Georgian phrasebook: 121 phrases with audio and transliteration
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The Sakhva Travel Georgian phrasebook has 121 phrases travelers actually use in Georgia: greetings, cafés, taxis, markets, supra toasts and emergencies. Every phrase has native-voice audio and an easy Latin transliteration. The talking translator below turns any English phrase into Georgian and reads it aloud, and reads and translates Georgian signs for you. Phrases checked by Timur, a licensed Tbilisi guide since 2023.
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Greetings
Helloგამარჯობაgamarjoba
Reply to helloგაგიმარჯოსgagimarjos
Good morningდილა მშვიდობისაdila mshvidobisa
Good eveningსაღამო მშვიდობისაsaghamo mshvidobisa
Good nightღამე მშვიდობისაghame mshvidobisa
Goodbyeნახვამდისnakhvamdis
Bye, take careკარგადkargad
How are you? (informal)როგორ ხარ?rogor khar?
How are you? (polite)როგორ ხართ?rogor khart?
Fine, thank youკარგად, გმადლობთkargad, gmadlobt
Yes (polite)დიახdiakh
Yes (casual)კიki
Noარაara
OK, fineკარგიkargi
Politeness
Thank youმადლობაmadloba
Thank you very muchდიდი მადლობაdidi madloba
Thank you (formal)გმადლობთgmadlobt
Please (asking)თუ შეიძლებაtu sheidzleba
I kindly ask youგთხოვთgtkhovt
You're welcomeარაფრისarapris
Sorry / excuse meბოდიშიbodishi
No problemარაუშავსaraushavs
May I?შეიძლება?sheidzleba?
I don't understandარ მესმისar mesmis
I don't speak Georgianქართული არ ვიციkartuli ar vitsi
Do you speak Russian?რუსული იცით?rusuli itsit?
Do you speak English?ინგლისური იცით?inglisuri itsit?
Please repeatგაიმეორეთ, თუ შეიძლებაgaimeoret, tu sheidzleba
Slower, pleaseნელა, თუ შეიძლებაnela, tu sheidzleba
Please help meდამეხმარეთ, თუ შეიძლებაdamekhmaret, tu sheidzleba
Getting acquainted
My name is…მე მქვია…me mkvia…
What is your name?რა გქვიათ?ra gkviat?
Nice to meet youძალიან სასიამოვნოაdzalian sasiamovnoa
I'm a touristტურისტი ვარturisti var
Friendმეგობარიmegobari
Dear (term of endearment)გენაცვალეgenatsvale
Georgia is very beautifulსაქართველო ძალიან ლამაზიაsakartvelo dzalian lamazia
Café and restaurant
The menu, pleaseმენიუ, თუ შეიძლებაmeniu, tu sheidzleba
The bill, pleaseანგარიში, თუ შეიძლებაangarishi, tu sheidzleba
Some water, please?წყალი შეიძლება?tsqali sheidzleba?
One khachapuri, pleaseერთი ხაჭაპური, თუ შეიძლებაerti khachapuri, tu sheidzleba
What do you recommend?რას მირჩევთ?ras mirchevt?
Very tastyძალიან გემრიელიაdzalian gemrielia
Not spicy, pleaseცხარის გარეშე, თუ შეიძლებაtskharis gareshe, tu sheidzleba
I don't eat meatხორცს არ ვჭამkhortss ar vcham
To take awayწასაღებადtsasaghebad
Where is the toilet?სად არის ტუალეტი?sad aris tualeti?
Waterწყალიtsqali
Breadპურიpuri
Cheeseყველიqveli
Coffeeყავაqava
Teaჩაიchai
Beerლუდიludi
Wineღვინოghvino
Red wineწითელი ღვინოtsiteli ghvino
White wineთეთრი ღვინოtetri ghvino
Khinkali (dumplings)ხინკალიkhinkali
Supra and toasts
Cheers! (the main toast)გაუმარჯოს!gaumarjos!
To Georgia!საქართველოს გაუმარჯოს!sakartvelos gaumarjos!
To friends!მეგობრებს გაუმარჯოს!megobrebs gaumarjos!
To peace!მშვიდობას გაუმარჯოს!mshvidobas gaumarjos!
How much to the airport?აეროპორტამდე რა ღირს?aeroportamde ra ghirs?
Stop hereაქ გააჩერეთak gaacheret
Straight aheadპირდაპირpirdapir
Rightმარჯვნივmarjvniv
Leftმარცხნივmartskhniv
Let's goწავედითtsavedit
Is it far?შორსაა?shorsaa?
Where is the metro?სად არის მეტრო?sad aris metro?
Where is the bus stop?სად არის გაჩერება?sad aris gachereba?
Railway stationსადგურიsadguri
Airportაეროპორტიaeroporti
Shopping and markets
How much is it?რა ღირს?ra ghirs?
Expensiveძვირიაdzviria
Can it be cheaper?შეიძლება უფრო იაფად?sheidzleba upro iapad?
Give me this oneეს მომეცითes mometsit
Can I pay by card?ბარათით შეიძლება?baratit sheidzleba?
In cashნაღდი ფულითnaghdi pulit
A bag, pleaseპარკი, თუ შეიძლებაparki, tu sheidzleba
Marketბაზარიbazari
Shopმაღაზიაmaghazia
Pharmacyაფთიაქიaptiaki
Openღიააghiaa
Closedდაკეტილიაdaketilia
Hotel
I have a reservationჯავშანი მაქვსjavshani makvs
Roomოთახიotakhi
Keyგასაღებიgasaghebi
What is the Wi-Fi password?ვაიფაის პაროლი რა არის?vaipais paroli ra aris?
There is no hot waterცხელი წყალი არ არისtskheli tsqali ar aris
What time is breakfast?საუზმე რომელ საათზეა?sauzme romel saatzea?
Time
Todayდღესdghes
Tomorrowხვალkhval
Yesterdayგუშინgushin
Nowახლაakhla
Numbers and money
1ერთიerti
2ორიori
3სამიsami
4ოთხიotkhi
5ხუთიkhuti
6ექვსიekvsi
7შვიდიshvidi
8რვაrva
9ცხრაtskhra
10ათიati
20ოციotsi
50ორმოცდაათიormotsdaati
100ასიasi
1000ათასიatasi
Lari (Georgian currency)ლარიlari
Emergencies (dial 112)
Help!მიშველეთ!mishvelet!
Call a doctorგამოიძახეთ ექიმიgamoidzakhet ekimi
Call the policeგამოიძახეთ პოლიციაgamoidzakhet politsia
I feel sickცუდად ვარtsudad var
I'm lostდავიკარგეdavikarge
I have an allergyალერგია მაქვსalergia makvs
Where is the nearest pharmacy?სად არის უახლოესი აფთიაქი?sad aris uakhloesi aptiaki?
Hospitalსაავადმყოფოsaavadmqopo
Georgian alphabet with pronunciation
33 letters, no capitals. Tap a letter to hear its name. More in our Georgian alphabet guide.
How to read the transliteration
kh (ხ) — like the ch in Scottish loch.
gh (ღ) — a throaty g, close to the French r.
q (ყ) — a k pronounced deep in the throat.
k, t, p, ts, ch each have two letters: aspirated (ქ თ ფ ც ჩ) and sharp ejective (კ ტ პ წ ჭ). Say them softly and you will still be understood.
Stress is light, usually on the first syllable. Every letter is pronounced.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thank you” in Georgian?
“Madloba” (მადლობა). The polite form is “gmadlobt” (გმადლობთ) and “thank you very much” is “didi madloba” (დიდი მადლობა). You can hear all three in the Politeness section.
How do you say hello in Georgian?
“Gamarjoba” (გამარჯობა) works for both hello and good day — it comes from the word for victory. The reply is “gagimarjos” (გაგიმარჯოს). In the morning you can also say “dila mshvidobisa”.
Do people in Georgia speak English?
In Tbilisi, Batumi and tourist areas most young people speak some English; older people more often speak Russian. In villages and the mountains a few Georgian phrases help a lot — and locals always appreciate the effort.
Is Georgian hard to read?
Not really: the alphabet has 33 letters, no capitals, and every letter is always pronounced the same way. With the alphabet table on this page you can learn to read signs and menus in an evening.
Can I use the phrasebook offline?
Save the phrase list with transliteration as a PDF with the “Download cheat sheet” button. Audio and the translator need a connection — mobile data in Georgia is cheap and works almost everywhere.
What is the emergency number in Georgia?
112 for ambulance, police and fire. “Help!”, “Call a doctor” and “Call the police” are in the Emergencies section.
The best way to learn “gemrielia” and “gaumarjos” is on the spot. On the Tbilisi food tour (₾165, 5 h) Timur will teach you to order khinkali and make a Georgian toast.
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