LingoflyAt the airport in Georgian
Check-in desk: luggage, seat and a flight delay in Georgian. 7 phrases that the conversation is made of: «გამარჯობა (gamarjoba). ფრენაზე რეგისტრაცია (prenaze registratsia) აქ (ak) არის (aris)?» — Hello. Is check-in for the flight here?; «დიახ (diakh). პასპორტი მაჩვენეთ, თუ შეიძლება (pasporti machvenet, tu sheidzleba).» — Yes. Your passport, please. Every line can be played right on the page.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: check-in desk: luggage, seat and a flight delay. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- gamarjoba. prenaze registratsia ak aris?Hello. Is check-in for the flight here?
- diakh. pasporti machvenet, tu sheidzleba.Yes. Your passport, please.
- კარგი. ადგილი ფანჯარასთან გინდათ?kargi. adgili panjarastan gindat?Okay. Would you like a window seat?
- diakh, tu sheidzleba. gasasvleli romelia?Yes, please. Which gate is it?
- mekhute. magram reisis dagvianeba erti saatia.Gate five. But the flight is delayed one hour.
- gasagebia. chaskhdomis taloni makvs, madloba.I see. I have my boarding pass, thank you.
Lines one by one
| Georgian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| გამარჯობა (gamarjoba). ფრენაზე რეგისტრაცია (prenaze registratsia) აქ (ak) არის (aris)? | gamarjoba. prenaze registratsia ak aris? | Hello. Is check-in for the flight here? |
| დიახ (diakh). პასპორტი მაჩვენეთ, თუ შეიძლება (pasporti machvenet, tu sheidzleba). | diakh. pasporti machvenet, tu sheidzleba. | Yes. Your passport, please. |
| ინებეთ. ერთი (erti) ჩემოდანი (chemodani) მაქვს (makvs) და (da) ხელბარგი (khelbargi). | inebet. erti chemodani makvs da khelbargi. | Here you are. I have one suitcase and a carry-on. |
| კარგი (kargi). ადგილი ფანჯარასთან (adgili panjarastan) გინდათ? | kargi. adgili panjarastan gindat? | Okay. Would you like a window seat? |
| დიახ (diakh), თუ შეიძლება (tu sheidzleba). გასასვლელი (gasasvleli) რომელია? | diakh, tu sheidzleba. gasasvleli romelia? | Yes, please. Which gate is it? |
| მეხუთე (mekhute). მაგრამ (magram) რეისის დაგვიანება (reisis dagvianeba) ერთი (erti) საათია (saatia). | mekhute. magram reisis dagvianeba erti saatia. | Gate five. But the flight is delayed one hour. |
| გასაგებია (gasagebia). ჩასხდომის ტალონი (chaskhdomis taloni) მაქვს (makvs), მადლობა (madloba). | gasagebia. chaskhdomis taloni makvs, madloba. | I see. I have my boarding pass, thank you. |
How to prepare for a conversation like this
Memorizing the lines is not enough: the other person will say their own thing, not what is written. What helps more is catching the key words by ear and keeping three rescue phrases ready: “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”, “slower”.
And one more thing phrasebooks do not mention: awkwardness gets in the way more than not knowing the words.
- Fear of making mistakes gets in the way of learning a language, and noticeably so. The link turns up study after study, and together those studies cover almost twenty thousand people.checked many timesTeimouri, Goetze & Plonsky, 2019, Studies in Second Language Acquisition 41(2) · 19,933 participants from 23 countries; correlation with results r = −0.36.
- That fear can be dealt with — the methods have been tested and they work.checked many timesXiong et al., 2024, Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 37 studies, anxiety reduced by −0.61. Of the seven conditions examined, only age turned out to matter.
Frequently asked
How do you start a conversation in Georgian in this situation?
“გამარჯობა (gamarjoba). ფრენაზე რეგისტრაცია (prenaze registratsia) აქ (ak) არის (aris)?” (gamarjoba. prenaze registratsia ak aris?) — Hello. Is check-in for the flight here? The first line in such a conversation is almost always the same, and that is the one worth learning: the other person will carry it from there.
What if you did not understand the reply?
Say “I don't understand” and “repeat, please” — both are in the rescue set. Admitting your language is still shaky almost always makes the other person more patient.
Should you memorize the dialogue?
No. It is more useful to catch the key words by ear: the other person will say their own thing, and a memorized line will not always fit their reply.