Georgian Alphabet
33 letters ⢠ááŽááá áŁáá (Mkhedruli)
About the Georgian Alphabet
The Georgian alphabet (áĽáá ááŁáá áááááá, kartuli anbani) consists of 33 letters and has no capital letters. The modern script, called Mkhedruli (ááŽááá áŁáá), is unique to the Georgian language and has been used since the 11th century.
Did you know? Georgian is one of the oldest living languages with its own unique alphabet.
The Georgian scripts are inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Letter Types
Vowels (áŽááááááá)
á á á á áŁ
Consonants (ááááŽááááááá)
28 consonant letters
Usage Tips
- Georgian letters are always written in the same form - there are no uppercase or lowercase variations
- Each letter represents a single sound, making pronunciation relatively consistent
- Georgian is written from left to right
- Pay attention to ejective consonants (marked with apostrophe in Latin: á k', á p', ᢠt', Ꮰts', á ch')
- Some letters have similar sounds but different pronunciations (e.g., á k' vs ἠk)