Questions

Georgian Lesson 9 (Questions and Misunderstanding)

Duration: 30 mins

This 9th lesson teaches an important aspect in Georgian which is the interrogative form also called questions. In addition, there is a list of vocabulary terms about misunderstanding and finally some commonly used phrases. 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.

Questions

Being able to ask questions is what makes us curious beings, which in turns broadens our knowledge. It is no different when it comes to learning Georgian. You will always be asking questions, and the following are some tools to help you in that quest.

The following are the 5 Ws + "how" commonly used adverbs to express the interrogative form. Most likely, whenever a question needs to be asked, one of them should be used. 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.

Interrogative Form in Georgian

Questions Georgian
How?როგორ?
rogor
What?რა?
ra
When?როდის?
rodis
Where?სად?
sad
Who?ვინ?
vin
Why?რატომ?
ratom

Now we will try to implement the adverbs above into full Georgian sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Georgian Questions in a Sentence

Can I come?შეიძლება მოვიდე?
sheidzleba movide
Can I help you?რით შემიზლია დაგეხმაროთ?
rit shemidzlia dagekhmarot
Can you help me?შეგილიათ დამეხმაროთ?
shegidzliat damekhmarot
Do you know her?შენ იცობ მას?
shen itsnob mas
Do you speak English?ლაპარაკობ ინგლისურად?
laparakob inglisurad
How difficult is it?რამდენად რთულია ეს ?
ramdenad rtulia es
How far is this?რამდენად შორსაა?
ramdenad shorsaa
How much is this?ეს რა ღირს?
es ra ghirs
How would you like to pay?როგორ გადაიხდით?
rogor gadaikhdit
What is this called?ამას რა ქვია?
amas ra qvia
What is your name?რა გქვია?
ra gqvia
What time is it?რომელი საათია?
romeli saatia
When can we meet?როდის შევხვდებით?
rodis shevkhvdebit
Where do you live?სად ცხოვრობ?
sad tskhovrob
Who is knocking at the door?ვინ აკაკუნებს კარზე?
vin akakunebs karze
Why is it expensive?რატომ არის ის ასე ძვირი?
ratom aris is ase dzviri

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact me using the Georgian contact form on the header above.

Vocabulary List about Misunderstanding

There are times when you will not understand what a person said in Georgian, or simply that you want them to repeat a word. The following are 24 expressions used to clear misunderstandings. Very essential to any conversation!

Misunderstanding in Georgian

Misunderstanding Georgian
Can you repeat?გაიმეოეთ თუ შეიძლება
gaimeoret tu sheidzleba
Can you speak slowly?შეგიძლიათ ნელა ილაპარაკოთ
shegidzliat nela ilaparakot?
Did you understand what I said?გაიგეთ რა გითხარით?
gaiget ra gitxarit?
Don't worry!ნუ ღელავ!
nu ghelav
Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?)უკაცრავად
ukacravad
How do you say "OK" in French?როგორ უნდა თქვა OK ფრანგულად?
rogor unda tqva OK prangulad?
I don't know!არ ვიცი
ar vici
I don't understand!ვერ გავიგე
ver gavige
I need to practice my Frenchმემჭირდება ვარჯიში ფრანგულში
me mchjirdeba vardzjishi prangulshi
Is that right?ეს სწორია?
es stsoria
Is that wrong?ეს არასწორია?
es arastsoria
Mistakeშეცდომა
shetsdoma
My French is badჩემი ფრანგული არ არის სწორი
chemi pranguli ar aris stsori
No problem!არაუშავს, რა პრობლემაა
araushavs ra problemaa
Quicklyჩქრა
chqara
Slowlyნელა
nela
Sorry (to apologize)მაპატიეთ
mapatiet-
To speakილაპარაკე
ilaparake
What does that word mean in English?რას ნიშნავს ეს სიტყვა ინგლისურად
ras nishnavs es sitkhva inglisurad?
What is this?ეს რა არის?
es ra aris
What should I say?რა უნდა ვთქვა?
ra unda vtqva
What?რა?
ra
What's that called in French?ამას ფრანგულად რა ქვია?
amas frangulad ra qvia
Write it down please!დაწერეთ თუ ეიძლება
daweret tu sheidzleba

Daily Conversation in Georgian

Finally, a list of some common phrases that you might come across from time to time. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Georgian Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Georgian

English Georgian
Thisეს
es
Thatის
is
Hereაქ
aq
Thereიქ
iq
In The Morningდილით
dilit
In the eveningსაღამოს
saghamos
At Nightღამით
ghamit
Really!მართლა
martla
Look!შეხედე
shekhede
Hurry up!იჩარე
ichqare

Fun Facts

Language Quote: The oldest written language was believed to be written in about 4500 BC.

Congratulations! You finished your 9th lesson in Georgian about questions, and misunderstanding. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Georgian Lesson 10. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Georgian homepage.