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Georgian letter წts'ili · /tsʼ/

How it sounds

English has no such sound. It's an ejective ts: close your throat, say ts, and let it pop out sharply with no puff of air.

Sound: Alveolar ejective affricate.ogg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Download the sound (m4a)

  • ძ — the same sound, but voiced, like dz
  • ც — sounds like ts in "cats," with a puff of air instead of the sharp closure

How to write it

One stroke.

Words with წ

  • წელი/ts'eli/year
  • წუთი/ts'uti/minute
  • წყალი/ts'q'ali/water