Everyday life and routine in Georgian
12 words Georgian words on the topic “everyday life and routine”: სამსახური — work, ვმუშაობ — to work, გაღვიძება — to wake up, ადგომა — to get up. 12 words can be played from recordings.
12 words on the topic
- სამსახურიsamsakhuriworkFrom msakhuri, servant: work as service
- ვმუშაობvmushaobto workA personal form: vmushaob, I work. He works is mushaobs: the v- leaves, the -s arrives
- გაღვიძებაgaghvidzebato wake upThe living form is vighvidzeb. To wake someone else is gavaghvidzeb, with the version marker a-
- ადგომაadgomato get upThe living form is vdgebi. Waking and getting up are different deeds and different verbs
- პირის დაბანაpiris dabanato wash upLiterally 'to wash the face' — Georgian names what is washed. Piri is both face and mouth
- დავარცხნაdavartskhnato comb one’s hairFrom savartskheli, comb. The reflexive form is vivartskhni
- გაპარსვაgaparsvato shaveThe reflexive form is viparsav; the version marker i- points it at oneself
- ჩაცმაchatsmato get dressedThe reflexive form is vitvam. The prefix cha- points the movement inward
- გახდაgakhdato undressThe trap: the same word means 'to become someone'. Only the context tells
- დაჯდომაdajdomato sit downThe imperative dajeki stands in the heading of the grammar note about requests and prohibitions
- დაწოლაdatsolato lie downThe living form is vtsvebi. The root changes entirely and has to be learned separately
- დასვენებაdasvenebato take a restAlso 'day off': dasvenebis dghe. The action noun and the name coincide again
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- სამსახური რვა საათზე იწყებაsamsakhuri rva saatze itsqebaWork starts at eight
- ბანკში ვმუშაობbankshi vmushaobI work at a bank
- შვიდ საათზე ვიღვიძებshvid saatze vighvidzebI wake up at seven
- ნახევარი საათის შემდეგ ვდგებიnakhevari saatis shemdeg vdgebiI get up in half an hour
- ცივი წყლით პირს ვიბანtsivi tsqlit pirs vibanI wash with cold water
- სარკის წინ ივარცხნისsarkis tsin ivartskhnisShe is combing her hair in front of the mirror
What is worth knowing about these words
სამსახური (samsakhuri) — work. From msakhuri, servant: work as service
ვმუშაობ (vmushaob) — to work. A personal form: vmushaob, I work. He works is mushaobs: the v- leaves, the -s arrives
გაღვიძება (gaghvidzeba) — to wake up. The living form is vighvidzeb. To wake someone else is gavaghvidzeb, with the version marker a-
ადგომა (adgoma) — to get up. The living form is vdgebi. Waking and getting up are different deeds and different verbs
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is სამსახური (samsakhuri) — work.
- What is this word?
It is ჩაცმა (chatsma) — to get dressed.
- What is this word?
It is გაღვიძება (gaghvidzeba) — to wake up.
- What is this word?
It is დაჯდომა (dajdoma) — to sit down.
- What is this word?
It is პირის დაბანა (piris dabana) — to wash up.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “work” in Georgian?
From msakhuri, servant: work as service
- How do you say “to get dressed” in Georgian?
The reflexive form is vitvam. The prefix cha- points the movement inward
- How do you say “to wake up” in Georgian?
The living form is vighvidzeb. To wake someone else is gavaghvidzeb, with the version marker a-
- How do you say “to sit down” in Georgian?
The imperative dajeki stands in the heading of the grammar note about requests and prohibitions
- How do you say “to wash up” in Georgian?
Literally 'to wash the face' — Georgian names what is washed. Piri is both face and mouth
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “work” in Georgian?
«სამსახური», read “samsakhuri”. From msakhuri, servant: work as service. It is one of 12 words in the set “everyday life and routine” — the rest are in the table above.
How many everyday words do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 12 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.
Is there audio?
Yes, 12 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.