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NANA SHAVTVALADZE

GEORGIANPHRASE BOOK

AND DICTIONARY

Tbilisi2011

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Author’s AcknowledgementsI am very grateful to everyone who has contributed to GeorgianPhrasebook

My thanks to:

• Kate Keefe, special thanks for taking over as editor socalmly and effectively;

• Proofreaders: Denis Keefe, Dorothy Bell, MaiaPanjavidze special thanks for their detailed advice andconstructive reports;

• Diane Minott, Deane Parker, Laimonas Talat-kelpsa,Salome Hansen;

• Irma Miminoshvili, computer manager, for hercontinual advice and encouragement;

This book was published with support from the U.S. Embassy inTbilisi, 2010.

Second edition 2011

© nana SavTvalaZe, #4050, 2010, Tbilisi, saqarTveloqarTuli frazeologiuri

© Nana Shavtvaladze, #4050, 2010, Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian Phrasebook

uak (UDK) 811.353.1’38S - 16

ISBN 978-9941-0-2447-4

enis skolaenis skolaenis skolaenis skolaenis skola, Tbilisi, saqarTveloLanguage School, Tbilisi, Georgia

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BASIC EXPRESSIONS

• Greetings 8• Essential 9• Difficulties 9• Where? 11• When/Time and date 12• Present 14• Past 14• Future 15• Days 15• Months 15• Seasons 16• What kind of 16• How much/ how many 17• Cardinal numbers 18• Ordinal number 20• Decimals and fractions 20• Why? 20• Who?/Which? 21• That one /this one 21• Whose? 21• How? 22• Is it? 22• Can/May 23• Exclamations 23

ACCOMODATION

• Reservation 25• At the hotel 25

• Reception 26• Amenities and difficulties 26• How long? 27• Price 27• Decision 28• Problems 28• Action 29• Requirements 30• Personal needs 30• Renting 32• Problems 32• Useful terms 33• Rooms 33• Camping 34• Facilities 34• Complaints 34• Equipment 35• Checking out 35• Paying 36

EATING OUT

• Finding place to eat 37• Reservations 38• Where to sit 39• Ordering 40• Breakfast 40

GEORGIAN MENU READER

• Dough/Bread 41

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• Vegetable dishes 43• Sauces 44• Appetizers 44• Soup 45• Meat 45• Sweets/Desserts 47• Snacks 48• Georgian bread 48• Georgian mineral water 49• With/Without 49• Side dishes 50• General requests 52• Special requirements 52• For children 53• Taking about food 3• Complaints 54• Paying 55• Non-alcoholic drinks 56• Alcoholic drinks 56• At the bar 57• Drinking up 58• Meat 59• Fish and seafood 60• Georgian cheese 60• Vegetables 60• Herbs 62• Spices 62• Fruit 63• At a Georgian dinner 64• Well-wishing 65• Sympathy 65

• Safety 66• Arrival 66• Customs 67• Duty-free shopping 67• Planes 68• Inquires about flight 69• Checking in 69• Information 70• In flight 71• Arrival 71• Language/baggage 72• Loss, damage and theft 72• Trains 73• At the station 73• Price 74• Queries 75• Train times 75• Departures 76• Boarding 76• During the trip 77• Bus/minibus (marshutka) 77• Long-distance bus 80• Buying tickets 80• Traveling 81• Subway 81• Traveling 81• Hitchhiking 82• Taxi/cab 83• Car rental 83

TRAVEL

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• Car station 84• Parking 85• Breakdown 85• What’s wrong? 85• Repairs 86• Accident 87• Injury 88• Asking directions 90• Traveling by car 90• Sightseeing 92• Excursions 93• On tour 94• Sights 94• Admission 95• Paying tickets 96• Impressions 97• Who/what 98• Museums, exhibitions and monuments 98• Churches 99• Walk 99• Geographic 100• Disabled travelers 100

LEISURE

• Common interests 102• Availability 103• Tickets 103• Movies 104• Theater 105

• Opera/ballet 105• Music/concerts 105• Nightlife 106• Admission 107• Children 107• Talking with children 111• Talking about children112• Hiking 112• Sports (spectator) 114• Playing 115• At the beach 116• Skiing 117• Games 119

MAKING FRIENDS

• Introductions 120• Titles and addressing People 120•Where are you from 120• Who are you with/ Family 122• What do you do? 123• Business 123• Looking for a job 125• What are your interests/hobbies? 127• Weather 127• Enjoying your trip 128• Farewells 130• Invitations 130• Going out 131• Accepting/declining 132• Arranging to meet 132

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• Encounters 133• Politics and social Issues 135• Religion 137• Cultural differences 138• Getting closer 138• Love 139• Problems 140• On the phone 140

STORES AND SERVICES

• Where is …? 142• Stores 142• Services 143• Service 144• Preference 144• Conditions of Purchase 145• Decision 146• Paying 146• Complaints 147• Repairs 148• Housekeeper 148• Bank/ currency exchange office 151• Changing money 152• ATMs 153• Pharmacy 153• Dosage instructions 154• Asking advice 155• Toiletries 155• Hair care 156

• Clothing 156• Color 157• Clothes and Accessories 157• Shoes 158• Does it fit? 158• Health and beauty 160• Hairdresser 160• Household articles 161• Cleaning products 162• China/cutlery 162• Jeweler 162• Materials 163• Newsstand/bookstore 163• Police 164• Lost property/theft 166• Post office 167• Sending packets 168• Internet cafes 168• Mobile/cell phone 169• Phone 170• Souvenirs 170• Music 171• Toys and games 171• Antiques 172• Supermarket 172• At the bazaar 174

HEALTH

• Doctor 175• Accident and injury 176• Short-term symptoms 176

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• Health conditions 177• Parts of the body 178• Doctors inquiries 178• Examinations 179• Diagnosis 179• Treatment 181• Gynecologist 182• Hospital 183• Optical 183• Dentist 183• Payment/insurance 184

REFERENCE

• Slang 185• Grammar 192• Holidays 194• Alphabet 196

ENGLISH-GEORGIAN DICTIONARY 198

GEORGIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY 294

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Hello! gamarjobaT! gamarjobat!Hello! How are you?gamarjobaT! rogor brZandebiT?

gamarjobat! rogor brdzandebit?gamarjobaT! rogor/a xarT?

gamarjobat! rogor/a khart?Hi! How are you?gamarjoba. rogor/a xar?

gamarjoba! rogor/a khar?Fine, thanks. And you?gmadlobT, kargad! Tqven? (polite)

gmadlobt, kargad! tqven?gmadlob, kargad! Sen? gmadlob, kargad! shen?Fine, thanks!gmadlobT, kargad! gmadlobt, kargad!Good morning!dila mSvidobisa! dila mshvidobisa!Good evening!saRamo mSvidobisa! saghamo mshvidobisa!Good night!Rame mSvidobisa!Rame mSvidobisa!Rame mSvidobisa!Rame mSvidobisa!Rame mSvidobisa! ghame mshvidobisa!Goodbye!naxvamdis! nakhvamdis!Pardon me!/Excuse me!mapatieT! mapat’iet!Don’t mention it!ar Rirs sabodiSod! ar ghirs sabodishod!Never mind!araferia! arapheria!

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GREETINGS

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No! ara! ara!No, thanks!gmadlob/T, ara! gmadlob/t, ara!Yes! diax/ki/ho diakh/ki/hoOK! keTili/kargi ketili/kargiExcuse me! ukacravad! ukatsravad!pleaseTu SeiZleba/geTayva tu sheidzleba/getaqkhvaThank you/thank you very muchgmadlobT/didi madloba

gmadlobt, didi madlobaYou are welcome! arafris! araphris!Yes please!diax, Tu SeiZleba! diakh, tu sheidzleba!See you later!mogvianebiT gnaxavT! mogvianebit gnakhavt!Is there a...? aris aq...? aris aq...?Where is...? sad aris...? sad aris...? Please where is the toilet?ukacravad, sad aris tualeti?

ukatsravad, sad aris t’ualet’i?How much does it cost?ra Rirs es? ra ghirs es?open Ria ghiaclosed daketili daket’ilientrance Sesasvleli shesasvleliexit gasasvleli gasasvlelireserved dajavSnili dajavshnili

Do you speak English?Tqven laparakobT inglisurad?

tqven laparakobt inglisurad?

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Does anyone speak English?vinme laparakobs inglisurad?

vinme laparakobs inglisurad?I don’t speak Georgian (well).me ar vlaparakob qarTulad (kargad).

me ar vlaparakob qartulad (k’argad).I have learned a few words from my phrasebook.me ramdenime sityva viswavle Cemi frazeologiurileqsikonidan.

me ramodenime sit’qkhva vists’avle chemiphrazeologiuri leqsikonidan.I hardly know two words.sul oriode sityva vici.

sul oriode sit’qkhva vitsi.I find Georgian a difficult language.vfiqrob, qarTuli rTuli enaa.

vphiqrob, qartuli rtuli enaa.People speak too quickly for me.xalxi Zalian swrafad melaparakeba.

khalkhi dzalian sts’raphad melaparakeba.Could you speak more slowly?SegiZliaT, ufro nela ilaparakoT?

shegidzliat, uphro nela ilaparakot ?Could you repeat that?SegiZliaT gaimeoroT?

shegidzliat gaimeorot?Could you spell it?SegiZliaT damarcvloT?

shegidzliat damartsvlot?Please write it down.Tu SeiZleba, dawereT.

tu sheidzleba, dats’eret.Can you translate this for me?SegiZliaT miTargmnoT?

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What does it mean?es ras niSnavs? es ras nishnavs?Please point to the phrase in the book.Tu SeiZleba, mimiTiTeT fraza wignSi.

tu sheidzleba, mimititet phraza ts’ignshi.What is it in Georgian?rogor aris es qarTulad?

rogor aris es qartulad?It is... es aris... es aris...It means es niSnavs es nishnavsI understand gavige gavigeI don’t understandver gavige ver gavigeDo you understand?gaigeT? gaiget?

Please excuse me, can you tell me where the... is?ukacravad, SegiZliaT miTxraT, sad aris ...?

ukatsravad, shegidzliat mitkhrat, sad aris ...?Where is it? sad aris es? sad aris es?Where are you going?sad midixarT? sad midikhart?to the meeting place.Sexvedris adgilze. shekhvedris adgilze.Is there a... near here?aris aq axlos...? aris aq akhlos...?Can you tell me how to get to the Opera?SegiZliaT miTxraT rogor mivide operasTan?

shegidzliat mitkhrat rogor mivide operastan?Can I walk there?SemiZlia fexiT mivide?

shemidzlia phekhit mivide?Is it far? Sorsaa? shorsaa?

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I’m looking for... me veZeb ...s me vedzeb ...sI’m lost. me davikarge. me davikarge.What is the name of this street/square?ra aris am quCis/moednis saxeli?

ra aris am kuchis/moednis sakheli?Could you show me on the map?SegiZliaT maCvenoT rukaze?

shegidzliat machvenot rukaze?

What time is it?romeli saaTia? romeli saatia?It’s one (two/three/four) o’clockpirveli (ori/sami/oTxi) saaTia.

pirveli (ori/sami/otkhi) saatia.At what time?romel saaTze? romel saatze?When does the museum open?romel saaTze iReba muzeumi?

romel saatze igheba muzeumi?When does the train arrive?rodis Camodis matarebeli?

rodis chamodis mat’arebeli?at ten o’clock aT saaTze at saatzeat 5.45 p.m.eqvs rom aklia TxuTmeti wuTi (saRamos)

eqvs rom aklia tkhutmet’i ts’uti (saghamos)at 7 o’clock Svid saaTze shvid saatzeat the moment, nowaxla akhlaafter Semdeg shemdegalready ukve ukvealways yovelTvis qkhoveltvisat the beginning//end of

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dasawyisSi//bolos dasats’qkhisshi//bolosbefore _mde -mdebefore meeting Sexvedramde shekhvedramdebetween.. and... da... Soris... da... shoris...during ganmavlobaSi ganmavlobashiearly adre adrefor a long time didi xniT didi khnitfor 2 hours ori saaTiT ori saatitfrom 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.dilis (9)cxridan saRamos (6)eqvs saaTamde

dilis (9) tskhridan saghamos (6) eqvs saatamdefrom time to time drodadro drodadroin a little while cota xanSi tsot’a khanshiin the evening saRamos saghamosin the morning dilas/diliT dilas/dilitin the afternoon dRisiT dghisitlast bolo bololate gvian gviannever arasdros arasdrosnext Semdegi shemdeginot yet jer ara jer araoften xSirad khshiradon 8th march rva marts rva mart’son weekdayskviris samuSao dReebSi kviris samushao dgheebshiat weekends SabaT-kviras shabat-kvirasrarely iSviaTad ishviatadrecently axlaxan akhlakhansometimes xandaxan khandakhansoon male malestill jer kidev jer kidevuntil _mde -mdeuntil evening saRamomde saghamomdewithin 2 daysori dRis ganmavlobaSi ori dghis ganmavlobashi

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now axla akhlatoday dRes dghestonight amaRam amagham

this... am ... am ......morning ...dilas ...dilas...afternoon ...SuadRes ...shuadghes...week ...kviraSi ...kvirashi...month ...Tves ...tves...year ...wels ...ts’els

The day before yesterdayguSinwin gushints’in(three days ago)sami dRis win/guSinwiniswin

sami dghis ts’in/ gushints’inists’insince _dan -dansince May maisidan maisidansince this morningdilidan dilidan

yesterday... guSin ... gushin......morning ...dilas ...dilas...afternoon ...SuadRes ...shuadghes...evening ...saRamos ...saghamos

last... wina... ts’ina......night ...Rames ...ghames...week ...kviras ...k’viras...month ...Tves/TveSi ...tves/tveshi...year ...wels/SarSan ...ts’els/sharshan

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PAST

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The day after tomorrowzeg zegthree days after tomorrowmazeg mazegin (six days) (eqvs dRe)Si (eqvs dghe)shiuntil (June) (ivnis)amde (ivnis)amde

tomorrow... xval... khval ......morning ...diliT ...dilit...afternoon ...dRisiT ...dghisit...evening ...saRamos ..saghamos

next... Semdeg... shemdeg... ...week ...kviras ...kviras

...month ...Tves ...tves

...year ...wels/gaisad ...ts’els/gaisad

Monday orSabaTi orshabatiTuesday samSabaTi samshabatiWednesday oTxSabaTi otkhshabatiThursday xuTSabaTi khutshabatiFriday paraskevi paraskeviSaturday SabaTi shabatiSunday kvira k’vira

January ianvari ianvariFebruary Tebervali tebervaliMarch marti mart’iApril aprili apriliMay maisi maisi

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DAYS

MONTHS

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June ivnisi ivnisiJuly ivlisi ivlisiAugust agvisto agvist’oSeptember seqtemberi seqt’emberiOctober oqtomberi okt’omberiNovember noemberi noemberiDecember dekemberi dekemberi

January apnisi apnisiFebruary surwyunisi surts’qkhunisiMarch mirkani mirkaniApril igrika igrikaMay vardobisTve vardobistveJune mkaTaTve mkatatveJuly TibaTve tibatveAugust mariamobisTve mariamobistveSeptember enkenisTve enkenistveOctober RvinobisTve ghvinobistveNovember giorgobisTve giorgobistveDecember qristeSobisTve qristeshobistve

This are the old Georgian names for months.

spring gazafxuli gazaphkhulisummer zafxuli zaphkhuliautumn/ fall Semodgoma shemodgomawinter zamTari zamtari

I’d like something...me minda rame ... me minda rame ...It’s... es aris... es aris......beautiful//ugly ...mSvenieri//uSno ...mshvenieri//ushno

SEASONS

WHAT KIND OF …?

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...better//worse ...ukeTesi/uaresi ...uketesi//uaresi

...big//small ...didi//patara ...didi//pat’ara

...cheap//expensive ...iafi//Zviri ...iaphi//dzviri

...clean//dirty

...sufTa//WuWyiani ...suphta//tchutchqkhiani

...dark//light ...bneli//naTeli ...bneli//nateli

...delicious//revolting

...gemrieli//saZageli ...gemrieli//sadzageli

...easy//difficult ...advili//rTuli...advili//rtuli

...empty//full ...carieli//savse ...tsarieli//savse

...good//bad ...kargi//cudi ...kargi//tsudi

...heavy//light ...mZime//msubuqi ...mdzime//msubuqi

...hot//warm//cold

...cxeli//Tbili//civi ...tskheli//tbili//tsivi

...modern//old-fashioned

...Tanamedrove//moZvelebuli...tanamedrove//modzvelebuli

...narrow//wide ...viwro//farTo ...vits’ro//pharto

...old//new ...Zveli//axali ...dzveli//akhali

...open//shut/closed

...Ria//daxuruli ...ghia//dakhuruli

...pleasant//unpleasant

...sasiamovno//usiamovno ...sasiamovno//usiamovno

...quick//slow ...Cqari//neli ...chqari//neli

...right//wrong

...swori//araswori ...sts’ori//arasts’ori

...tall//short

...maRali//dabali ...maghali//dabali

...vacant//occupied

...Tavisufali//dakavebuli ...tavisuphali//dakavebuli

How much is that?ra Rirs?/ramdeni? ra ghirs?/ramdeni?

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How many are there?ramdenia? ramdenia?about 20 larioc laramde ots laramdePlease give me...Tu SeiZleba momeciT... tu sheidzleba mometsit ......(50/100) grams...(50 ormocdaaTi/100 asi) grami

...(50 ormotsdaati/100 asi) grami...half a kilo...naxevari kilo ...nakhevari kilo...a bottle/bottles ...boTli/boTlebi ...botli/botlebi...a jar/jars ...qila/qilebi ...qila/qilebi...a packet ...Sekvra ...shekvra...a slice ...naWeri ...natcheri...more than that...amaze meti/ufro meti

...amaze met’i/uphro met’i...less than that...amaze naklebi/ufro naklebi

...amaze naklebi/uphro naklebi...much more ...bevrad meti ...bevrad met’i...a few/a little ...cota ...tsot’a...few ...cota ...tsot’a...less ...naklebi ...naklebi...a lot/many ...bevri ...bevri...more ...meti ...met’i...some ...ramdenime/zogi ...ramdenime/zogienough sakmarisi sakmarisinothing else meti araferi met’i arapheritoo muchZalian bevri/zedmeti dzalian bevri/zedmet’i

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11111 erTi ` erti22222 ori ori33333 sami sami44444 oTxi otkhi55555 xuTi khuti66666 eqvsi eqvsi77777 Svidi shvidi88888 rva rva99999 cxra tskhra1010101010 aTi ati1111111111 TerTmeti tertmet’i1212121212 Tormeti tormet’i1313131313 cameti tsamet’i1414141414 ToTxmeti totkhmet’i1515151515 TxuTmeti tkhutmet’i1616161616 Teqvsmeti teqvsmet’i1717171717 Cvidmeti chvidmet’i1818181818 Tvrameti tvramet’i1919191919 cxrameti tskhramet’i2020202020 oci otsi2121212121 ocdaerTi otsdaerti2222222222 ocdaori otsdaori3030303030 ocaaTi otsdaati4040404040 ormoci ormotsi5050505050 ormocdaaTi ormotsdaati6060606060 samoci samotsi7070707070 samocdaaTi samotsdaati8080808080 oTxmoci otkhmotsi9090909090 oTxmocdaaTi otkhmotsdaati100100100100100 asi asi133133133133133 as ocdacameti as otsdatsamet’i200200200200200 orasi orasi300300300300300 samasi samasi400400400400400 oTxasi otkhasi

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500500500500500 xuTasi khutasi600600600600600 eqvsasi eqvsasi700700700700700 Svidasi shvidasi800800800800800 rvaasi rvaasi900900900900900 cxraasi tskhraasi10001000100010001000 aTasi atasi10000001000000100000010000001000000 milioni milioni

1st pirveli pirveli2nd meore meore3rd mesame mesame4th meoTxe meotkhe5th mexuTe mekhute6th meeqvse meeqvse7th meSvide meshvide8th merve merve9th mecxre metskhre10th meaTe meate

a quarter meoTxedi meotkhedia third mesamedi mesamedia half naxevari nakhevarithree-quarters sami meoTxedi sami meotkhediwhole mTeli mtelinone arcerTi artsertiall yvela qhkvela

Why is that?ratom aris es? rat’om aris es?

ORDINAL NUMBERS

DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS

WHY?

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Why not?ratom ara? rat’om ara?Because of the weatheramindis gamo amindis gamoBecause I am in a hurryimitom, rom meCqareba imit’om, rom mechqarebaI do not know whyar vici, ratom ar vitsi rat’om

Who’s there? vin aris? vin aris?It’s me! me var! me var!It’s us! Cven varT! chven vart!someone viRac vighatsanyone vinme vinmeno one aravin aravinWhich one do you want?romeli gnebavT? romeli gnebavt?One like thaterTi amisi msgavsi erti amis msgavsi

Not this one es ara es arasomething rame ramenothing araferi arapherinone arcerTi artserti

Whose is that? visia es? visia es?It’s... es... es......mine/ours ...Cemia/Tqvenia ...chemia/tqvenia...Yours (formal) ...Tqvenia ...tqvenia...yours (familiar) ...Senia ...shenia...his/hers/theirs ...misia/maTia ...misia/matia

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THAT ONE/THIS ONE

WHOSE?

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How would you like to pay?rogor gadaixdiT? rogor gadaikhdit?in cashnaRdi fuliT naghdi phulitby credit cardsakredito baraTiT sakredit’o baratitHow are you getting here?riT/rogor modixarT aq? rit/rogor modikhart aq?by _iT -itby car manqaniT manqanitby bus avtobusiT avt’obusiton foot fexiT phekhitextremely quicklyZalian swrafad dzalian sts’raphadslowly nela nelatoo fast Zalian Cqara dzalian chqaratotally sruliad sruliadwith a friendmegobarTan erTad megobartan ertad

Is it free? Tavisufalia? tavisuphalia?It’s not ready. mzad ar aris. mzad ar aris.Is there...? aris aq...? aris aq...?Is there a bus into town?aris qalaqSi avtobusi?

aris qalaqshi avt’obusi?Are there buses to the airport?aris avtobusebi aeroportamde?

aris avt’obusebi aeroport’amde?Here it is/ they are.ai, aq aris/arian. ai, aq aris/arian.

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HOW?

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There it is/ they are.ai, iq aris/arian. ai, iq aris/arian.

May I have...?SeiZleba me mqondes... sheidzleba me mqondes...May we have...?SeiZleba Cven gvqondes...

sheidzleba chven gvqondes...Can you tell me?SegiZliaT miTxraT? shegidzliat mitkhrat?Can you help me?SegiZliaT damexmaroT?

shegidzliat damekhmarot?Can I help you?SeiZleba dagexmaroT? sheidzleba dagekhmarot?I can’t. ar SemiZlia. ar shemidzlia.What do you want?ra gnebavT? ra gnebavt?I’d like...me visurvebdi... me visurvebdi...Do you have...? gaaqvT..? gaaqvt...?We’d like...Cven visurvebdiT... chven visurvebdit...Give me... momeciT... mometsit...I’m looking for... me veZeb...s me vedzeb...sI need (to)... me unda... me unda...

...go ...wavide ...ts’avide

...find ...vipovo ...vipovo

...see ...vnaxo ...vnakho

...speak to ...velaparako ...velaparako

At last!bolos da bolos! bolos da bolos!

CAN/MAY

EXCLAMATIONS

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Get lost! gaeTrie! gaetrie!Go away! wadi aqedan! ts’adi aqedan!Good heavens! RmerTmani! ghmertmani!My god/Good lord!RmerTo Cemo! ghmerto chemo!I can’t believe it! ar mjera! ar mjera!I don’t care!ar madardebs/maRelvebs!

ar madardebs/maghelvebs!I don’t mind!winaaRmdegi ar var! ts’inaaghmdegi ar var!No way!araviTar SemTxvevaSi! aravitar shemtkhvevashi!There is no other way!sxva gza araa! skhva gza araa!Really? marTla? martla?Rubbish! sisulelea! sisulelea!That’s enough! sakmarisia! sakmarisia!That’s true! marTalia! martalia!Tell me it is not true?miTxari, marTalia? mitkhari, martalia?How are things?ra xdeba, rogor aris saqmeebi?

ra khdeba, rogor aris saqmeebi?Fine, thanks!kargad, gmadlob(T)! kargad, gmadlob(t)!Great/brilliant!SesaniSnavad/brwyinvaled!

shesanishnavad/brts’qkhinvaled!Not bad! ara uSavs! ara ushavs!Okay! kargad! kargad!Not good! cudad! tsudad!so-so! ise ra! ise ra!

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Can you recommend a good hotel in Tbilisi?SegiZliaT mirCioT kargi sastumro TbilisSi?

shegidzliat mirchiot kargi sast’umro tbilisshi?Is it near the center of town?is axlos aris qalaqis centrTan?

is akhlos aris qalaqis tsent’rtan?How much is it per night?ra Rirs erTi Rame?

ra ghirs erti ghame?Is there anything less expensive?aris iq rame ufro iafi?

aris iq rame uphro iaphi?Could you reserve me a room there please?SegiZliaT, iq damijavSnoT nomeri?

shegidzliat, iq damijavshnot nomeri?

Do you have a room?gaqvT nomeri? gaqvt nomeri?I’m sorry we are full.ukacravad yvela nomeri dakavebulia.

ukatsravad qkhvela nomeri dakavebulia.Is there another hotel nearby?aqve axlos sxva sastumro xom ar aris?

aqve akhlos skhva sastumro khom ar aris?I’d like a single//double roomme minda erTadgiliani//oradgiliani nomeri.

me minda ertadgiliani//oradgiliani nomeri.a room with... nomeri... nomeri ... ...twin beds ...erTi sawoliT ...erti sats’olit ...a double bed ...ori sawoliT ...ori sats’olit ...a bath/shower ...abazaniT/SxapiT ...abazanit/shkhapit

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I have a reservation.me nomeri maqvs dajavSnili.

me nomeri maqvs dajavshnili.My name is... Cemi saxelia... chemi sakhelia...Do you take credit cards?Tqven iRebT sakredito baraTebs?

tqven ighebt sakredit’o baratebs?I’ll pay in cash/by credit card.me naRdi fuliT/sakredito baraTiT gadavixdi.

me naghdi phulit/sakredit’o baratit gadavikhdi.We’ve reserved a double and a single room.Cven erTadgiliani da oradgiliani nomeridavjavSneT.

chven ertadgiliani da oradgiliani nomeri davjavshnet.I confirmed my reservation by mail.Cemi javSani eleqtronuli fostiT davadasture.

chemi javshani eleqt’ronuli phost’it davadast’ure.Is it possible to add an extra bed?/Would it be possible toadd an extra bed?SesaZlebelia erTi zedmeti sawolis damateba?

shesadzlebelia erti zedmet’i sats’olis damat’eba?

Is there (a) .. in the room?nomerSi aris...? nomershi aris...?...air conditioning ...kondicioneri ...konditsioneri...TV/telephone...televizori/telefoni ...t’elevizori/t’elephoniDoes the hotel have a(n)...?sastumros aqvs...? sast’umros aqvs...?...laundry service ...samrecxao ...samretskhao...satellite TV

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...satelituri televizia ...sat’elit’uri t’elevizia

...solarium ...solariumi ...solariumi

...swimming pool ...sacurao auzi ...satsurao auziCould you put ... in the room?SegiZliaT nomerSi .... daamatoT?

shegidzliat nomershi ... daamat’ot?...an extra bed...erTi zedmeti sawoli ...erti zedmet’i sats’oli...a crib (child’s cot)...bavSvis sawoli/etli ...bavshvis sats’oli/et’li

We’ll be staying...Cven davrCebiT... chven davrchebit......overnight only/ a few days...erTi Rame/ramdenime dRe

...erti ghame/ramdenime dghe...a week ...erTi kvira ...erti kviraI’m leaving this evening/tomorrow morning.me mivdivar dRes saRamos/xval diliT.

me mivdivar dghes saghamos/khval dilit.I don’t know yet. jer ar vici. jer ar vitsi.I’d like to stay an extra night.me kidev erT Rames davrCebi.

me kidev ert ghames davrchebi.

How much is it...? ra Rirs...? ra ghirs...?...per night/week...erTi Rame/kvira ...erti ghame/kvira...with breakfast ...sauzmiT ...sauzmit...excluding meals...kvebis gareSe ...kvebis garesheDoes the price include...?

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fasSi Sedis...? phasshi shedis ..?...breakfast ...sauzme ...sauzme...sales tax...gadasaxadi brunvidan

...gasadasakhadi brunvidanIs there a discount for children?aris SeRavaTi bavSvebisTvis?

aris sheghavati bavshvebistvis?

May I see the room?SeiZleba vnaxo nomeri?

sheidzleba vnakho nomeri?That’s fine. I’ll take it.momwons. me aq davrCebi.

momts’ons. me aq davrchebi.It’s too..is aris Zalian... is aris dzalian......dark/small ...bneli/patara ...bneli/pat’ara...noisy ...xmauriani ...khmaurianiDo you have anything...?ar gaqvT ufro...nomeri?

ar gaqvt uphro...nomeri?...bigger/cheaper/warmer...didi/iafi/Tbili ...didi/iaphi/tbiliNo, I won’t take it.ara, me aq ar davrCebi. ara, me aq ar davrchebi.

The ... doesn’t work....ar muSaobs. ...ar mushaobs....air conditioning ...kondicioneri ...konditsioneri...fan ...feni ...pheni...heater/heating ...gamaTbobeli ...gamatbobeli

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...light ...Suqi ...shuqiI can’t turn the heat (heating) on/off.me ver vrTav (on)/gamovrTav (off) gamaTbobels.

me ver vrtav (on)/ gamovrtav (off) gamatbobels.There is no... aq ar aris... aq ar aris......hot water ...cxeli wyali ...tskheli ts’qkhali...toilet paper...tualetis qaRaldi ...t’ualet’is qaghaldiThe faucet (tap) is drippingwyalsadenis onkani wveTavs.

ts’qkhalsadenis onkani ts’vetavs.The sink/the toilet is blocked/stopped up.niJara/tualeti gaWedilia.

nizhara/t’ualet’i gatchedilia.The window/door is jammed.fanjara/kari iWedeba.

phanjara/kari itchedeba.My room has not been made up.Cemi nomeri ar aris dalagebuli.

chemi nomeri ar aris dalagebuli.The blind/lock is brokenStori/saketi gatexilia.

sht’ori/saketi gat’ekhiliaThere are insects in our room.Cvens nomerSi mwerebia.

chvens nomershi mts’erebia.

Could you have that taken care of?SegiZliaT Tvalyuri adevnoT?

shegidzliat tvalqkhuri adevnot?I’d like to move to another room.me sxva nomerSi minda gadasvla.

me skhva nomershi minda gadasvla.

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The Language School is one of the most well-known study centers forforeigners willing to learn the Georgian language. Apart from Georgian, theschool also teaches Russian.

Starting in 2005 and continuing to the present day, the Language Schoolhas been an official contractor of the US Embassy in Georgia and USAID.Employees of the British Embassy, OSCE, EU, NDI, Peace Corps and almostall embassies in Georgia are actively learning the Georgian language atLanguage School.

The Language School is managed by Nana Shavtvaladze, Professor at TbilisiState University and Georgian University and a linguist by profession. Sheis the author of a series of unique textbooks published in 2006 with the helpof the US Embassy in Georgia entitled Biliki (The Path) – Georgianlanguage for English-speakers. Part I was published in 2006 with the helpof the US Embassy in Georgia. The 360-page book consists of 24 topics, alexical-grammatical exercise section, 6 texts and a CD. Part II was publishedin March 2008.

This phrasebook fills a serious gap in the market. It is easy to find a list ofbasic words and phrases in Georgian, but until now it has been impossibleto find anything comprehensive. This phrasebook has been carefullydesigned to cover a huge variety of possibilities. Armed with thisphrasebook, even a non-Georgian speaker can operate with confidence, notjust in Tbilisi but in other parts of the country, where it can be much moredifficult to find speakers of English. Thus Nana continues to open up notjust the Georgian language for her students, but also the whole of thisbeautiful and fascinating country to anyone who wishes to explore it. Onlyby doing so can you discover how worthwhile it is; this phrasebook isdesigned to make it possible.

Kate Keefe

Professor Nana Shavtvaladze“Language school” - Director

,,enis skola”,,enis skola”,,enis skola”,,enis skola”,,enis skola”“Language School”

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The Language School is one of the most well-known study centers forforeigners willing to learn the Georgian language. Apart from Georgian, theschool also teaches Russian.

Starting in 2005 and continuing to the present day, the Language Schoolhas been an official contractor of the US Embassy in Georgia and USAID.Employees of the British Embassy, OSCE, EU, NDI, Peace Corps and almostall embassies in Georgia are actively learning the Georgian language atLanguage School.

The Language School is managed by Nana Shavtvaladze, Professor at TbilisiState University and Georgian University and a linguist by profession. Sheis the author of a series of unique textbooks published in 2006 with the helpof the US Embassy in Georgia entitled Biliki (The Path) – Georgianlanguage for English-speakers. Part I was published in 2006 with the helpof the US Embassy in Georgia. The 360-page book consists of 24 topics, alexical-grammatical exercise section, 6 texts and a CD. Part II was publishedin March 2008.

This phrasebook fills a serious gap in the market. It is easy to find a list ofbasic words and phrases in Georgian, but until now it has been impossibleto find anything comprehensive. This phrasebook has been carefullydesigned to cover a huge variety of possibilities. Armed with thisphrasebook, even a non-Georgian speaker can operate with confidence, notjust in Tbilisi but in other parts of the country, where it can be much moredifficult to find speakers of English. Thus Nana continues to open up notjust the Georgian language for her students, but also the whole of thisbeautiful and fascinating country to anyone who wishes to explore it. Onlyby doing so can you discover how worthwhile it is; this phrasebook isdesigned to make it possible.

Kate Keefe

Professor Nana Shavtvaladze“Language school” - Director

,,enis skola”,,enis skola”,,enis skola”,,enis skola”,,enis skola”“Language School”