Weather and plans in Georgian
Making plans while looking out the window in Georgian. 7 phrases that the conversation is made of: «დღეს რა ამინდია?» — What's the weather like today?; «ცივა და წვიმს. ხვალ კი მზიანი იქნება.» — It's cold and raining. But tomorrow will be sunny. Every line can be played right on the page. The conversation is predictable: few lines, and almost all of them repeat from one exchange to the next.
How the whole thing sounds
The situation: making plans while looking out the window. The conversation is short and predictable — which is exactly what makes it good for a first try: few lines, and almost all of them repeat from one exchange to the next.
- დღეს რა ამინდია?dghes ra amindia?What's the weather like today?
- ცივა და წვიმს. ხვალ კი მზიანი იქნება.tsiva da tsvims. khval ki mziani ikneba.It's cold and raining. But tomorrow will be sunny.
- მაშინ ხვალ შევხვდეთ?mashin khval shevkhvdet?Shall we meet tomorrow then?
- კარგი. რომელ საათზე?kargi. romel saatze?Okay. What time?
- შვიდ საათზე, სადგურთან.shvid saatze, sadgurtan.At seven o'clock, by the station.
- შვიდზე დაკავებული ვარ. რვა საათზე შეიძლება?shvidze dakavebuli var. rva saatze sheidzleba?I'm busy at seven. Is eight okay?
- შეიძლება. მოდი ხვალ რვა საათზე.sheidzleba. modi khval rva saatze.Eight works. Let's do tomorrow at eight.
Lines one by one
| Georgian | Reading | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| დღეს რა ამინდია? | dghes ra amindia? | What's the weather like today? |
| ცივა და წვიმს. ხვალ კი მზიანი იქნება. | tsiva da tsvims. khval ki mziani ikneba. | It's cold and raining. But tomorrow will be sunny. |
| მაშინ ხვალ შევხვდეთ? | mashin khval shevkhvdet? | Shall we meet tomorrow then? |
| კარგი. რომელ საათზე? | kargi. romel saatze? | Okay. What time? |
| შვიდ საათზე, სადგურთან. | shvid saatze, sadgurtan. | At seven o'clock, by the station. |
| შვიდზე დაკავებული ვარ. რვა საათზე შეიძლება? | shvidze dakavebuli var. rva saatze sheidzleba? | I'm busy at seven. Is eight okay? |
| შეიძლება. მოდი ხვალ რვა საათზე. | sheidzleba. modi khval rva saatze. | Eight works. Let's do tomorrow at eight. |
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 it gets in the way badly. It is one of the most reliably measured findings in the entire field.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?
“დღეს რა ამინდია?” (dghes ra amindia?) — What's the weather like today?. 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.