რა ჰქვია ამას?
“რა ჰქვია ამას?” (ra hkvia amas?) — what is it called? in Georgian. Phrase, level A2. Literally 'what name to this': hqvia — it is called — and the thing stands in the dative with it, amas. About a person, the same word: ra hqvia? — what is his name? The first phrase at the bazaar and in the shop. In a live sentence: “არ ვიცი, რა ჰქვია ამას ქართულად” — I don't know what it is called in Georgian.
In short
| Written in Georgian | რა ჰქვია ამას? |
| Read in Latin letters | ra hkvia amas? |
| Translation | what is it called? |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
- რა ჰქვია ამას?ra hkvia amas?what is it called?
Why it looks that way
Literally 'what name to this': hqvia — it is called — and the thing stands in the dative with it, amas. About a person, the same word: ra hqvia? — what is his name? The first phrase at the bazaar and in the shop
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.
- არ ვიცი, რა ჰქვია ამას ქართულადar vitsi, ra hkvia amas kartuladI don't know what it is called in Georgian
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 “what is it called?” in Georgian?
«რა ჰქვია ამას?», read “ra hkvia amas?”. In a live sentence: “არ ვიცი, რა ჰქვია ამას ქართულად” — I don't know what it is called in Georgian. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters რ, ა, ჰ, ქ, ვ, ი, ა, ა, მ, ა, ს.
How is “რა ჰქვია ამას?” written in Latin letters?
ra hkvia amas?. 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?
Literally 'what name to this': hqvia — it is called — and the thing stands in the dative with it, amas. About a person, the same word: ra hqvia? — what is his name? The first phrase at the bazaar and in the shop. 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.