ე
«e»
name: ენი (eni)
A pure e with no y-glide: მე is me, like meh.
A hook with a tail below the line. An echo falls down: e, as in bed.
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All five vowels
Adding ე, ო, უ and the consonants რ, ლ, ვ. Now you know all five vowels: ა ე ი ო უ.
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Vowels never weaken in unstressed syllables: ორი is ori.
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Letters
ო
«o»
name: ონი (oni)
Keep it o even when unstressed: ორი is ori.
Two arches side by side, like glasses. Glasses: o.
Watch out: On რ the left arch rises above the line; on ო both arches stay low.
Watch out: On რ the left arch rises above the line; on ო both arches stay low.
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უ
«u»
name: უნი (uni)
A tail dives below the line with two hooks on top. A duck diving: u, as in rule.
Watch out: Compare ჟ and ყ: they also have a tail below, but a different top.
Watch out: Compare ჟ and ყ: they also have a tail below, but a different top.
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რ
«r»
name: რაე (rae)
A short tapped r, as in Spanish pero, not the English r.
Like ო, but the left arch is stretched upwards. A raised horn: r.
Watch out: With both arches low it is ო.
Watch out: With both arches low it is ო.
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ლ
«l»
name: ლასი (lasi)
Wide: several bumps and a tail down on the left. A long line of laundry: l.
Watch out: დ and ღ are narrower, with fewer bumps.
Watch out: დ and ღ are narrower, with fewer bumps.
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ვ
«v»
name: ვინი (vini)
A voiced v: top teeth touch the lower lip.
Looks like the number 3 dropped below the line. V for the three-shape: v.
Watch out: ე, გ and ქ look similar; ვ has the 3 shape.
Watch out: ე, გ and ქ look similar; ვ has the 3 shape.
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