ტ — tari (ejective)
«tari (ejective)» is a consonant of Georgian, the “Georgian alphabet (mxedruli)” script, read as “t'”. A sharp t with a catch, no puff of air. The Georgian alphabet has 33 letters in total, and this character can be played right here. It appears, for example, in the word “რესტორანი” — restaurant.
In short
| Character | ტ |
| Name | tari (ejective) |
| Sound | t' |
| What it is | a consonant |
In our course the character comes 13th of 33: the order here is not alphabetical but from familiar to unfamiliar, its neighbours in the course are ქ and თ, appears in 612 words of this site.
How it sounds
A sharp t with a catch, no puff of air
Other written forms
The same character is written differently on a shop sign and in a book. Here are all the forms you may meet.
| Form | Character | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mtavruli | Ტ | the display style: signs, headings, all-caps lettering |
The character in the “sharp and aspirated pairs” group
The whole difficulty of Georgian lives here. An untrained ear hears one sound where Georgian hears two different words: კარი is 'door', ქარი is 'wind'. On the left the sharp one (with a catch in the throat), on the right the one with a puff of air.
Words with this character
How to remember this character
A single letter is the hardest thing to remember: memory has nothing to hold on to — a character has no meaning. A three-step loop works: see the character, try to recall the sound, see the right answer.
And come back to it the next day, not in an hour: a check a day or two later beats a check the same day. Nobody holds the whole alphabet — 33 letters — at once.
- It is better to test yourself the next day than at the end of the same session. That is why a word comes back to you tomorrow.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · g = 0.82 when tested a day or two later, against 0.56 on the same day.
- Studying a little every day gets more into your head than spending the same total time in one sitting.checked many timesDonovan & Radosevich, 1999, Journal of Applied Psychology 84(5) · 63 studies compared, difference d = 0.46 — a sizeable figure for a learning effect.
Frequently asked
How does the Georgian character ტ read?
As “t'” — it is a consonant of the “Georgian alphabet (mxedruli)” script. A sharp t with a catch, no puff of air.
What is the letter ტ called?
Tari (ejective). A character's name and its sound are different things in the Georgian script: it is called “tari (ejective)” and reads as “t'”. Learn the second one: the name only helps when the alphabet is recited aloud.