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Unit 18 · Review: all 33 Georgian letters · Meet

Review: all 33 Georgian letters

Read the full alphabet in familiar words and clusters.

About this unit

No new letters: all 33 are on your shelf. Keep similar sounds and shapes apart.

ძvoiced dz, as in “beds”
ცaspirated ts: a puff of air
წejective ts: tight, popped
ჯvoiced j, as in “jam”
ჩaspirated ch: a puff of air
ჭejective ch: tight, popped
კejective k: tight, popped
ყejective q: deep, popped

Both are ejective; ყ is made farther back.

მm, as in “mother”
შsh, as in “shoe”

შ is მ with an extra curl on top.

ლl, as in “lamp”
ღgha

ლ has three open arches; ღ starts with a closed loop.

Open the alphabet whenever a shape slips away, then try again.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

brother

ძმა

brotherdzma
tea

ჩაი

teachai
coffee

ყავა

coffeeq’ava
hand / arm

ხელი

hand / armkheli

ჟოლო

raspberryzholo
bread

პური

breadp’uri
Reading tips

The alphabet shelf now contains every modern letter. Revisit the letter cards if a loop, hook or line position is still hard to see.

Reading practice

Read with support

Match the words to their pictures.

Read with support

Match the words to their pictures.

Read without a sound cue

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.

ძმა

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ყავა

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

brother

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

tea

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

coffee

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 full alphabet in familiar words and clusters.

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brother

ძმა

brother
tea

ჩაი

tea
coffee

ყავა

coffee
hand / arm

ხელი

hand / arm

ჟოლო

raspberry
bread

პური

bread
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