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.
- ა
a, as in “father”მამალი · rooster - ე
e, as in “bed”მელა · fox - იee, as in “see”მილი · pipe
- მ
m, as in “mother”მამა · father - ლl, as in “lamp”ლამა · llama
| Join the sounds | Word |
|---|---|
| მ + ა + მ + ა | მამა · mama, father |
| მ + ე + ლ + ა | მელა · 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.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
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.

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.

მამა
father
მელა
foxლამა
llamaმილი
pipe
მამალი
roosterUse 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.