სათადარიგო საბურავი
“სათადარიგო საბურავი” (satadarigo saburavi) — spare tire in Georgian. Noun, level B1. Georgians call the spare by the tire word, not the wheel word: saburavi. satadarigo is 'spare' in general, and the same word stands in the backup plan from this unit's fifth lesson. In a live sentence: “სათადარიგო საბურავი საბარგულშია” — The spare tire is in the trunk. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ს, ა, თ, ა, დ, ა, რ, ი, გ, ო, ს, ა.
In short
| Written in Georgian | სათადარიგო საბურავი |
| Read in Latin letters | satadarigo saburavi |
| Translation | spare tire |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- სათადარიგო საბურავიsatadarigo saburavispare tire
Why it looks that way
Georgians call the spare by the tire word, not the wheel word: saburavi. satadarigo is 'spare' in general, and the same word stands in the backup plan from this unit's fifth lesson
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.
- სათადარიგო საბურავი საბარგულშიაsatadarigo saburavi sabargulshiaThe spare tire is in the trunk
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 “spare tire” in Georgian?
«სათადარიგო საბურავი», read “satadarigo saburavi”. In a live sentence: “სათადარიგო საბურავი საბარგულშია” — The spare tire is in the trunk. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters ს, ა, თ, ა, დ, ა, რ, ი, გ, ო, ს, ა.
How is “სათადარიგო საბურავი” written in Latin letters?
satadarigo saburavi. 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?
Georgians call the spare by the tire word, not the wheel word: saburavi. satadarigo is 'spare' in general, and the same word stands in the backup plan from this unit's fifth lesson. 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.