LingoflyPolite words in Georgian
8 words in Georgian on the topic “polite words”: მადლობა (madloba) — thank you, გმადლობთ (gmadlobt) — I am grateful, თუ შეიძლება (tu sheidzleba) — please, არაფრის (arapris) — you're welcome. 8 words can be played from recordings.
8 words on the topic
- მადლობაmadlobathank youFrom madli — grace, favor. Doubled into didi madloba it simply means a big thank you
- გმადლობთgmadlobtI am gratefulThe polite form of madloba: the -t on the end is the respectful 'you'. Use it with elders and strangers
- თუ შეიძლებაtu sheidzlebapleaseLiterally 'if it is possible' — the everyday please at a counter or in a cafe. A formal request uses გთხოვთ (gtkhovt), 'I ask you'
- არაფრისaraprisyou're welcomeLiterally 'for nothing' — the standard reply to madloba, in the same spirit as 'not at all'
- როგორ ხართ?rogor khart?how do you do?The same -t on the end as in the polite thank-you: politeness and plurality in one letter
- თქვენtkvenyou (plural)Both the plural you and the polite you — English 'you all' covers it well
- უკაცრავადukatsravadexcuse meThe polite way to address a stranger: passing through, asking the time, catching a waiter
- ბოდიშიbodishisorryThe short apology for a small fault: you bumped someone, you are late. Ukatsravad is the same but politer
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
მადლობა (madloba) — thank you. From madli — grace, favor. Doubled into didi madloba it simply means a big thank you.
გმადლობთ (gmadlobt) — I am grateful. The polite form of madloba: the -t on the end is the respectful 'you'. Use it with elders and strangers.
თუ შეიძლება (tu sheidzleba) — please. Literally 'if it is possible' — the everyday please at a counter or in a cafe. A formal request uses გთხოვთ (gtkhovt), 'I ask you'.
არაფრის (arapris) — you're welcome. Literally 'for nothing' — the standard reply to madloba, in the same spirit as 'not at all'.
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 მადლობა (madloba) — thank you.
- What is this word?
It is ბოდიში (bodishi) — sorry.
- What is this word?
It is უკაცრავად (ukatsravad) — excuse me.
- What is this word?
It is თქვენ (tkven) — you (plural).
- What is this word?
It is როგორ ხართ? (rogor khart?) — how do you do?
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “thank you” in Georgian?
From madli — grace, favor. Doubled into didi madloba it simply means a big thank you
- How do you say “sorry” in Georgian?
The short apology for a small fault: you bumped someone, you are late. Ukatsravad is the same but politer
- How do you say “excuse me” in Georgian?
The polite way to address a stranger: passing through, asking the time, catching a waiter
- 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 “how do you do?” in Georgian?
The same -t on the end as in the polite thank-you: politeness and plurality in one letter
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
“Thank you”, “please” and “sorry” carry you while the rest of the words are still missing: with them even a gesture reads as a request rather than a demand.
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.
- Study spread over days wins 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 “thank you” in Georgian?
«მადლობა» (madloba), read “madloba”. From madli — grace, favor. Doubled into didi madloba it simply means a big thank you. It is one of 8 words in the set “polite words” — the rest are in the table above.
How many polite words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 8 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
Is there audio?
Yes, 8 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.