The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Laz pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
Consonants
IPA
Georgian Romanization English approximation
b ბ
b
b ash
d დ
d
d o
dz ძ
j
pads
dʒ ჯ
ǰ
hedg e
f ჶ
f
f an
ɡ გ
g
g ate
ɣ ღ
ḡ
(ejective) [1] R
h ჰ
h
h ead
j ჲ
y
y ell
kʼ კ
k
(ejective) [1]
k
ქ
k'
c an
l ლ
l
l eaf
m მ
m
m uch
n ნ
n
n ot
pʼ პ
p
(ejective) [1]
p
ფ
p'
p an
qʼ ყ
q
(ejective) [1]
r რ
r
r oad
s ს
s
s ue
ʃ შ
š
sh oe
tʼ ტ
t
(ejective) [1]
t
თ
t'
t able
tsʼ წ
c
(ejective) [1]
ts
ც
c'
ts unami
tʃʼ ჭ
č
(ejective) [1]
tʃ
ჩ
č'
ch oose
v ვ
v
v an
x ხ
x
Bach
z ზ
z
z oo
ʒ ჟ
ž
visi on
Notes
^ a b c d e f g Ejective consonants , which do not occur in English, are voiceless consonants that are pronounced with pressure from the throat rather than the lungs. Comparisons Introductory guides
