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ა, ე, ი, მ and ლ

Read five letters in father, fox, llama and pipe.

About this unit

Your first five letters already make real words. Read a word by joining its sounds from left to right.

  • აrooster
    a, as in “father”
    მამალი · rooster
  • ეfox
    e, as in “bed”
    მელა · fox
  • ი
    ee, as in “see”
    მილი · pipe
  • მfather
    m, as in “mother”
    მამა · father
  • ლ
    l, as in “lamp”
    ლამა · llama
Join the soundsWord
მ + ა + მ + ამამა · mama, father
მ + ე + ლ + ამელა · mela, fox

მამა means father, not mother. Every vowel is written.

Reading tips

მამა means father in Georgian; mother is a different word, დედა, introduced later. Read each written vowel. No capital letter is needed at the beginning of მამა.

Reading practice

Letters in words

Match each sign to the same sign in its example.

Letters in words

Match each sign to the same sign in its example.

Find the sound

Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.

Find the sound

Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.

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.

მილი

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

მელა

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

father

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

fox

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

rooster

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 five letters in father, fox, llama and pipe.

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father

მამა

father
fox

მელა

fox

ლამა

llama

მილი

pipe
rooster

მამალი

rooster
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