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Unit 30 · Return tomorrow · Meet

Return tomorrow

Read new words after a day away, then enter A1.

About this unit

An optional return after a day away, with fresh words and a new line.

  • Read silently first, then check with the audio.
  • Start Georgian A1 whenever you are ready; this unit stays open.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

book

წიგნი

bookts’igni

თასი

cup / bowltasi

ნინო აქ არის.

Nino is here.Nino ak aris.
Reading tips

Optional: return after a day and read these fresh combinations before checking with sound. Revisit any unclear consonant series, then start Georgian A1.

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.

ნინო აქ არის.

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Read and decide

Who is here?

ნინო აქ არის.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

book

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Finish practice to save this unit.

You can read and write this

Read new words after a day away, then enter A1.

Back to the script course
book

წიგნი

book

თასი

cup / bowl

ნინო აქ არის.

Nino is here.
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