Georgian letter ქkani · /kʰ/

How it sounds

Like the k in "kite": a k with a light puff of air after it, just as English says it at the start of a word.

Sound: Voiceless velar plosive.ogg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Download the sound (m4a)

• გ — the same sound, but voiced, like g
• კ — sounds similar, but sharp and ejective, with no puff of air
• ყ — sharp and ejective, and made further back, deep in the throat