Month 17. A job fair
There's a job fair at a big hotel in Tbilisi. I'm not looking for work yet, but Nino says I should practise my Georgian with real recruiters.
Today: jobs, colleagues and experience.
LIMBA audio course · Georgian
Hear it, then say it: learn to speak Georgian
- 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.
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1Sam’s diary
2Dialogue
Eka
გამარჯობა! სად მუშაობთ ახლა?gamarjoba! sad mushaobt akhla?Hello! Where do you work at the moment?
Sam
ახლა არსად არ ვმუშაობ. ქართულს ვსწავლობ და ინგლისურის გაკვეთილებს ვატარებ.akhla arsad ar vmushaob. kartuls vsts'avlob da inglisuris gak'vetilebs vat'areb.At the moment I don't work anywhere. I'm learning Georgian, and I give English lessons.
Eka
კანადაში სად მუშაობდით?k'anadashi sad mushaobdit?And where did you work in Canada?
Sam
ბანკში ვმუშაობდი, კლერკად. სამი წელი.bank'shi vmushaobdi, k'lerk'ad. sami ts'eli.I worked in a bank, as a clerk. For three years.
Eka
ჩვენს ბანკს ინგლისურის მცოდნე თანამშრომელი სჭირდება. გამოცდილება გაქვთ!chvens bank's inglisuris mtsodne tanamshromeli sch'irdeba. gamotsdileba gakvt!Our bank needs an employee who knows English. You have experience!
Sam
კი, მაქვს. აი, ჩემი რეზიუმე.k'i, makvs. ai, chemi reziume.Yes, I do. Here's my CV.
Eka
შეგიძლიათ გაეცნოთ ჩვენს ვაკანსიებს ჩვენს საიტზე.shegidzliat gaetsnot chvens vak'ansiebs chvens sait'ze.You can look at our vacancies on our website.
Sam
და პირობები?da p'irobebi?And the conditions?
Eka
ხელფასზე და პირობებზე გასაუბრებაზე ვილაპარაკებთ.khelpasze da p'irobebze gasaubrebaze vilap'arak'ebt.We'll talk about the salary and the conditions at the interview.
3New words
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ვატარებ | vat'areb | I give (lessons), I hold (a meeting) |
| საქმიანობ | sakmianob | you do (for a living), you work |
| კლერკად | k'lerk'ad | as a clerk |
| მცოდნე | mtsodne | someone who knows, speaker (of a language) |
| თანამშრომელი | tanamshromeli | employee, colleague |
| გამოცდილება | gamotsdileba | experience |
| რეზიუმე | reziume | CV, résumé |
| ვაკანსია | vak'ansia | vacancy |
| პირობები | p'irobebi | conditions |
| გასაუბრება | gasaubreba | (job) interview |
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
Talking about work
| question or answer | meaning |
|---|---|
| სად მუშაობ? / სად მუშაობთ?sad mushaob? / sad mushaobt? | Where do you work? |
| რას საქმიანობ?ras sakmianob? | What do you do (for a living)? |
| მასწავლებლად ვმუშაობ.masts'avleblad vmushaob. | I work as a teacher. |
| ექიმი ვარ.ekimi var. | I'm a doctor. |
| ახლა არ ვმუშაობ.akhla ar vmushaob. | I'm not working at the moment. |
"As": the adverbial case in -ადad
კლერკად ვმუშაობდი.k'lerk'ad vmushaobdi.clerk-as I-was-workingI worked as a clerk.
ნინო ინგლისურის მასწავლებლად მუშაობს.nino inglisuris masts'avleblad mushaobs.Nino works as an English teacher.
Words of the workplace
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| სამსახურიsamsakhuri | job, workplace |
| თანამშრომელიtanamshromeli | employee, colleague |
| უფროსიuprosi | boss |
| ხელფასიkhelpasi | salary |
| შვებულებაshvebuleba | holiday, leave |
| ხელშეკრულებაkhelshek'ruleba | contract |
The official B1 grammar uses this vocabulary: შეგიძლიათ გაეცნოთ ამ კომპანიის ვაკანსიებსshegidzliat gaetsnot am k'omp'aniis vak'ansiebs, ასევე მოძებნოთ თქვენთვის საინტერესო პოზიციაaseve modzebnot tkventvis saint'ereso p'ozitsia (you can look at this company's vacancies and also search for a position that interests you); აგრონომია ის პროფესიააagronomia is p'ropesiaa, რომელიც არ ითხოვს ოფისში ჯდომასromelits ar itkhovs opisshi jdomas (agronomy is a profession that doesn't require sitting in an office); ნანას შვებულებაში უნდა გასვლაnanas shvebulebashi unda gasvla (Nana needs to go on leave).
5Good to know
ინგლისურის მცოდნეinglisuris mtsodne means "someone who knows English": მცოდნეmtsodne comes from ცოდნაtsodna (knowledge). In job adverts you will often read ინგლისური ენის ცოდნა აუცილებელიაinglisuri enis tsodna autsilebelia (knowledge of English is required).
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.
- "Where do you work?" (polite) is…
- "I worked as a clerk" is…
- "Nino works as a teacher" is…
- "What do you do (for a living)?" is…
- "I'm not working at the moment" is…
- "an employee who knows English" is…
- "You have experience" is…
- "We'll talk about the salary at the interview" is…
- What is a რეზიუმეreziume?
- What is შვებულებაshvebuleba?
Well done! Lesson 147 is ticked on your course map.
Say it, then write it
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- Ask "Where do you work?" (polite)
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სად მუშაობთ?sad mushaobt? - Say "I work as a teacher."
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მასწავლებლად ვმუშაობ.masts'avleblad vmushaob. - Say "I have experience."
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გამოცდილება მაქვს.gamotsdileba makvs. - Say "Here's my CV."
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აი, ჩემი რეზიუმე.ai, chemi reziume. - Say "I'm on holiday." (literally "I'm in leave")
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შვებულებაში ვარ.shvebulebashi var.
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