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.
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.
Questions | Georgian |
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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.
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 |
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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 | Georgian |
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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 French | მემჭირდება ვარჯიში ფრანგულში me mchjirdeba vardzjishi prangulshi |
Is that right? | ეს სწორია? es stsoria |
Is that wrong? | ეს არასწორია? es arastsoria |
Mistake | შეცდომა shetsdoma |
My French is bad | ჩემი ფრანგული არ არის სწორი chemi pranguli ar aris stsori |
No problem! | არაუშავს, რა პრობლემაა araushavs ra problemaa |
Quickly | ჩქრა chqara |
Slowly | ნელა nela |
Sorry (to apologize) | მაპატიეთ mapatiet- |
To speak | ილაპარაკე 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 |
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!
English | Georgian |
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This | ეს es |
That | ის is |
Here | აქ aq |
There | იქ iq |
In The Morning | დილით dilit |
In the evening | საღამოს saghamos |
At Night | ღამით ghamit |
Really! | მართლა martla |
Look! | შეხედე shekhede |
Hurry up! | იჩარე ichqare |
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.