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Lesson 140Review: renting a flat

Goal: you will read an advert and talk to a landlord.

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1Sam’s diary

ბინა ქირავდება
ბინა ქირავდებაbina kiravdeba

Month 15. A flat for rent

My Canadian friend Emma is coming to study in Tbilisi for six months, and she has asked me to find her a flat. I read the adverts and call a landlady, Mrs Nana.

Today: review unit 14 by renting a flat.

2Dialogue

Sam
გამარჯობა. განცხადება ვნახე: „ქირავდება ორ-ოთახიანი ბინა“. ჯერ კიდევ თავისუფალია?gamarjoba. gantskhadeba vnakhe: „kiravdeba or-otakhiani bina“. jer k'idev tavisupalia?Hello. I saw the advert: "Two-room flat for rent". Is it still available?
Nana
კი, თავისუფალია. ბინა ახლად გარემონტებულია, ავეჯით.k'i, tavisupalia. bina akhlad garemont'ebulia, avejit.Yes, it's available. The flat has just been renovated, and it's furnished.
Sam
მერამდენე სართულზეა? ლიფტი არის?meramdene sartulzea? lipt'i aris?Which floor is it on? Is there a lift?
Nana
მეოთხე სართულზე. ლიფტი არის, აივანიც აქვს.meotkhe sartulze. lipt'i aris, aivanits akvs.On the fourth floor. There's a lift, and it has a balcony too.
Sam
გათბობა როგორია? ზამთარში ცივა?gatboba rogoria? zamtarshi tsiva?What's the heating like? Is it cold in winter?
Nana
ცენტრალური გათბობაა, ზამთარშიც თბილა. ფასი შეთანხმებით.tsent'raluri gatbobaa, zamtarshits tbila. pasi shetankhmebit.There's central heating, so it's warm in winter too. The price is negotiable.
Sam
ჩემთვის არ არის, ჩემი მეგობრისთვისაა. შეიძლება ხვალ ვნახოთ?chemtvis ar aris, chemi megobristvisaa. sheidzleba khval vnakhot?It's not for me, it's for my friend. Could we see it tomorrow?
Nana
რა თქმა უნდა. ხვალ ხუთ საათზე მოდით, მისამართს მოგწერთ.ra tkma unda. khval khut saatze modit, misamarts mogts'ert.Of course. Come tomorrow at five; I'll text you the address.

3New words

GeorgianPronunciationEnglish
განცხადებაgantskhadebaadvert, announcement
თავისუფალიაtavisupaliait's free, it's available
ახლადakhladnewly, just
გარემონტებულიgaremont'ebulirenovated
ავეჯიavejifurniture
მერამდენე?meramdene?which (in order)? which number?
გათბობაgatbobaheating
შეთანხმებითshetankhmebitby agreement, negotiable
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 14 in one table

topicexampleslesson
passiveიყიდება, ქირავდება, იღება, იკეტებაiq'ideba, kiravdeba, igheba, ik'et'eba131
changeბნელდება, ცივდება, გაძვირდაbneldeba, tsivdeba, gadzvirda132
positionდგას, დევს, წევს, ზის, ჰკიდიაdgas, devs, ts'evs, zis, hk'idia133
sit down, stand upდაჯექი!, ადექი!, დაბრძანდით!dajeki!, adeki!, dabrdzandit!134
causativesაჭმევს, ასმევს, დააძინაach'mevs, asmevs, daadzina135
participlesგარემონტებული, წასაკითხი, სანახავიgaremont'ebuli, ts'asak'itkhi, sanakhavi136
people who do thingsმწერალი, მკითხველი, მეღვინეmts'erali, mk'itkhveli, meghvine137
verbal nounsცურვა, ბინის ნახვაtsurva, binis nakhva138
word buildingუფასო, ორ-ოთახიანი, თბილისელიupaso, or-otakhiani, tbiliseli139

Reading a flat advert

ქირავდება ორ-ოთახიანი ბინა ვაკეში, მეოთხე სართულზე. ახლად გარემონტებული, ავეჯით, ცენტრალური გათბობით. ფასი შეთანხმებით.kiravdeba or-otakhiani bina vak'eshi, meotkhe sartulze. akhlad garemont'ebuli, avejit, tsent'raluri gatbobit. pasi shetankhmebit.

Advert style: the verb comes first (ქირავდებაkiravdeba, იყიდებაiq'ideba), then the participles (გარემონტებულიgaremont'ebuli) and the words with -ითit ("with"): ავეჯითavejit (with furniture), გათბობითgatbobit (with heating).

მერამდენეmeramdene? Which one in order?

English has no single word for it: მერამდენეmeramdene asks for an ordinal number. მერამდენე სართულზეაmeramdene sartulzea? – მეოთხეზეmeotkheze. ("On which floor is it?" – "On the fourth.")

5Good to know

Vake (ვაკეvak'e) is a green residential district of Tbilisi, popular with families and students. In adverts, ფასი შეთანხმებითpasi shetankhmebit means the price will be agreed with the owner.

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.

  1. "Flat for rent" on an advert is…
  2. "newly renovated" is…
  3. "Which floor is it on?" is…
  4. "On the fourth floor" is…
  5. "furnished, with furniture" is…
  6. "a two-room flat" is…
  7. "The price is negotiable" is…
  8. "Is it still available?" is…
  9. "The shop is closed" is…
  10. "It's getting cold" is…
  11. "The book is lying on the table" is…
  12. "I love swimming" is…
  13. "I'm feeding the child" is…
  14. What does განცხადებაgantskhadeba mean here?

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Say it, then write it

Say your answer out loud, write it down, then open the model answer.

  1. Ask "Is the flat still available?"
    Show the answerბინა ჯერ კიდევ თავისუფალია?bina jer k'idev tavisupalia?
  2. Ask "Which floor is it on?"
    Show the answerმერამდენე სართულზეა?meramdene sartulzea?
  3. Say "The flat is furnished."
    Show the answerბინა ავეჯითაა.bina avejitaa.
  4. Say "a newly renovated house"
    Show the answerახლად გარემონტებული სახლიakhlad garemont'ebuli sakhli
  5. Ask "Can we see the flat tomorrow?"
    Show the answerშეიძლება ბინა ხვალ ვნახოთ?sheidzleba bina khval vnakhot?

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Speak Georgian with the 37 LIMBA audio lessons

  • 37 audio lessons
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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
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Unit 14: Passive, states and positions B1

  1. 131For sale: passive verbs
  2. 132It's getting warm: change verbs in -დებაdeba
  3. 133It stands, it lies, it hangs
  4. 134Sit down! Stand up!
  5. 135Make someone do it: causatives
  6. 136Done and to be done: participles
  7. 137The writer, the reader
  8. 138Swimming, reading, learning: verbal nouns
  9. 139Building words
  10. 140Review: renting a flat

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