ვ — vini
«vini» is a consonant of Georgian, the “Georgian alphabet (mxedruli)” script, read as “v”. 'v' as in 'voice'. The Georgian alphabet has 33 letters in total, and this character can be played right here. At the front of a verb ვ- means 'I': ვარ — I am, ვჭამ — I eat. It appears, for example, in the word “ნახვამდის” — goodbye.
In short
| Character | ვ |
| Name | vini |
| Sound | v |
| What it is | a consonant |
In our course the character comes 8th of 33: the order here is not alphabetical but from familiar to unfamiliar, its neighbours in the course are ს and ო, appears in roughly every fifth word on this site.
How it sounds
'v' as in 'voice'
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 | Ვ | the display style: signs, headings, all-caps lettering |
The character in the “the remaining consonants” group
Fourteen letters whose sounds you already know from English. Only the shapes need learning.
Words with this character
- ნახვამდისnakhvamdisgoodbye
- თქვენtkvenyou (plural)
- ჩვენchvenwe
- მე მქვიაme mkviamy name is
- რა გქვია?ra gkvia?what is your name?
- სასიამოვნოაsasiamovnoanice to meet you
- რუსი ვარrusi varI am Russian
- უკაცრავადukatsravadexcuse me
- ვერ გავიგეver gavigeI don't understand
- დილა მშვიდობისაdila mshvidobisagood morning
- ყავაqavacoffee
- ექვსიekvsisix
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 ვ read?
As “v” — it is a consonant of the “Georgian alphabet (mxedruli)” script. 'v' as in 'voice'.
What is the letter ვ called?
Vini. A character's name and its sound are different things in the Georgian script: it is called “vini” and reads as “v”. Learn the second one: the name only helps when the alphabet is recited aloud.
What can ვ be confused with?
At the front of a verb ვ- means 'I': ვარ — I am, ვჭამ — I eat. Similar characters are best studied side by side and deliberately compared: learned on different days, they stay separate and get mixed up at their first meeting inside a word.