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Georgian phrasebook: 121 phrases with audio and transliteration
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Phrasebook phrases are pre-recorded; everything else is machine translation and speech synthesis, so double-check anything important with locals.
The Sakhva Travel Georgian phrasebook — 122 phrases a tourist in Georgia actually needs: greetings, cafés, taxis, the market, toasts at the table and emergencies. You can listen to every phrase spoken by a native speaker, with a transcription alongside. The translator below translates any phrase into Georgian and reads it aloud right away, and it also reads Georgian text and translates it into English. The phrases were checked by guide Timur, who has been leading tours around Georgia since 2023.
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Greetings
Hello / hiგამარჯობაgamarjoba
Reply to a greetingგაგიმარჯოსgagimarjos
Good morningდილა მშვიდობისაdila mshvidobisa
Good eveningსაღამო მშვიდობისაsaghamo mshvidobisa
Good nightღამე მშვიდობისაghame mshvidobisa
Goodbyeნახვამდისnakhvamdis
Bye, all the bestკარგადkargad
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
Fine, okayკარგიkargi
Politeness
Thank youმადლობაmadloba
Thank you very muchდიდი მადლობაdidi madloba
Thank you (polite)გმადლობთgmadlobt
Please (when asking)თუ შეიძლებაtu sheidzleba
I beg you / pleaseგთხოვთgtkhovt
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?
Could you repeat that, pleaseგაიმეორეთ, 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's your name?რა გქვიათ?ra gkviat?
Nice to meet youძალიან სასიამოვნოაdzalian sasiamovnoa
I'm from Russiaრუსეთიდან ვარrusetidan var
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
Could I have some water?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 ვჭამkhorts ar vcham
To goწასაღებადtsasaghebad
Where is the toilet?სად არის ტუალეტი?sad aris tualeti?
Waterწყალიtsqali
Breadპურიpuri
Cheeseყველიkveli
Coffeeყავაkava
Teaჩაიchai
Beerლუდიludi
Wineღვინოghvino
Red wineწითელი ღვინოtsiteli ghvino
White wineთეთრი ღვინოtetri ghvino
Khinkaliხინკალიkhinkali
Feasts 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!
k, t, p, ts, ch — each of these sounds has two letters: aspirated (ქ თ ფ ც ჩ) and sharp ejective stops (კ ტ პ წ ჭ). If you say them more softly, you'll still be understood.
Stress is light, usually on the first syllable. Every letter is pronounced as written.
FAQ
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 listen to all three in the "Politeness" section.
How do you say hello in Georgian?
"Gamarjoba" (გამარჯობა) is the all-purpose "hello" and "hi", from the word for "victory". The reply is "gagimarjos" (გაგიმარჯოს). In the morning you can say "dila mshvidobisa".
Do people in Georgia understand Russian?
In Tbilisi, Batumi and tourist areas many people over 35 speak Russian, while young people more often know English. In villages and the mountains simple Georgian phrases come in handy — and a couple of words in Georgian always win people over.
Is it hard to learn to read Georgian?
No: the alphabet has 33 letters, there are no capitals, and each letter is always pronounced the same way. In one evening with the alphabet table on this page you can learn to read signs and menus.
Can I use the phrasebook offline?
You can save the list of phrases with transcription as a PDF using the "Download cheat sheet" button. Audio and the translator work online — mobile internet in Georgia is cheap and available almost everywhere.
What is the emergency number in Georgia?
The single number is 112: ambulance, police and fire. The phrases "Help!", "Call a doctor" and "Call the police" are in the "Emergencies" section.
The best way to learn "gemrielia" and "gaumarjos" is to try them on the spot. On the Tbilisi food tour (₾165, 5 h) Timur will teach you to order khinkali and make toasts in Georgian.
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