ყველაფერი ისევ ისეა
“ყველაფერი ისევ ისეა” (qvelaperi isev isea) — everything as before in Georgian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'everything again so'. isev is 'again', ise is 'so': two look-alike words side by side, and it is not a typo. In a live sentence: “ერთი წლის მერეც ყველაფერი ისევ ისეა” — And a year later everything is as before. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ყ, ვ, ე, ლ, ა, ფ, ე, რ, ი, ი, ს, ე.
In short
| Written in Georgian | ყველაფერი ისევ ისეა |
| Read in Latin letters | qvelaperi isev isea |
| Translation | everything as before |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- ყველაფერი ისევ ისეაqvelaperi isev iseaeverything as before
Why it looks that way
Literally 'everything again so'. isev is 'again', ise is 'so': two look-alike words side by side, and it is not a typo
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- ერთი წლის მერეც ყველაფერი ისევ ისეაerti tslis merets qvelaperi isev iseaAnd a year later everything is as before
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “everything as before” in Georgian?
«ყველაფერი ისევ ისეა», read “qvelaperi isev isea”. In a live sentence: “ერთი წლის მერეც ყველაფერი ისევ ისეა” — And a year later everything is as before. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ყ, ვ, ე, ლ, ა, ფ, ე, რ, ი, ი, ს, ე.
How is “ყველაფერი ისევ ისეა” written in Latin letters?
qvelaperi isev isea. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'everything again so'. isev is 'again', ise is 'so': two look-alike words side by side, and it is not a typo. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.