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Georgian letter ღghani · /ʁ/

How it sounds

English has no such sound. It's close to the French r in "Paris": voiced, with air rubbing at the very back of the mouth, like gargling lightly.

Sound: Voiced uvular fricative.ogg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Download the sound (m4a)

  • ხ — the same sound, but voiceless, like the ch in "loch"

How to write it

2 strokes, written in order.

Words with ღ

  • ღამე/ghame/night
  • ღვინო/ghvino/wine
  • ღია/ghia/open; light (color)