არაფერი
“არაფერი” (araperi) — nothing in Georgian. Pronoun, level A1, topic — pronouns. Also the polite answer to thank you — 'not at all'. The verb with it takes ar. In a live sentence: “არაფერი მესმის” — I don't understand anything. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ა, რ, ა, ფ, ე, რ, ი. One of 25 words in the set “pronouns” in the Georgian course.
In short
| Written in Georgian | არაფერი |
| Read in Latin letters | araperi |
| Translation | nothing |
| Part of speech | pronoun |
| Level | A1 |
- არაფერიaraperinothing
Why it looks that way
Also the polite answer to thank you — 'not at all'. The verb with it takes ar
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- არაფერი მესმისaraperi mesmisI don't understand anything
Nearby words: pronouns
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.
- 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
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “pronouns”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “nothing” in Georgian?
Also the polite answer to thank you — 'not at all'. The verb with it takes ar
- How do you say “my” in Georgian?
The other way is gluing: dedachemi, my mother. The grammar note takes the system apart
- How do you say “you (plural)” in Georgian?
Both the plural you and the polite you — English 'you all' covers it well
- How do you say “your (plural)” in Georgian?
Also the polite 'your', for elders and strangers. The t here is aspirated, with a puff of air
- How do you say “they” in Georgian?
From is (he) with -ini attached. Their verbs end in -en: mushaoben, they work
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- 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.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “nothing” in Georgian?
«არაფერი», read “araperi”. In a live sentence: “არაფერი მესმის” — I don't understand anything. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Pronoun, level A1, from the set “pronouns”; written with the characters ა, რ, ა, ფ, ე, რ, ი.
How is “არაფერი” written in Latin letters?
araperi. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Also the polite answer to thank you — 'not at all'. The verb with it takes ar. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.