Questions in Georgian
10 words
რაra— what
rah: A cheerleader yells “RAH! RAH!” right in your ear. You: “WHAT?!” That's რა: what.
სადsad— where
sad: You've lost your keys and look so SAD: “WHERE are they?” In Georgian every “where?” sounds a little SAD: სად.
ვინvin— who
win: At the finish line the crowd shouts: “WHO WINs?” Say win with a v: VIN, who.
რამდენიramdeni— how many, how much
ram den: A RAM sits in its DEN, counting the sheep that walk in. How many? How much grass? RAM-DEN-i!
რა ღირსra ghirs— how much does it cost?
gears: In a bike shop you point at the shiny GEARS: “ra GHIRS?” — how much? Literally “what is it worth”.
რატომrat'om— why
rat, Tom: Tom wakes up to find a RAT on his pillow. “WHY?!” he shrieks. RAT'-OM!
როდისrodis— when
road is: A sign says “ROAD IS closed”. The whole traffic jam leans out of the windows and yells one question: “WHEN?!” RO-DIS, when.
როგორrogor— how
Roger: The pilot gets impossible orders over the radio: “ROGER... but HOW?” ROGOR, how? And როგორ ხარ? is “how are you?”
რომელიromeli— which
Rome: All roads lead to ROME, and that's the trouble: WHICH one? You stand at the crossroads asking: “ROME-li?”
რა გქვიაra gkvia— what's your name?
me: რა (ra) is “what”, გქვია is “you're called”. Answer: მე მქვია… — and მე sounds just like ME. Swap გ (you) for მ (me): I'm called.
Read them yourself
Learn the 33 letters first, in one or two evenings. Then the app teaches these words, each read letter by letter, and brings each one back just before you would forget it.