characters; the sound cues explain how to pronounce them.

don

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

დ

don

tan

Tan is t with a puff of air. Compare თ ტ დ: airy t, ejective t, voiced d.

თ

tan

tar

Tar is ejective t. It is a separate letter from aspirated tan თ.

ტ

tar