Pronouns in Georgian
25 words Georgian words on the topic “pronouns”: მე — I, შენ — you, თქვენ — you (plural), ის — he, she, it. 25 words can be played from recordings.
25 words on the topic
- მეmeIUsually dropped in speech: the person is already built into the verb ending
- შენshenyouThe informal singular you. The polite form is a separate word entirely: tkven
- თქვენtkvenyou (plural)Both the plural you and the polite you — English 'you all' covers it well
- ისishe, she, itNo grammatical gender: one pronoun covers he, she and it
- ჩვენchvenweInside the verb it shows up twice: v- at the front and -t at the end — vmushaobt, we work
- ისინიisinitheyFrom is (he) with -ini attached. Their verbs end in -en: mushaoben, they work
- ჩემიchemimyThe other way is gluing: dedachemi, my mother. The grammar note takes the system apart
- შენიsheniyourThe polite 'your' is a longer word, tkveni, and it goes with everyone older or unfamiliar
- ჩვენიchveniourFrom chven (we). Do not confuse with chemi (my): two letters apart, different owners
- თქვენიtkveniyour (plural)Also the polite 'your', for elders and strangers. The t here is aspirated, with a puff of air
- მისიmisihis, her, theirNo gender: the same word for his and her. For 'their' Georgian adds its own letter: mati
- თავისიtavisione's ownFrom tavi — head, self. Works like English 'one's own' and is just as obligatory
- თვითონtvitonmyselfDoes not change by person — one word serves everyone. The equivalent tavad is more bookish
- მთელიmtelientireStands before the noun: mteli dghe, the entire day. For 'everyone' there is a separate word, qvela
- თითოეულიtitoeulieach one ofFrom tito, 'one each'. The plain 'every' before a noun is a different word: qoveli
- ნებისმიერიnebismierianyFrom neba, will: literally 'whichever the will wants'. The word is assembled in plain sight
- ესesthisThree steps: es near me, eg by you, is over there. The grammar note takes them apart
- ისisthatThe farthest step. Also 'he' and 'she': Georgian has no gender
- ასეთიasetisuchThree steps here as well: asethi, magistana, isethi — by the same distances
- სხვაskhvaotherAlso 'someone else's' and 'the rest'. Three consonants in a row with no vowel: skhv
- არცერთიartsertinoneLiterally 'not one'. It demands a negation at the verb: arcerti problema ar aris
- ვინმეvinmesomeoneFrom vin, who, plus the tail -me of vagueness. Rame is assembled the same way
- რამეrameanythingThe partner of vinme: ra, what, plus the same tail -me
- არავინ მათგანaravin matgannone ofAravin, nobody, plus the ablative -gan. The negation at the verb is obligatory
- არაფერიaraperinothingAlso the polite answer to thank you — 'not at all'. The verb with it takes ar
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.
- მე რუსი ვარme rusi varI am Russian
- შენ სად ცხოვრობ?shen sad tskhovrob?Where do you live?
- თქვენ ქართველი ხართ?tkven kartveli khart?Are you Georgian?
- ის თბილისში ცხოვრობსis tbilisshi tskhovrobsHe lives in Tbilisi
- ჩვენ რესტორანში ვართchven restoranshi vartWe are at the restaurant
- ისინი ხვალ ჩამოვლენisini khval chamovlenThey will come tomorrow
What is worth knowing about these words
მე (me) — I. Usually dropped in speech: the person is already built into the verb ending
შენ (shen) — you. The informal singular you. The polite form is a separate word entirely: tkven
თქვენ (tkven) — you (plural). Both the plural you and the polite you — English 'you all' covers it well
ის (is) — he, she, it. No grammatical gender: one pronoun covers he, she and it
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 მე (me) — I.
- What is this word?
It is შენი (sheni) — your.
- What is this word?
It is თითოეული (titoeuli) — each one of.
- What is this word?
It is ვინმე (vinme) — someone.
- What is this word?
It is ის (is) — he, she, it.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “I” in Georgian?
Usually dropped in speech: the person is already built into the verb ending
- How do you say “your” in Georgian?
The polite 'your' is a longer word, tkveni, and it goes with everyone older or unfamiliar
- How do you say “each one of” in Georgian?
From tito, 'one each'. The plain 'every' before a noun is a different word: qoveli
- How do you say “someone” in Georgian?
From vin, who, plus the tail -me of vagueness. Rame is assembled the same way
- How do you say “he, she, it” in Georgian?
No grammatical gender: one pronoun covers he, she and it
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
I, you, we, they. There is a handful of them, they turn up in every sentence, and politeness rides on them: most of these languages keep a formal “you” apart from a familiar one, and choosing the wrong one is noticed faster than a mispronounced word.
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 “I” in Georgian?
«მე», read “me”. Usually dropped in speech: the person is already built into the verb ending. It is one of 25 words in the set “pronouns” — the rest are in the table above.
How many pronouns do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 25 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, 25 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.