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As a diacritic, the Geresh is written after (i.e. to the left of) the letter whose pronunciation it modifies:

Loanwords, Slang, Foreign Names, and Transliteration of Foreign Languages
Without Geresh					With Geresh
Symbol	Name	Translit.	Pronunciation	Example	Symbol	Name	Translit.	Pronunciation	Example
ג‎	gimel	g	[ɡ]	gap	ג׳‎	gimel with a geresh	j (or g)	[ʤ]	jupiter, George
ז‎	zayin	z	[z]	zoo	ז׳‎	zayin with a gresh	g, j	[ʒ] (French soft g)	Jacques, beige, vision
צ‎	tsadi	ts	[ʦ]	tsunami	צ׳‎	tsadi with a geresh	ch	[ʧ]	chip
Distinction when Transcribing Foreign Names^[1]
Without Geresh					With Geresh
Symbol	Name	Translit.	Pronunciation	Example	Symbol	Name	Translit.	Pronunciation	Example
ד‎	dalet	d	[d]	door	ד׳‎	dalet with a geresh	English voiced th	[ð]	then
ח‎	chet	kh, h, or ch	[χ]	Scottish loch chanukah	ח׳‎	chet with a geresh	Dutch g	[χ]
ת‎	tav	t	[t]	tail	ת׳‎	tav with a geresh	English voiceless th	[θ]	thing
ו‎	vav	v	[v]	vote	וו‎ or ו׳‎	vav with a geresh or double vav	w	[w] (non standard)^[2]	William

There are 6 additional letters in the Arabic alphabet. They are ṯāʼ, ḫāʼ, ḏāl, ḍād, ẓāʼ, and ġayn.

Distinction when Transcribing Arabic^[3]
Without Geresh						With Geresh
Symbol	Name	Translit.	Arabic letter	Pronunciation	Example	Symbol	Name	Arabic letter	Pronunciation	Example	Comment
ד‎	dalet	d	dāl (د)	[d]	door	ד׳‎	dalet with a geresh	ḏāl (ذ)	[ð]	Dhu al-Hijjah (ذو الحجة)	Also used for English voiced th. Often a simple Dalet (ד) is written.
ח‎	chet	kh, h, or ch	ḥa (ح)	[χ]	Scottish loch chanukah	ח׳‎	chet with a geresh	ḫāʼ (ﺥ)	[χ]	Sheikh (شيخ)‎	Also used for Dutch letter g.
ת‎	tav	t	tā (ت)	[t]	tail	ת׳‎	tav with a geresh	ṯāʼ (ث)	[θ]		Also used for English voiceless th.
ס‎	samech	s	none	[s]	sun	ס׳‎	samech with a geresh	ṣad (ص)	[sˤ]
ר‎	reish	r	rāʼ (ر)	[r]	rain	ר׳‎	reish with a geresh	ġayn (غ)	[ʁ]	Ghaja'r
ע‎	ayin	unrelated				ע׳‎	ayin with a geresh	ġayn (غ)	[ʁ]	Ghaja'r
ט‎	tet					ט׳‎	tet with a geresh	ẓāʼ (ظ)	[ðˁ]	Tanzim (تنظيم)‎	In scientific and professional writing. Transliterated as a regular Zayin (ז) in colloquial writing.
צ‎	tsadi					צ׳‎	tsadi with a geresh	ḍād (ض)	[dˁ]	Ramaḍān	In scientific and professional writing. Transliterated as a regular Dalet (ד) in colloquial writing (רמדאן).