Buildings and premises in Georgian
21 words Georgian words on the topic “buildings and premises”: რესტორანი — restaurant, მაღაზია — store, სადგური — station, ბაზარი — market. 21 words can be played from recordings.
21 words on the topic
- რესტორანიrestoranirestaurantBorrowings take a tail -i: that is how the word joins Georgian declension
- მაღაზიაmaghaziastoreA borrowing that traveled from Arabic through Turkish. The grocery kind adds a longer qualifier of its own
- სადგურიsadguristationAlso 'station' in general: the metro station and the railway station are the same word
- ბაზარიbazarimarketA Persian word that came through Turkish. Tbilisi's main market still carries the name
- ბანკიbankibankA borrowing with the obligatory -i. A bank account inside it is banko angarishi
- აფთიაქიaptiakipharmacyA borrowing from Greek. The medicine it sells is a native word, tsamali
- სასურსათო მაღაზიაsasursato maghaziagrocery storeSursathi is provisions, with the same sa-...-o frame around it. Maghazia is already familiar
- საავადმყოფოsaavadmqopohospitalthe two a's at the start are pronounced separately: sa-avad-mqopo
- უნივერსიტეტიuniversitetiuniversityLong, but it reads letter by letter — in Mkhedruli there is no other way
- სკოლაskolaschoolNo -i at the end: the word ends in -a and declines by a different pattern
- ავტოსადგურიavtosadguribus stationSadguri is the station in general; the attached avto- separates the bus one from the railway
- ნავმისადგომიnavmisadgomipierNavi, boat, plus misadgomi, the place where one pulls in. The bigger port is navsadguri
- გადამცვლელი პუნქტიgadamtsvleli punktiexchange officeThe opening p is ejective, with a click. The course gave valutis gadatsvla, currency exchange — the same root
- ზოოპარკიzooparkizooThe two o's in a row are read separately, not merged into one long vowel. The p is ejective
- ცირკიtsirkicircusA borrowing with the tail -i, like almost every word that moved in. The final k is ejective
- სახანძრო სამსახურიsakhandzro samsakhurifire stationFrom khandzari, fire; the course gave sakhandzro mankana, fire truck. Samsakhuri is both service and work
- ავტოსამრეცხაოavtosamretskhaocar washSamretskhao the course gave as laundry; the attached avto- moves it onto cars
- ტურისტული სააგენტოturistuli saagentotravel agencyThe two a's in a row in saagento are read separately. The opening t is ejective
- მთავარი ქუჩაmtavari kuchamain streetMtavari comes from tavi, head. The kh is aspirated, with a puff, not the ejective k
- ბილეთების სალაროbiletebis salaroticket officeThe English adjective here is a plural genitive: literally 'the tickets' booth'
- კაფეkapecafeOnly English leaves the word unchanged through the cases; Georgian takes them all — kafeshi, kafedan. The k is ejective, the p aspirated
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.
- ეს რესტორანი ძალიან კარგიაes restorani dzalian kargiaThis restaurant is very good
- მაღაზია ცხრიდან ღიააmaghazia tskhridan ghiaaThe store opens at nine
- სადგური აქ ახლოსააsadguri ak akhlosaaThe station is close by
- შაბათს ბაზარში მივდივართshabats bazarshi mivdivartOn Saturday we are going to the market
- ბანკი ხუთ საათამდე მუშაობსbanki khut saatamde mushaobsThe bank works until five
- აფთიაქი ღამითაც ღიააaptiaki ghamitats ghiaaThe pharmacy is open even at night
What is worth knowing about these words
რესტორანი (restorani) — restaurant. Borrowings take a tail -i: that is how the word joins Georgian declension
მაღაზია (maghazia) — store. A borrowing that traveled from Arabic through Turkish. The grocery kind adds a longer qualifier of its own
სადგური (sadguri) — station. Also 'station' in general: the metro station and the railway station are the same word
ბაზარი (bazari) — market. A Persian word that came through Turkish. Tbilisi's main market still carries the name
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 რესტორანი (restorani) — restaurant.
- What is this word?
It is აფთიაქი (aptiaki) — pharmacy.
- What is this word?
It is ავტოსადგური (avtosadguri) — bus station.
- What is this word?
It is სახანძრო სამსახური (sakhandzro samsakhuri) — fire station.
- What is this word?
It is კაფე (kape) — cafe.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “restaurant” in Georgian?
Borrowings take a tail -i: that is how the word joins Georgian declension
- How do you say “pharmacy” in Georgian?
A borrowing from Greek. The medicine it sells is a native word, tsamali
- How do you say “bus station” in Georgian?
Sadguri is the station in general; the attached avto- separates the bus one from the railway
- How do you say “fire station” in Georgian?
From khandzari, fire; the course gave sakhandzro mankana, fire truck. Samsakhuri is both service and work
- How do you say “cafe” in Georgian?
Only English leaves the word unchanged through the cases; Georgian takes them all — kafeshi, kafedan. The k is ejective, the p aspirated
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
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 “restaurant” in Georgian?
«რესტორანი», read “restorani”. Borrowings take a tail -i: that is how the word joins Georgian declension. It is one of 21 words in the set “buildings and premises” — the rest are in the table above.
How many words for buildings and places do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 21 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, 21 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.