Learn the Georgian Alphabet Lesson 17226

In this lesson, we will learn the Georgian letters "თ, უ, ფ, ქ, ღ." We will also learn how to pronounce these letters and use them in words.

Letter თ (t'an)

The letter თ is a voiceless alveolar stop. It is pronounced like the "t" in the English word "stop."

Here are some examples of words that start with the letter თ:
თამა (tama) - copper
თბილისი (tbilisi) - Tbilisi
თაფლი (tap'li) - potato

Letter უ (un)

The letter უ is a vowel. It is pronounced like the "oo" in the English word "boot."

Here are some examples of words that contain the letter უ:
უთიო (utio) - illiterate
უნივერსიტეტი (universit'eti) - university
უკვე (uk've) - already

Letter ფ (p'ar)

The letter ფ is a voiceless bilabial stop. It is pronounced like the "p" in the English word "stop."

Here are some examples of words that start with the letter ფ:
ფეხი (p'ekhi) - foot
ფრინველი (prinv'eli) - bird
ფასი (p'asi) - price

Letter ქ (k'an)

The letter ქ is a voiceless velar stop. It is pronounced like the "k" in the English word "stop."

Here are some examples of words that start with the letter ქ:
ქალაქი (k'alak'i) - city
ქარი (k'ari) - wind
ქვეყანა (k'vek'ana) - country

Letter ღ (ghani)

The letter ღ is a voiced velar fricative. It is pronounced like the "gh" in the English word "ghost."

Here are some examples of words that contain the letter ღ:
ღამე (ghame) - night
ღამა (gha ma) - when
მღერა (mghe ra) - to sing

Practice

Now that you have learned the letters თ, უ, ფ, ქ, ღ, try practicing writing and pronouncing these words:
თამა (tama) - copper
თბილისი (tbilisi) - Tbilisi
თაფლი (tap'li) - potato
უთიო (utio) - illiterate
უნივერსიტეტი (universit'eti) - university
უკვე (uk've) - already
ფეხი (p'ekhi) - foot
ფრინველი (prinv'eli) - bird
ფასი (p'asi) - price
ქალაქი (k'alak'i) - city
ქარი (k'ari) - wind
ქვეყანა (k'vek'ana) - country
ღამე (ghame) - night
ღამა (gha ma) - when
მღერა (mghe ra) - to sing

2024-12-12

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