Month 27. A new app
Bebo has a new smartphone and wants to video-call her cousin in Kakheti. I'm the family's IT department, and Bebo is a very fast learner.
Today: phones, apps and the internet.
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
Bebo
სემ, ეს ტელეფონი როგორ მუშაობს? ჩემს ბიძაშვილს ვიდეოთი ვერ ვურეკავ.sem, es t'eleponi rogor mushaobs? chems bidzashvils videoti ver vurek'av.Sam, how does this phone work? I can't video-call my cousin.
Sam
ჯერ აპლიკაცია ჩამოტვირთე. აი, აქ დააჭირე: „ჩამოტვირთვა“.jer ap'lik'atsia chamot'virte. ai, ak daach'ire: „chamot'virtva“.First download the app. Here, press here: "Download".
Bebo
დავაჭირე. ახლა რა ვქნა?davach'ire. akhla ra vkna?I've pressed it. What do I do now?
Sam
ახლა ანგარიში შექმენი: სახელი, ნომერი და პაროლი.akhla angarishi shekmeni: sakheli, nomeri da p'aroli.Now create an account: name, number and password.
Bebo
პაროლი? ... ჩემი ძაღლის სახელი იყოს: ბუბუ!p'aroli? ... chemi dzaghlis sakheli iq'os: bubu!A password? ... Let it be my dog's name: Bubu!
Sam
ბუბუ ძალიან მარტივი პაროლია, ბებო! ციფრებიც დაამატე.bubu dzalian mart'ivi p'arolia, bebo! tsiprebits daamat'e.Bubu is a very easy password, Bebo! Add some numbers too.
Bebo
კარგი... ვაიმე, ბატარეა თითქმის დაჯდა! დამტენი სად არის?k'argi... vaime, bat'area titkmis dajda! damt'eni sad aris?OK... Oh no, the battery is almost dead! Where's the charger?
Sam
აი. ახლა ვიდეოთი დარეკვა სცადე!ai. akhla videoti darek'va stsade!Here. Now try a video call!
3New words
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| აპლიკაცია | ap'lik'atsia | app, application |
| ჩამოტვირთე! | chamot'virte! | download (it)! |
| დააჭირე! | daach'ire! | press! |
| შექმენი! | shekmeni! | create! |
| პაროლი | p'aroli | password |
| მარტივი | mart'ivi | simple, easy |
| ციფრი | tsipri | digit, number |
| დამტენი | damt'eni | charger |
| სცადე! | stsade! | try! |
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
Technology verbs
| command | meaning |
|---|---|
| ჩამოტვირთე!chamot'virte! | download! |
| ატვირთე!at'virte! | upload! |
| დააჭირე!daach'ire! | press! click! |
| ჩართე!charte! | turn on! |
| გამორთე!gamorte! | turn off! |
| შექმენი!shekmeni! | create! |
| სცადე!stsade! | try! |
The official B1 verb list gives ტვირთავსt'virtavs – ატვირთვაat'virtva as computer vocabulary.
Verbal nouns on buttons and menus
Menus use verbal nouns (lesson 138): | button | meaning | | ჩამოტვირთვაchamot'virtva | download | | შესვლაshesvla | log in ("entering") | | გასვლაgasvla | log out ("going out") | | რეგისტრაციაregist'ratsia | sign up |
Phone problems
| Georgian | English |
|---|---|
| ბატარეა დაჯდა.bat'area dajda. | The battery is dead. |
| ინტერნეტი არ მუშაობს.int'ernet'i ar mushaobs. | The internet isn't working. |
| ბმული გამომიგზავნე.bmuli gamomigzavne. | Send me the link. |
| ეკრანი გატყდა.ek'rani gat'q'da. | The screen broke. |
5Good to know
Many learners download audio lessons and listen to them on the bus or while walking: it's the best way to train your ear. The LIMBA audio course on this page is made for exactly that.
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.
- "Download the app!" is…
- "Press here!" is…
- "Create an account!" is…
- "Turn off the phone!" is…
- "The battery is dead" is…
- "log in" on a button is…
- "Send me the link" is…
- "Try a video call!" is…
- What is a დამტენიdamt'eni?
- What is a პაროლიp'aroli?
Well done! Lesson 187 is ticked on your course map.
Say it, then write it
Say your answer out loud, write it down, then open the model answer.
- Say "Download this app!"
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ეს აპლიკაცია ჩამოტვირთე!es ap'lik'atsia chamot'virte! - Say "The internet isn't working."
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ინტერნეტი არ მუშაობს.int'ernet'i ar mushaobs. - Ask "Where is the charger?"
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დამტენი სად არის?damt'eni sad aris? - Say "Send me the link, please."
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ბმული გამომიგზავნე, თუ შეიძლება.bmuli gamomigzavne, tu sheidzleba. - Say "Turn on the computer!"
Show the answer
კომპიუტერი ჩართე!k'omp'iut'eri charte!
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