Lingoflyროზეტი არ მუშაობს
- როზეტი არ მუშაობსrozeti ar mushaobsthe outlet is not working
“როზეტი არ მუშაობს” (rozeti ar mushaobs) — the outlet is not working in Georgian. Phrase, level A1. Ar mushaobs means 'it does not work' on its own. The negator ar always stands to the left of the verb and is written separately. In a live sentence: “ეს როზეტი არ მუშაობს” (es rozeti ar mushaobs) — This outlet is not working. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters რ, ო, ზ, ე, ტ, ი, ა, რ, მ, უ, შ, ა…
In short
| Written in Georgian | როზეტი არ მუშაობს (rozeti ar mushaobs) |
| Read in Latin letters | rozeti ar mushaobs |
| Translation | the outlet is not working |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Ar mushaobs means 'it does not work' on its own. The negator ar always stands to the left of the verb and is written separately
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.
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 “the outlet is not working” in Georgian?
«როზეტი არ მუშაობს» (rozeti ar mushaobs), read “rozeti ar mushaobs”. In a live sentence: “ეს როზეტი არ მუშაობს” (es rozeti ar mushaobs) — This outlet is not working. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters რ, ო, ზ, ე, ტ, ი, ა, რ, მ, უ, შ, ა…
How is “როზეტი არ მუშაობს” (rozeti ar mushaobs) written in Latin letters?
rozeti ar mushaobs. 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?
Ar mushaobs means 'it does not work' on its own. The negator ar always stands to the left of the verb and is written separately. 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 this 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.