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Unit 28 · The key, the house and Fiso · Meet

The key, the house and Fiso

Read the words of the first Georgian A1 scene.

About this unit

These words come from your first Georgian A1 scene. You can already read every letter in them.

  • The scene introduces ნინო and the tomcat ფისო outside a house.
  • Read each word first, then play it to check.

Read the examples

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

Words to read

საღამო მშვიდობისა!

Good evening!Saghamo mshvidobisa!
house

სახლი

housesakhli
key

გასაღები

keygasaghebi
cat

კატა

catk’at’a

ფისო

Fiso, the tomcatpiso

აი, თქვენი გასაღები.

Here is your key.Ai, tkveni gasaghebi.
Reading tips

The first A1 scene introduces ნინო and the tomcat ფისო outside a house. Read the key line you will meet there. Every letter is already in your toolkit; longer phrases become easier through purposeful rereading.

Reading practice

Read with support

Match the words to their pictures.

Read without a sound cue

Match the words to their pictures.

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ფისო

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

სახლი

Read and decide

What is being handed over?

აი, თქვენი გასაღები.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

house

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

key

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

cat

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

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Read the words of the first Georgian A1 scene.

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საღამო მშვიდობისა!

Good evening!
house

სახლი

house
key

გასაღები

key
cat

კატა

cat

ფისო

Fiso, the tomcat

აი, თქვენი გასაღები.

Here is your key.
Use a Georgian keyboard

The guided course has on-screen letters in logical order. A Georgian keyboard, often with a phonetic Latin-key mapping, is optional. Names and sentences use ordinary Mkhedruli, not a capital first letter. Mtavruli is an all-capital style for whole headings.

All letters

ა
i

a

ე
i

e

ი
i

i

მIn მა
i

ma

ლIn ლა
i

la

ო
i

o

უ
i

u

ნIn ნა
i

na

რIn რა
i

ra

სIn სა
i

sa

ვIn ვა
i

va

ბvoiced b: throat buzzesIn ბა
i

ba. Voiced b.

ფaspirated p: a puff of airIn ფა
i

pa (aspirated). Aspirated p: a puff, not f.

პejective p: tight, poppedIn პა
i

p’a. Ejective p; the apostrophe in the hint marks its release.

დvoiced d: throat buzzesIn და
i

da

თaspirated t: a puff of airIn თა
i

ta (aspirated). Aspirated t, not English th.

ტejective t: tight, poppedIn ტა
i

t’a. Ejective t.

გvoiced g: throat buzzesIn გა
i

ga

ქaspirated k: a puff of airIn ქა
i

ka (aspirated)

კejective k: tight, poppedIn კა
i

k’a

ძvoiced dz, as in “beds”In ძა
i

dza

ცaspirated ts: a puff of airIn ცა
i

tsa (aspirated)

წejective ts: tight, poppedIn წა
i

ts’a

ჯvoiced j, as in “jam”In ჯა
i

ja

ჩaspirated ch: a puff of airIn ჩა
i

cha (aspirated)

ჭejective ch: tight, poppedIn ჭა
i

ch’a

ყejective q: deep, poppedIn ყა
i

q’a. Uvular ejective, made farther back than კ.

ხkh, as in German “Bach”In ხა
i

kha. Voiceless back friction, like ch in German Bach.

ღgh: like kh with a buzzIn ღა
i

gha. Voiced back friction, not a stop g.

ზIn ზა
i

za

ჟIn ჟა
i

zha

შIn შა
i

sha

ჰIn ჰა
i

ha