Georgian language and communication
Whether people in Georgia speak Russian or English, how to say hello and thank you, how many letters the Georgian alphabet has and what surnames ending in -shvili and -dze mean.
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Basic Georgian words and phrases: a mini phrasebook
The most useful Georgian words are gamarjoba, hello; madloba, thank you; ki or diakh, yes; ara, no; tu sheidzleba, please; bodishi, sorry; ra ghirs, how much; and nakhvamdis, goodbye.
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How do you say hello in Georgian?
In Georgian, both 'hello' and 'hi' are gamarjoba (გამარჯობა), and the polite form for elders or groups is gamarjobat (გამარჯობათ).
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What do Georgians call Russians, Armenians and other peoples?
In Georgian a Russian is rusi (რუსი) and Russia is Ruseti (რუსეთი); an Armenian is somekhi (სომეხი), an Azerbaijani azerbaijaneli (აზერბაიჯანელი) and a Ukrainian ukraineli (უკრაინელი).
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How do you say 'happy birthday' in Georgian?
'Happy birthday' in Georgian is gilotsav dabadebis dghes (გილოცავ დაბადების დღეს), or politely and to several people gilotsavt (გილოცავთ).
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How do you say 'what's your name' in Georgian?
'What's your name' in Georgian is ra gkvia (რა გქვია), or politely ra gkviat (რა გქვიათ).
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What does 'katso' mean in Georgian?
Katso (კაცო) is a casual way to address a man, from katsi (კაცი), 'man, person', roughly 'hey, man' or 'listen, mate'.
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What does 'vaime' mean in Georgian?
Vaime (ვაიმე) is a Georgian exclamation, roughly like 'oh', 'ouch' or 'oh my God' in English.
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What does 'batono' mean in Georgian?
Batono (ბატონო) is a polite way to address a man, roughly 'sir', and a woman is addressed as kalbatono (ქალბატონო).
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How do you say 'friend' in Georgian?
'Friend' in Georgian is megobari (მეგობარი).
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How do you say 'how much does it cost' in Georgian?
To ask a price in Georgian, say ra ghirs (რა ღირს), or when pointing at an item, es ra ghirs (ეს რა ღირს), meaning 'how much is this'.
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How do you say goodbye in Georgian?
The standard 'goodbye' in Georgian is nakhvamdis (ნახვამდის), and the informal 'bye' is kargad (კარგად), meaning 'all the best'.
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What does 'sikvaruli' mean in Georgian?
Sikvaruli (სიყვარული) means 'love' in Georgian.
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How many cases and tenses does Georgian have, and is it hard?
Georgian has 7 cases, and verbs have about 11 series of tense and mood forms called mts'krivi (screeves).
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What language is spoken in Georgia, and do people understand Russian?
Georgia's state language is Georgian, and Abkhaz is also recognised as a state language in Abkhazia.
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What does 'ara' mean in Georgian?
In Georgian, ara (არა) means 'no', while 'yes' is ki (კი) in conversation or diakh (დიახ) politely.
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What does 'bicho' mean in Georgian?
'Bidzho' is the Russian spelling of the Georgian word bicho (ბიჭო), a way of addressing a boy or young man, roughly 'hey, lad'.