გაკვეთილი 1 (Lesson 1) — Basic Vowels and Consonants

Introduction

Welcome to your first Georgian lesson! We start with the most common and essential characters. These four letters appear in countless Georgian words.

Characters

Practice Words

Writing Tips

• ა (ani): Start from the top, curve down and right
• ი (ini): A simple vertical stroke with a small hook
• ლ (lasi): Starts with a loop, flows downward
• მ (mani): Two connected loops

Key Points

1. Georgian has no uppercase letters - all characters are the same size
2. ა and ი are the two most frequent letters
3. Words are written left-to-right like English
4. Each letter represents exactly one sound