I've recently started learning the Georgian language. As expected I am having considerable difficulty pronouncing the ejective consonants. While I realize that the true difficulty will be with the grammar of Georgia, I want to really focus on correct pronunciation in the beginning.
Any suggestions on how to pronounce these sounds?
They're very 'throaty'.
For example, when you say ყ, it is pronounced very far back.
If you say კ, an unaspirated ქ, you can tell it's at the front. If you do that from further back you should be able to produce a sound like ყ.
I really don't know how I do it anymore haha.
The whole point of consonants like 'ყ' is that you actually stop the airflow coming out of your mouth. There's no air coming out. And that the thing like, 'stops'.
It's a hard sound to master but I think you can do it :)
The best way is just to do it with a native speaker. When I first started Georgian I had lots of trouble with ხ, ღ, and ყ but as I practiced with my friend (who is Georgian) it just came easily to me. That's the best advice I can give.
Good luck with your Georgian!
