გაკვეთილი 6 (Lesson 6) — Voiced Stops and Fricatives

Introduction

Voiced consonants are pronounced with vocal cord vibration - you can feel it if you touch your throat. These are the easiest for English speakers!

Characters

Practice Words

Complete Stop Consonant Chart

Common Phrases

• დიდი მადლობა (didi madloba) = Thank you very much
• გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) = Hello
• დედა და მამა (deda da mama) = Mother and father

Key Points

1. Voiced consonants are familiar to English speakers
2. ზ is like English 'z' - easy!
3. დედა (mother) and მამა (father) are essential words
4. You now know all three types of stops: voiced, aspirated, ejective