LingoflyThe order that's late in Georgian
A call to an online store: the order didn't arrive in time in Georgian. 8 phrases that the conversation is made of: «გამარჯობა (gamarjoba), ონლაინ (onlain) მაღაზიის (maghaziis) შეკვეთის გამო (gamo) გირეკავთ.» — Hello, I'm calling about my order from the online store; «გამარჯობა (gamarjoba). შეკვეთის ნომერი (nomeri) მითხარით (mitkharit), თუ შეიძლება (tu sheidzleba).» — Hello. Tell me the order number, please. Every line can be played right on the page.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: a call to an online store: the order didn't arrive in time. First the whole conversation, then each line on its own, with a translation.
- gamarjoba. shekvetis nomeri mitkharit, tu sheidzleba.Hello. Tell me the order number, please.
- mitsodebis ghirebuleba? tseria, rom samas larze meti upasoa.And the delivery cost? It says over three hundred lari is free.
Lines one by one
| Georgian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| გამარჯობა (gamarjoba), ონლაინ (onlain) მაღაზიის (maghaziis) შეკვეთის გამო (gamo) გირეკავთ. | gamarjoba, onlain maghaziis shekvetis gamo girekavt. | Hello, I'm calling about my order from the online store. |
| გამარჯობა (gamarjoba). შეკვეთის ნომერი (nomeri) მითხარით (mitkharit), თუ შეიძლება (tu sheidzleba). | gamarjoba. shekvetis nomeri mitkharit, tu sheidzleba. | Hello. Tell me the order number, please. |
| ოთხი (otkhi), შვიდი (shvidi), ორი (ori), ცხრა (tskhra). მიწოდების ვადა (mitsodebis vada) ხუთი (khuti) დღე (dghe) იყო (iqo), გავიდა (gavida) ცხრა (tskhra). | otkhi, shvidi, ori, tskhra. mitsodebis vada khuti dghe iqo, gavida tskhra. | Four, seven, two, nine. The delivery term was five days, nine have passed. |
| ვხედავ (vkhedav). ამანათი (amanati) კურიერთანაა, მაგრამ (magram) მიმღები (mimghebi) სახლში (sakhlshi) არ (ar) დახვდა. | vkhedav. amanati kuriertanaa, magram mimghebi sakhlshi ar dakhvda. | I see. The parcel is with the courier, but the recipient wasn't home. |
| მე (me) არავინ (aravin) არ (ar) დამირეკა (damireka). შემიძლია (shemidzlia) მისამართი (misamarti) სამსახურზე შევცვალო (shevtsvalo)? | me aravin ar damireka. shemidzlia misamarti samsakhurze shevtsvalo? | Nobody called me. Can I change the address to my work one? |
| შეგიძლიათ. გადახდა (gadakhda) მიღებისასაა, ამიტომ (amitom) ფული (puli) მზად (mzad) გქონდეთ. | shegidzliat. gadakhda mighebisasaa, amitom puli mzad gkondet. | You can. Payment is on delivery, so keep the money ready. |
| მიწოდების ღირებულება (mitsodebis ghirebuleba)? წერია (tseria), რომ (rom) სამას ლარზე მეტი (meti) უფასოა (upasoa). | mitsodebis ghirebuleba? tseria, rom samas larze meti upasoa. | And the delivery cost? It says over three hundred lari is free. |
| სწორია (stsoria), თქვენი (tkveni) თანხა (tankha) ამაზე (amaze) მეტია (metia), მიწოდებას არ (ar) იხდით. | stsoria, tkveni tankha amaze metia, mitsodebas ar ikhdit. | Right, your amount is more than that, you don't pay for delivery. |
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), ონლაინ (onlain) მაღაზიის (maghaziis) შეკვეთის გამო (gamo) გირეკავთ.” (gamarjoba, onlain maghaziis shekvetis gamo girekavt.) — Hello, I'm calling about my order from the online store. 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.