Month 17. A debate at dinner
Dinner with the whole family, and a serious debate: which khachapuri is the best? Everyone has an opinion, and everyone wants mine.
Today: opinions, agreeing and disagreeing.
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1Sam’s diary
2Dialogue
Levan
ჩემი აზრით, იმერული ხაჭაპური ყველაზე გემრიელია.chemi azrit, imeruli khach'ap'uri q'velaze gemrielia.In my opinion, Imeretian khachapuri is the tastiest.
Giorgi
არ გეთანხმები, მამა! აჭარული უკეთესია.ar getankhmebi, mama! ach'aruli uk'etesia.I don't agree with you, Dad! Adjarian is better.
Manana
მე ვფიქრობ, რომ ორივე კარგია.me vpikrob, rom orive k'argia.I think both are good.
Levan
სემ, შენ რას ფიქრობ?sem, shen ras pikrob?Sam, what do you think?
Sam
აჭარული ძალიან გემრიელია, მაგრამ იმერული უფრო მსუბუქია.ach'aruli dzalian gemrielia, magram imeruli upro msubukia.Adjarian is very tasty, but Imeretian is lighter.
Giorgi
მაშ, ვის ეთანხმები, მე თუ მამას?mash, vis etankhmebi, me tu mamas?So who do you agree with, me or Dad?
Sam
არც ერთს! მე მეგრული ხაჭაპური მიყვარს ყველაზე მეტად!arts erts! me megruli khach'ap'uri miq'vars q'velaze met'ad!Neither! I love Megrelian khachapuri most of all!
Bebo
სემი მართალია! მეგრულ ხაჭაპურზე უკეთესი არაფერია!semi martalia! megrul khach'ap'urze uk'etesi araperia!Sam is right! There's nothing better than Megrelian khachapuri!
3New words
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ჩემი აზრით | chemi azrit | in my opinion |
| იმერული | imeruli | Imeretian, from Imereti |
| გეთანხმები | getankhmebi | I agree with you |
| მსუბუქი | msubuki | light |
| მაშ | mash | so, then |
| ეთანხმები | etankhmebi | you agree with (him/her) |
| არც ერთი | arts erti | neither, not a single one |
| მეგრული | megruli | Megrelian, from Samegrelo |
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
Giving an opinion
| Georgian | English |
|---|---|
| ჩემი აზრით, …chemi azrit, … | in my opinion, … |
| ვფიქრობ, რომ …vpikrob, rom … | I think that … |
| მგონია, რომ …mgonia, rom … | I feel that … |
| შენ რას ფიქრობ? / თქვენ რას ფიქრობთ?shen ras pikrob? / tkven ras pikrobt? | What do you think? |
Agreeing and disagreeing: ეთანხმებაetankhmeba
"Agree with" is a verb with ეe- and a partner in the dative, like ეხმარებაekhmareba in lesson 107:
| form | meaning |
|---|---|
| ვეთანხმებიvetankhmebi | I agree with him/her |
| გეთანხმებიgetankhmebi | I agree with you |
| მეთანხმებაmetankhmeba | he/she agrees with me |
| არ გეთანხმებიar getankhmebi | I don't agree with you |
მამას ვეთანხმები.mamas vetankhmebi.to-Dad I-agreeI agree with Dad.
Short answers: მართალი ხარmartali khar (you're right), ასეაasea! (that's right!), ასე არ არისase ar aris (that's not so).
Comparing: -ზეze and ვიდრეvidre
აჭარული უკეთესია, ვიდრე იმერული.ach'aruli uk'etesia, vidre imeruli.Adjarian is better than Imeretian.
მეგრულ ხაჭაპურზე უკეთესი არაფერია.megrul khach'ap'urze uk'etesi araperia.Nothing is better than Megrelian khachapuri.
5Good to know
Three famous khachapuri: იმერულიimeruli (round, with cheese inside), მეგრულიmegruli (like imeruli, with more cheese melted on top) and აჭარულიach'aruli (boat-shaped, with egg and butter). Every region defends its own.
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.
- "In my opinion…" is…
- "I don't agree with you" is…
- "I agree with Dad" is…
- "What do you think?" is…
- "You're right" is…
- "both are good" is…
- "Nothing is better than khachapuri" is…
- "Who do you agree with?" is…
- "Neither!" (not a single one) is…
- What does მსუბუქიmsubuki mean?
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ჩემი აზრით, თბილისი ლამაზია.chemi azrit, tbilisi lamazia. - Say "I agree with you."
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გეთანხმები.getankhmebi. - Say "I don't agree with Giorgi."
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გიორგის არ ვეთანხმები.giorgis ar vetankhmebi. - Ask "What do you think?" (polite)
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თქვენ რას ფიქრობთ?tkven ras pikrobt? - Say "You're right!"
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მართალი ხარ!martali khar!
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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.
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