Georgian Lesson 13 (Present Tense & Survival)
Duration: 30 mins
This 13th lesson deals with the present tense in Georgian. In addition I included a vocabulary list about survival and emergencies. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Georgian Classes.
Present
The present is one of the 3 tenses (past, present, and future) we will be discussing in the next 3 lessons. So it is recommended not to skip any of them because they are all related.
Below is a list of 15 sentences conjugated into the present tense. I focused on the examples you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Georgian, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Present Tense in Georgian
| Present | Georgian |
|---|---|
| I see you | მე შენ გხედავ me shen gkhedav |
| I write with a pen | მე ვწერ კალმით me vtser kalmit |
| You love apples | შენ გიყვარს ვაშლი shen gikhjvars vashli |
| You give money | შენ აძლევ ფულს. shen adzlev puls |
| You play tennis | შენ თამაშობ ჩოგბურთს. shen tamashob chogburts |
| He reads a book | ის კითხულობს წიგნს. is kitkhulobs tsigns |
| He understands me | მას ჩემი ესმის. mas chemi esmis |
| She has a cat | მას ჰყავს კატა. mas khjavs katakhj=q |
| She knows my friend | ის იცნობს ჩემს მეგობარს. is itsnobs chems megobars |
| We want to learn | ჩვენ გვინდა ვისწავლოთ. chven gvinda vistsavlot |
| We think Spanish is easy | ჩვენ ვფიქრობთ რომ ესპანური ადვილია chven vpikrobt rom espanuri advilia |
| You (plural) work here | თქვენ აქ მუშაობთ tkven aq mushaobt |
| You (plural) speak French | თქვენ ლაპარაკობთ ფრანგულად tkven laparakobt prangulad |
| They drive a car | ისინი ატარებენ მანქანას isini atareben manqanas |
| They smile | ისინი იღიმებიან isini ighimebian |
Questions?
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Survival Expressions
Below is a list of 28 words related to survival expressions such as emergencies, and calling for help. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to communicate better when in distress or when providing help to someone else who is in need.
Survival Expressions in Georgian
| Accident | უბედური შემთხვევა ubeduri shemtkhveva |
| Allergy | ალერგია aleergia |
| Ambulance | სასწრაფო დახმარება sasts'rapo dakhmareba |
| Asthma | ასთმა astma |
| Danger | საფრთხე saprtkhe |
| Doctor | ექიმი eqimi |
| Headache | თავის ტკივილი tavis t'k'ivili |
| Heart attack | გულის შეტევა gulis sheteva |
| Help me | დამეხმარეთ damekhmaret |
| Hospital | საავადმყოფო saavadmqopo |
| Medicines | მედიკამენტები medik'ament'ebi |
| Pharmacy | აფთიაქი aptiaqi |
| Poison | შხამი shkhami |
| Police | პოლიცია p'olitsia |
| Stomach ache | კუჭის ტკივილი k'uch'is t'k'ivili |
| Stroke | დარტყმა dartkhjma |
Daily Conversation in Georgian
Finally, here are some common sentences to strengthen your conversation skills. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Georgian Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Georgian
| Are you okay? | კარგად ხარ? k'argad khar? |
| Call a doctor! | გამოიძახეთ ექიმი gamoidzakhet eqimi |
| Call the ambulance! | სასწრაფო გამოიძახეთ! sasts'rapo gamoidzakhet! |
| Call the police! | პოლიცია გამოიძახეთ! p'olitsia gamoidzakhet! |
| Calm down! | დამშვიდდით damshviddit |
| Fire! | |
| I feel sick | ცუდად ვგრძნობ თავს tsudad vgrdznob tavs |
| It hurts here | ქა მტკივა aq mtkiva |
| It's urgent! | ეს სასწრაფოა es sastsrapoa |
| Stop! | შეჩერდით shecherdit |
| Thief! | ქურდი! qurdi |
| Where is the closest pharmacy? | სად არის უახლოესი აფთიაქი? sad aris uakhloesi aptiaki? |
| You look beautiful! (to a woman) | ლამაზად გამოიყურები lamazad gamoikhjurebi = gamoiqurebi q=khj |
| You have a beautiful name | ლამაზი სახელი გაქვს lamazi sakheli gaqvs |
| This is my wife | ეს ჩემი ცოლია es chemi tsolia |
| This is my husband | ეს ჩემი ქმარია es chemi qmaria |
Fun Facts
Language Quote: ❝To have another language is to possess a second soul.❞ ‒Charlemagne
Congratulations! You finished your 13th lesson in Georgian about the present tense, and survival expressions. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Georgian Lesson 14. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Georgian homepage.