Month 7. A parcel to Canada
I'm sending a parcel of Georgian treats to my parents in Canada. At the post office, the clerk wants to see everything I put inside.
Today: show, bring and send.
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1Sam’s diary
2Dialogue
Sam
გამარჯობა. ეს ამანათი კანადაში უნდა გავგზავნო.gamarjoba. es amanati k'anadashi unda gavgzavno.Hello. I need to send this parcel to Canada.
Clerk
კარგი. რა არის შიგნით? მაჩვენეთ, თუ შეიძლება.k'argi. ra aris shignit? machvenet, tu sheidzleba.OK. What's inside? Show me, please.
Sam
ჩურჩხელა, ჩაი და ერთი პატარა ყანწი. მამაჩემს ვუგზავნი.churchkhela, chai da erti p'at'ara q'ants'i. mamachems vugzavni.Churchkhela, tea and a small drinking horn. I'm sending it to my father.
Clerk
კარგი. აქ თქვენი მისამართი დაწერეთ.k'argi. ak tkveni misamarti dats'eret.Fine. Write your address here.
Manana
ამანათი გაგზავნე?amanati gagzavne?(at home) Did you send the parcel?
Sam
კი, გავგზავნე. დედამ მომწერა, რომ ისიც გამომიგზავნის საჩუქარს.k'i, gavgzavne. dedam momts'era, rom isits gamomigzavnis sachukars.Yes, I sent it. My mum wrote to me that she'll send me a present too.
Manana
ხვალ ბებოს ძველ ფოტოებს გაჩვენებ. ალბომს მოვიტან.khval bebos dzvel pot'oebs gachveneb. alboms movit'an.Tomorrow I'll show you Bebo's old photos. I'll bring the album.
Sam
ძალიან კარგი! მე კი კანადის ფოტოებს გაჩვენებთ.dzalian k'argi! me k'i k'anadis pot'oebs gachvenebt.Great! And I'll show you photos of Canada.
3New words
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ამანათი | amanati | parcel |
| გავგზავნო | gavgzavno | (that) I send |
| მაჩვენეთ! | machvenet! | show me! (polite) |
| ვუგზავნი | vugzavni | I'm sending (it) to him/her |
| გაგზავნე? | gagzavne? | did you send (it)? |
| გამომიგზავნის | gamomigzavnis | he/she will send me |
| გაჩვენებ | gachveneb | I'll show you |
| მოვიტან | movit'an | I'll bring (it) |
| გამოგიგზავნი | gamogigzavni | I'll send you |
| მომიტანე! | momit'ane! | bring me…! |
How to read the pronunciation
The pronunciation is written in English letters, following Georgia’s official romanization. Say every letter: a as in father, e as in pet, i as in machine, o as in port, u as in rule; r is rolled; g is always hard; kh as in Scottish loch; gh a soft gargled g, like a French r; sh as in shop; zh like the s in pleasure; ch as in church; ts as in cats; dz as in adze; j as in jam. An apostrophe marks a “popped” consonant, said with a little click in the throat and no puff of air: k’, p’, t’, ts’, ch’, q’ (q’ is made deep in the throat). Without an apostrophe, k, p, t, ts, ch have a small puff of air. Use the Pronunciation button at the top to hide or show it.
4Grammar and explanations
Show: აჩვენებსachvenebs
"Show" has the same form in the present and the future:
| present and future | aorist | command |
|---|---|---|
| ვაჩვენებvachveneb I show him | ვაჩვენეvachvene I showed him | აჩვენეachvene! show him! |
| მაჩვენებსmachvenebs he shows me | მაჩვენაmachvena he showed me | მაჩვენეmachvene! show me! |
| გაჩვენებgachveneb I show you | გაჩვენეgachvene I showed you |
Send: გზავნისgzavnis, უგზავნისugzavnis
| present | future | aorist |
|---|---|---|
| ვგზავნიvgzavni I send | გავგზავნიgavgzavni I'll send | გავგზავნეgavgzavne I sent |
| ვუგზავნიvugzavni I send him | გავუგზავნიgavugzavni I'll send him | გავუგზავნეgavugzavne I sent him |
| გიგზავნიgigzavni I send you | გამოგიგზავნიgamogigzavni I'll send you | გამოგიგზავნეgamogigzavne I sent you |
| მიგზავნისmigzavnis he sends me | გამომიგზავნისgamomigzavnis he'll send me | გამომიგზავნაgamomigzavna he sent me |
Commands: გამომიგზავნეgamomigzavne! (send me…!), გაუგზავნეgaugzavne! (send it to him/her!). When the parcel travels towards me or you, the preverb გაga- becomes გამოgamo- ("out here, towards us").
Bring: მოაქვსmoakvs, მოიტანსmoit'ans, მოიტანაmoit'ana
| present | future | aorist |
|---|---|---|
| მომაქვსmomakvs I'm bringing | მოვიტანmovit'an I'll bring | მოვიტანეmovit'ane I brought |
| მოაქვსmoakvs he's bringing | მოიტანსmoit'ans he'll bring | მოიტანაmoit'ana he brought |
| მოგიტანmogit'an I'll bring you | მომიტანაmomit'ana he brought me |
Commands: მოიტანეmoit'ane! (bring it!), მომიტანეmomit'ane! (bring me…!). The present is built like მაქვსmakvs (I have): მომაქვსmomakvs, მოგაქვსmogakvs, მოაქვსmoakvs.
For people and animals, Georgian uses another verb, მოიყვანსmoiq'vans: მეგობარს მოვიყვანmegobars moviq'van (I'll bring a friend), just as it says მაქვსmakvs for things and მყავსmq'avs for people.
5Good to know
The official B1 grammar lists the preverbs that point "towards here": მოmo-, ამოamo-, ჩამოchamo-, შემოshemo-, გამოgamo-, გადმოgadmo-, წამოts'amo-. You know many of them from the verbs of motion (შემოდიshemodi! come in!); they work the same way with "send": გამოგიგზავნიgamogigzavni.
6Exercises
Choose an answer for each question, then press Check my answers. Score 70% or more and the lesson is ticked on your course map.
- "Show me!" is…
- "I'll show you the photos" is…
- "I'll send you a present" is…
- "Send me the photo!" is…
- "I sent the parcel" is…
- "Bring me water!" is…
- "I'll bring a friend" is…
- Which preverb means "towards me or you" with "send"?
- "He showed me the city" is…
- What is an ამანათიamanati?
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Say it, then write it
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- Say "Show me your photos!"
Show the answer
შენი ფოტოები მაჩვენე!sheni pot'oebi machvene! - Say "I'll send you a letter."
Show the answer
წერილს გამოგიგზავნი.ts'erils gamogigzavni. - Say "Send me the address!"
Show the answer
მისამართი გამომიგზავნე!misamarti gamomigzavne! - Say "Bring me a coffee, please."
Show the answer
ყავა მომიტანე, თუ შეიძლება.q'ava momit'ane, tu sheidzleba. - Say "I'm sending this parcel to my father."
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ამ ამანათს მამაჩემს ვუგზავნი.am amanats mamachems vugzavni.
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Speak Georgian with the 37 LIMBA audio lessons
- 37 audio lessons
- about 13 minutes each
- explained in simple English
This written course gives you the grammar, the words and the script. The LIMBA audio course trains your ear and your mouth: you listen, you repeat, you answer — the perfect complement to these lessons.
Download the Georgian audio courseOrder form · your download link arrives by email▶ Listen to lesson 1 for free