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Order and read the reply

Read the exact lines of a short café exchange.

About this unit

A short exchange in a café. Read each line first, then play it to check.

  • ? ends a question.
  • თუ means “or” in a question.
  • გთხოვთ, please, starts with four consonants: g-t-kh-v.
  1. Server

    ყავა თუ ჩაი?

    Coffee or tea?

  2. You

    ყავა, გთხოვთ.

    Coffee, please.

  3. Server

    აი, ყავა.

    Here is the coffee.

  4. You

    მადლობა!

    Thank you!

Words in this chat

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

ყავა თუ ჩაი?

Coffee or tea?Q’ava tu chai?

მადლობა!

Thank you!Madloba!
Reading tips

The request გთხოვთ has several consonants together. Listen to the complete phrase, then read the same line without inserting vowels. Practise the exchange’s own lines rather than unrelated dictation.

Reading practice

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ყავა, გთხოვთ.

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

მადლობა!

Read and decide

What does the customer request?

ყავა, გთხოვთ.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

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Read the exact lines of a short café exchange.

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ყავა თუ ჩაი?

Coffee or tea?

ყავა, გთხოვთ.

Coffee, please.

აი, ყავა.

Here is the coffee.

მადლობა!

Thank you!
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