Georgian phrasebook
A Georgian phrasebook arranged by situation, not alphabetically: introductions, cafés, directions. Each has both sides' lines, so you understand not only what to say but what you will be told back.
Conversations by situation
- 💬Getting acquaintedA first meeting in the courtyard
- 💬At the cafeOrdering at a Tbilisi cafe
- 💬How to get thereLooking for the train station
- 💬At the marketHaggling at a vegetable stall
- 💬Calling a repairmanCalling the landlord: water is leaking
- 💬At the pharmacyA cold: getting medicine without a prescription
- 💬Weather and plansMaking plans while looking out the window
- 💬About workTalking with a new acquaintance about work and vacation
- 💬At the airportCheck-in desk: luggage, seat and a flight delay
- 💬A boat on the shoreAt the pier: arranging a ride and fishing
- 💬At the shoe storeThe size didn't fit, another color is wanted
- 💬Before the examOne friend is worried, the other calms him down
- 💬Cooking togetherKitchen: lobio, a knife and the stove
- 💬No signalCalling a friend from a cafe with bad reception
- 💬At the police stationReporting a bag stolen on the bus
- 💬Before the matchTwo people arranging to go to a football game
- 💬A wedding invitationThe neighbor invites me to her nephew's wedding
- 💬Household choresA parent and a teenager split the Saturday chores
- 💬At the admissions officeAn applicant asks about faculties and the dormitory
- 💬A loan at the bankA client asks about loan and installment terms
- 💬At the general practitionerA patient describes symptoms and gets a referral
- 💬The job interviewA candidate answers the employer's questions
- 💬Moving to a new apartmentTwo people arrange the move and the first day in the new place
- 💬At the car rentalA client rents a car and asks about the terms
- 💬What to watch tonightTwo people at home argue over a show and the remote
- 💬At the public service hallA foreigner applies for a residence permit
- 💬Allowed or notTwo people in a museum find out what's permitted
- 💬On the one hand, on the otherTwo people weigh the arguments for moving to another city
- 💬What kind of person he isTwo people discuss the new neighbor: his looks and character
- 💬After a quarrelA friend comforts and persuades him to make up
- 💬Splitting the kitchen workTwo people go over a recipe and divide the kitchen work
- 💬A return at the storeA customer returns a defective item and argues about the size
- 💬At the service centerA customer brings in a phone for repair and asks about timing
- 💬In the garden after the rainA neighbor and the plot owner discuss weather, harvest and garden work
- 💬How to drive and how to walkA visitor asks a passerby for directions and figures out the bus
- 💬Signing up for a courseA person enrolls in language courses and explains their level
- 💬Arranging and reschedulingTwo people look for a convenient time, reschedule and agree on a reminder
- 💬Clarifying over the phoneA call about business: the person is hard to hear, one has to clarify and politely decline
- 💬A job interviewAn interview at a small company: what he did before and what he can do
- 💬The order that's lateA call to an online store: the order didn't arrive in time
- 💬An event in the courtyardNeighbors arrange to collect money and clean up the river bank
- 💬Tickets for the playAt the theater box office: choosing a play and seats
- 💬Signing up at the gymSigning up at the gym: membership, schedule and an old injury
- 💬Fabric for curtainsAt a fabric store: counting meters, width and height
- 💬At the doctor about the backAt the doctor: the back has hurt for three days, an X-ray is ordered
- 💬One week before the weddingTwo relatives divide the tasks before the wedding
- 💬An argument at the meetingAt a meeting they argue whether to postpone the decision
- 💬Advice before the examA friend advises what to do the night before the exam
- 💬Choosing an item at the storeAt a household store choosing a container: shape, material, volume
- 💬Asking the wayA passerby has lost his way and asks for directions to the museum
- 💬Weight and quantity at the marketAt the market, bargaining over quantity, weight and bulk price
- 💬We missed the deadlineA manager and a worker go over why the work dragged on
- 💬True or notTwo people argue whether what's read online can be trusted
- 💬The neighborhood changedTwo neighbors by the entrance remember what the area used to be like
- 💬Sorting the trashNew bins were put in the yard, and residents figure out what goes where
- 💬The order deadlineA customer calls a furniture factory to find out where his order is
- 💬Telling the storyA friend tells how he almost missed the train
- 💬A talk about characterTwo people discuss the new colleague and argue about what he's really like
Phrases that always rescue you
These are learned first not for politeness. They bring back a conversation that has already gone wrong — which makes them more useful than any list of nouns.
- მადლობაmadlobathank you
- გმადლობთgmadlobtI am grateful
- თუ შეიძლებაtu sheidzlebaplease
- არაფრისaraprisyou're welcome
- როგორ ხართ?rogor khart?how do you do?
- თქვენtkvenyou (plural)
- უკაცრავადukatsravadexcuse me
- ბოდიშიbodishisorry
- ვერ გავიგეver gavigeI don't understand
- ნელაnelaslowly
- გაიმეორეთgaimeoretplease repeat
- ინგლისურად ლაპარაკობთ?inglisurad laparakobt?do you speak English?
Frequently asked
Which Georgian phrases to learn first?
“Hello”, “thank you”, “sorry”, “I don't understand”, “repeat, please”. The first three open a conversation; the last two save it.
Is a phrasebook enough without grammar?
For a short trip — yes. For living in the country — no: memorized phrases do not assemble into new ones, and the other person does not follow your script.