Nana Shavtvaladze

nana SavTvalaZe

Everyday GeorgianyoveldRiuri qarTuli

Tbilisi2012

Author’s Acknowledgements

I am very grateful to everyone who has contributed to

Everyday Georgian

My thanks to:

• Proofreaders: Tea Sakvarelidze, Nana Jirashvili spe-cial thanks for their detailed advice and constructive reports;

• Irma Miminoshvili, computer manager, for her con-tinual advice and encouragement.

First edition 2012

© nana SavTvalaZe, #1796, 2010, Tbilisi, saqarTvelo

yoveldRiuri qarTuli

© Nana Shavtvaladze, #1796, 2010, Tbilisi, Georgia

Everyday Georgian

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uak (UDK) 811.353.1’38

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ISBN 978-9941-0-5083-1

enis skola, Tbilisi, saqarTvelo

Language School, Tbilisi, Georgia

content:

I. GREETING misalmeba …... 5

II. INTRODUCING gacnoba …... 17

III. PEOPLE AND THINGS adamianebi da sagnebi …... 38

IV. TRAVELING mgzavroba …... 51

V. IN THE RESTAURANT/AT THE MARKET

restoranSi/bazarSi …... 67

VI. WEATHER amindi …... 84

VII. USEFUL PHRASES aqtiuri frazebi …... 87

VIII. GEORGIAN SUPHRA qarTuli sufra …... 98

VIII. USEFUL INFORMATION saWiro informacia …... 103

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anbani – Alphabet

a _ an Ab _ ban Bg _ gan Gd _ don De _ en Ev _ vin Vz _ zen ZT _ Tan Ti _ in Ik _ kan Kl _ las Lm _ man Mn _ nar No _ or Op _ par PJ _ Jan ZHr _ rae Rs _ san St _ tar T’u _ un Uf _ far PH

q _ qan QR _ Rar GHy _ yar QKHS _ Sin SHC _ Cin CHc _ cin TSZ _ Zil DZw _ wil TS’W _ War TCHx _ xan KHj _ jan Jh _ hae H

d/l _ don Dl/k _ las Lr/h _ rae Rt/n _ tar T’u/e _ un Uw/w _ wil TS’j/j _ jan J

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I. GREETING misalmeba

gamarjoba! - Gamarjoba!

9 Consonant stem of foreign words --------+ i/i

Piter-i, Maikl-i, Erin-i, Jenipher-i, Tomas-i, Tom-ibank+i, telephon+i, ophis+i, internet+i, avtobus+i, park+i, restoran+i.

9 Remember!_gamarjoba! gamarjoba! -Hello!_me nino var, Sen? me nino var, shen? -I am Nino, (and) you?_rogor xar? rogor khar? -How are you?_kargad! kargad! -I am well!

batoni /bat’oni! Mr.qalbatoni /kalbat’oni! Mrs./Ms.

saxeli Tavaziani forma

sakheli tavaziani phorma

Greeting Polite greeting----------------- ---------------------------

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daviTi batoni daviTi

daviti bat’oni daviti

laSa batoni laSa

lasha bat’oni lasha

elene qalbatoni elene

elene qalbat’oni elene

nino qalbatoni nino

nino qalbat’oni nino

nunu qalbat’oni nunu

Exercise 1. Sound out and write down:

a,e,i,o,u

ai ia.

ei! au! o! ou!

Exercise 2. Sound out and write down:

9 m, v, r, S, n, x, s, T, q, C

9 m, v, r, sh, n, kh, s, t, q, ch

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m – me, mama, maia n – nana, nino, manana S – Sin, Soni r – ara T – Tea, TaTia, Tamari, Tina s – es, is, aris, erTi, ori, sami x – xar, oTxi, xuTi, aTi q – qeTi, qmari, Tqven v – eqvsi, var, ivane, rva C – Cai, CineTi, CanTa, Cven

1 _ erTi / erti - one 2 _ ori / ori - two 3 _ sami / sami - three 4 _ oTxi / otchi - four 5 _ xuTi / khuti -five …

9 _ me Tea var, Sen? me tea var, shen? -I am Tea, you? _ me joni var! me joni var! -I am John.

9 _ me var nino. me var Nino. -I am Nino. _ Sen xar maikli. shen khar Maikli. -You are Michael. _ is aris jeni. is aris Jeni. -She is Jaen.

is – is = She/He, it

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yofna khqopna to be

9 _ var/varT var/vart -I am/We are. _ xar/xarT khar/khart -You are/You are (pol.) _ aris/arian aris/arian -He/She/It is/They are.

9 _ Sen niko xar. shen Niko khar. -You are Nick. _ Sen niko xar? shen Niko khar? -Are you Nick? _ diax, me var niko. diakh, me var Niko. -Yes, I am Nick.

Or

_ Tqven mari xarT. tqven Mari khart. -You are Maria. _ Tqven mari xarT? tqven Mari khart? -Are you Maria? _ diax, me var mari. diakh, me var Mari.- Yes, I am Maria.

9 Formal Informal Both diax/diakh, xo/kho, ho/ho, ki/ki -Yes

_ Tqven joni xarT? tqven Joni khart? –Are you John?_ diax, me var joni. diakh, me var Joni. – Yes, I am John._ xo, me var joni. kho, me var Joni. – Yes, I am John._ ho, me var joni. ho, me var Joni. – Yes, I am John._ ki, me var joni. ki, me var Joni. – Yes, I am John._ ara, me ar var joni. ara, me ar var Joni. – No, I am not John.

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9 ara/ara_No; ar.../ar…_Not

_ diax, me var .... diakh, me var ... – Yes, I am ..._ ara, ar var .... ara, ar var … – No, I am not ….

To address a stranger, official or elder people use:

batoni /bat’oni!- Mr.qalbatoni /kalbat’oni!- Mrs./Ms.

9 To address/to address politely

saxeli Tavaziani forma mimarTva Tavaziani mimarTvasakheli tavaziani phorma mimartva tavaziani phormaName Polite form Greeting Polite greeting

daviTi batoni daviTi daviT! batono daviT!daviti bat’oni daviti davit! bat’ono davit!laSa batoni laSa laSa! batono laSa!lasha bat’oni lasha lasha! bat’ono lasha!mariami qalbatoni mariami mariam! qalbatono mariam!mariami qalbat’oni mariami mariam! qalbat’ono mariam!nino qalbatoni nino nino! qalbatono nino!nino qalbat’oni nino nino! qalbat’ono nino!

– Tqven batoni joni xarT? tqven bat’oni Joni khart? -Are you Mr.John?

– diax, me batoni joni var. diakh, me bat’oni Joni var. – Yes, I am Mr. John.

– Tqven qalbatoni nino xarT? tqven qalbat’oni Nino khart? -Are you Mrs.Nino?

– diax, me qalbatoni nino var. diakh, me qalbat’oni Nino var. – Yes, I am Mrs. Nino.

9 es/es-this is/is-that ---------------+a

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es piteria/ es Piteria/This is Peter. es piteri aris/ es Piteri aris/This is Peter.

– sad aris banki? sad aris banki? –Where is the Bank?

banki restorani kafe internet-kafe tualeti

banki rest’orani kaphe int’ernet’-kaphe t’ualet’i policia muzeumi bari skola klasi

politsia muzeumi bari skola klasiafTiaqi maRazia opera universiteti.

aphtiaqi maghazia opera universit’et’i.

es banki+a/es banki+a/This is the Bank.– bodiSi, sad aris banki? bodishi, sad aris banki? -Sorry, where is the bank?– es aris banki./es aris banki. -This is the bank.– es bankia?/es bankia? -Is this the bank?– ho, es bankia/ho, es bankia. -Yes,this is the bank.

es ofisia/es ophisia.

– bodiSi, sad aris ofisi? bodishi, sad aris ophisi? -Sorry, where is the office?– es aris ofisi./ es aris ophisi. -This is the office.– es ofisia?/es ophisia? -Is this the office?– ara, es araa ofisi. ara, es araa ophisi. -No, this isn’t the office.– ara, es ar aris ofisi ara, es ar aris ophisi. -No, this isn’t the office.

is Teatria/is teat’ria.

– bodiSi, sad aris Teatri? bodishi, sad aris teat’ri? -Sorry, where is the theater?

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– es aris Teatri./es aris teat’ri. -That is the theater.– es Teatria?/es teat’ria? -Is that the theater?– xo, es Teatria./kho, es teat’ria. -Yes, that is the theater.

is restorania/is rest’orania.

– bodiSi, sad aris restorani? bodishi, sad aris rest’orani? -Sorry, where is the restaurant?– is aris restorani. is aris rest’orani. -That is the restaurant.– is restorania? is rest’orania? -Is that the restaurant?– diax, is restorania diakh, is rest’orania. -Yes, it is the restaurant.

es ninoa/es Ninoa.

– es ninoa?/es Ninoa? -Is this Nino?– ara, es araa nino./ara , es araa Nino. -No, this isn’t Nino.

is daToa/is Datoa.

– is daToa?/is Datoa? -Is that David?– ara, is ar aris daTo./ara, is ar aris Dato. -No, that isn’t David.

9 zmna_yofna/zmna - qkhophna/verb-to be

me var -me var –I amSen xar -shen khar –you areis aris -is aris –he, she, it isCven varT -chven vart –we areTqven xarT -tqven khart –you areisini arian -isini arian –they are