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hookabet

Body in Georgian

9 words

  1. თავიtavi— head

    tabby: A fat TABBY cat naps on your HEAD like a furry hat: TA-vi. And like “heading”, თავი is also a chapter of a book.

  2. ხელიkheli— hand, arm

    hello: You raise your HAND and wave: “HELLO!”, with a throaty kh: KHEL-i. Careful: put ts- in front and it's ცხელი, hot. Hands off!

  3. თვალიtvali— eye

    TV all day: Your EYES are glued to the TV ALL day: TV-AL-i → TVALI, eye.

  4. ფეხიpekhi— foot, leg

    peck: A cheeky hen PECKs your FOOT, then works its way up your leg: PEKH-i!

  5. გულიguli— heart

    ghoul: A lonely GHOUL clutches a big red valentine HEART: GU-li.

  6. ყურიq'uri— ear

  7. პირიp'iri— mouth

    peer: “Open wide!” The dentist PEERs into your MOUTH with a tiny mirror: P'I-ri.

  8. ცხვირიtskhviri— nose

    squirrel: A SQUIRREL lands on your nose and starts nibbling it: tskh-VIR-i ~ SQUIRrel — nose.

  9. კბილიk'bili— tooth

    Billy goat: BILLY the goat grins at you, showing one enormous TOOTH: k'-BILLY! Clip the k' short, with no puff of air.

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