Month 8. The party
The morning after the party, Bebo, who went to bed early, wants to know everything: who came, who gave what, who helped whom.
Today: review unit 11 by telling Bebo the whole story.
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1Sam’s diary
2Dialogue
Bebo
სემ, როგორი იყო წვეულება? მე ადრე დავიძინე.sem, rogori iq'o ts'veuleba? me adre davidzine.Sam, how was the party? I went to sleep early.
Sam
ძალიან კარგი! ნინოს ბევრმა მეგობარმა მიულოცა.dzalian k'argi! ninos bevrma megobarma miulotsa.Very good! Lots of Nino's friends congratulated her.
Bebo
რა აჩუქეს?ra achukes?What did they give her?
Sam
ლიკამ წიგნი აჩუქა, გიორგიმ კი ყვავილები მოუტანა.lik'am ts'igni achuka, giorgim k'i q'vavilebi mout'ana.Lika gave her a book, and Giorgi brought her flowers.
Bebo
შენ რა აჩუქე?shen ra achuke?And what did you give her?
Sam
მე სიმღერა ვუმღერე, ქართულად!me simghera vumghere, kartulad!I sang her a song, in Georgian!
Bebo
ყოჩაღ! ნინოს ვინ დაეხმარა ჭურჭლის რეცხვაში?q'ochagh! ninos vin daekhmara ch'urch'lis retskhvashi?Well done! Who helped Nino wash the dishes?
Sam
მე და გიორგი დავეხმარეთ. ბოლოს ნინომ გვითხრა: „თქვენ საუკეთესოები ხართ!“me da giorgi davekhmaret. bolos ninom gvitkhra: „tkven sauk'etesoebi khart!“Giorgi and I helped. In the end Nino told us: "You're the best!"
3New words
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| დავიძინე | davidzine | I fell asleep |
| მიულოცა | miulotsa | he/she congratulated him/her |
| აჩუქა | achuka | he/she gave (it) as a present |
| მოუტანა | mout'ana | he/she brought (it) to him/her |
| ვუმღერე | vumghere | I sang (it) to him/her |
| ჭურჭლის რეცხვა | ch'urch'lis retskhva | washing the dishes |
| გვითხრა | gvitkhra | he/she told us |
| საუკეთესო | sauk'eteso | the best |
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
Unit 11 in one table
| prefix | someone sees… | someone writes to… |
|---|---|---|
| მ-m- | მხედავსmkhedavs he sees me | მწერსmts'ers he writes to me |
| გ-g- | გხედავსgkhedavs he sees you | გწერსgts'ers he writes to you |
| გვ-gv- | გვხედავსgvkhedavs he sees us | გვწერსgvts'ers he writes to us |
| (ს-, ჰ-)(s-, h-) | ხედავსkhedavs he sees him | სწერსsts'ers he writes to him |
Five rules to remember
- ვv- disappears before გg-: გხედავgkhedav (I see you), გწერgts'er (I write to you).
- მოmo- points to me or you, მიmi- to him or her: მომწერეmomts'ere!, მისწერეmists'ere!; with "send", გამოgamo-: გამომიგზავნეgamomigzavne!
- იi- = for me, for you, for oneself; უu- = for him or her: მიყიდეmiq'ide!, დედას ვუყიდიdedas vuq'idi.
- In the aorist and in commands, the thing is in the nominative: დანა მომეციdana mometsi!, წიგნი აჩუქაts'igni achuka.
- "Help", "wait for", "meet" never take the ergative: ლიკა დამეხმარაlik'a damekhmara.
The key verbs of the unit
| present | future | aorist | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| აძლევსadzlevs | მისცემსmistsems | მისცაmistsa | give |
| ამბობსambobs | იტყვისit'q'vis | თქვაtkva | say |
| ეუბნებაeubneba | ეტყვისet'q'vis | უთხრაutkhra | tell |
| ეკითხებაek'itkheba | ჰკითხავსhk'itkhavs | ჰკითხაhk'itkha | ask |
| ურეკავსurek'avs | დაურეკავსdaurek'avs | დაურეკაdaurek'a | call |
| ეხმარებაekhmareba | დაეხმარებაdaekhmareba | დაეხმარაdaekhmara | help |
| ელოდებაelodeba | დაელოდებაdaelodeba | დაელოდაdaeloda | wait for |
| უგზავნისugzavnis | გაუგზავნისgaugzavnis | გაუგზავნაgaugzavna | send to |
| ულოცავსulotsavs | მიულოცავსmiulotsavs | მიულოცაmiulotsa | congratulate |
5Good to know
აჩუქებსachukebs means "gives as a present", from the same family as საჩუქარიsachukari (present): ლიკამ წიგნი აჩუქაlik'am ts'igni achuka = Lika gave her a book as a present.
You now know the heart of the Georgian verb: გამოგიგზავნიgamogigzavni says in one word what English says in five: "I will send it to you".
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.
- "Lika gave her a book (as a present)" is…
- "Giorgi brought her flowers" is…
- "I sang her a song" is…
- "Who helped Nino?" is…
- "She told us…" is…
- "I see you" is…
- "Write to me!" is…
- "I'll buy it for you" is…
- "Give me…!" is…
- "Wait for me!" is…
- "I'll call you" is…
- "Send me the photos!" is…
- "I congratulated Nino" is…
- "Ask him!" is…
- What does წვეულებაts'veuleba mean?
Well done! Lesson 110 is ticked on your course map.
Say it, then write it
Say your answer out loud, write it down, then open the model answer.
- Ask "Who gave you this?"
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ეს ვინ მოგცა?es vin mogtsa? - Say "Tell me everything!"
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ყველაფერი მითხარი!q'velaperi mitkhari! - Say "I'll help you."
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დაგეხმარები.dagekhmarebi. - Say "Nino wrote to me."
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ნინომ მომწერა.ninom momts'era. - Give a toast: "To our friends!"
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გაუმარჯოს ჩვენს მეგობრებს!gaumarjos chvens megobrebs! - Say "Show me the photos!"
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ფოტოები მაჩვენე!pot'oebi machvene!
Lesson finished? Now train your ear
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