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Review: your first Georgian words

Read familiar shapes without sound support.

About this unit

No new letters: read your first words and keep similar round shapes apart.

ოa plain o
უoo, as in “moon”

ო sits on the line; უ reaches below it.

იee, as in “see”
ოa plain o

ი has one arch, ო has two.

Remember the meaning trap: მამა is father.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

father

მამა

fathermama
fox

მელა

foxmela
lion

ლომი

lionlomi

მინა

glass (material)mina

ვირი

donkeyviri
Reading tips

Read the complete word before checking with sound. Remember the meaning trap: მამა is father.

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.

ვირი

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

მელა

Read and decide

What does მამა mean in Georgian?

მამა

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.

lion

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 familiar shapes without sound support.

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father

მამა

father
fox

მელა

fox
lion

ლომი

lion

მინა

glass (material)

ვირი

donkey
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