The transcription of the Georgian ტ
is
t'.
'ტ'
is pronounced almost like English [t] but without aspiration
and with
force
and greater tension of the organs forming the obstacle to the
sound.
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When pronouncing the consonant 'ტ' the tip of the tongue is set against the upper teeth, the top of the front part of the tongue partially touches the alveolae and is broader than when pronouncing 'დ' and 'თ'. At the place of occlusion, articulation is stronger than when pronouncing 'თ'. When pronouncing 'ტ' the throat is closed, the air stream does not come out of the lungs and it is pronounced with the help of the air, stored in the mouth.
The letter written or typed in this way is called t'ari.
It is traced out with one movement of the hand and is written between the four lines: the movement of the hand begins between the upper and lower middle lines, goes downwards from right to left to the lower line and upwards to the same level drawing an ellipse with a cut upper part and ends with small, vertically positioned full (upper) and open (lower) circles.