Month 28. Calling 112
Rugby training with Giorgi again, and this time it's Giorgi who ends up on the ground. He can't stand up, and I have to call for help in Georgian.
Today: emergencies and health care.
LIMBA audio course · Georgian
Hear it, then say it: learn to speak Georgian
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- about 13 minutes each
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1Sam’s diary
2Dialogue
Sam
გიორგი, რა მოგივიდა?giorgi, ra mogivida?Giorgi, what happened to you?
Giorgi
ფეხი! მგონი, მოვიტეხე... ძალიან მტკივა.pekhi! mgoni, movit'ekhe... dzalian mt'k'iva.My leg! I think I've broken it... It really hurts.
Sam
სასწრაფოს გამოიძახეთ! ... არა, მე დავრეკავ, 112.sasts'rapos gamoidzakhet! ... ara, me davrek'av, 112.Call an ambulance! ... No, I'll call, 112.
Operator
112, გისმენთ. რა მოხდა?112, gisment. ra mokhda?112, I'm listening. What happened?
Sam
სტადიონზე ვართ. მეგობარს ფეხი მოტეხილი აქვს, ვერ დგება.st'adionze vart. megobars pekhi mot'ekhili akvs, ver dgeba.We're at the stadium. My friend has a broken leg, he can't stand up.
Operator
მისამართი მითხარით. სასწრაფო ათ წუთში მოვა. ფეხს ნუ ამოძრავებთ.misamarti mitkharit. sasts'rapo at ts'utshi mova. pekhs nu amodzravebt.Tell me the address. The ambulance will be there in ten minutes. Don't move his leg.
Doctor
მოტეხილობა არ არის, მხოლოდ ძლიერი დარტყმაა. ორი კვირა დაისვენე.mot'ekhiloba ar aris, mkholod dzlieri dart'q'maa. ori k'vira daisvene.(at the hospital) It's not a fracture, just a bad knock. Rest for two weeks.
Giorgi
ორი კვირა ვარჯიშის გარეშე? ეს უარესია!ori k'vira varjishis gareshe? es uaresia!Two weeks without training? That's worse!
3New words
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| რა მოგივიდა? | ra mogivida? | what happened to you? |
| მოვიტეხე | movit'ekhe | I broke (my arm, leg…) |
| სასწრაფო | sasts'rapo | ambulance (literally "urgent") |
| გამოიძახეთ! | gamoidzakhet! | call! (a doctor, a taxi; polite) |
| მოტეხილი | mot'ekhili | broken |
| ნუ ამოძრავებთ! | nu amodzravebt! | don't move (it)! (polite) |
| მოტეხილობა | mot'ekhiloba | fracture |
| დარტყმა | dart'q'ma | blow, knock |
| დაისვენე! | daisvene! | rest! |
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
In an emergency
| Georgian | English |
|---|---|
| სასწრაფოს გამოიძახეთ!sasts'rapos gamoidzakhet! | Call an ambulance! |
| დამეხმარეთ!damekhmaret! | Help me! |
| რა მოგივიდა? / რა მოგივიდათ?ra mogivida? / ra mogividat? | What happened to you? |
| ცუდად ვარ.tsudad var. | I feel ill. |
| ალერგია მაქვს.alergia makvs. | I have an allergy. |
| სისხლი მომდის.siskhli momdis. | I'm bleeding. |
Georgia's single emergency number is 112 (police, ambulance, fire).
Breaking a bone: მოიტეხსmoit'ekhs
"I broke my leg" uses the "for oneself" version იi- (lesson 103): > ფეხი მოვიტეხეpekhi movit'ekhe. | leg I-broke-(my own) | I broke my leg. > მეგობარს ფეხი მოტეხილი აქვსmegobars pekhi mot'ekhili akvs. | My friend has a broken leg.
At the hospital and the pharmacy
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| საავადმყოფოsaavadmq'opo | hospital |
| აფთიაქიaptiaki | pharmacy |
| რეცეპტიretsep't'i | prescription |
| დაზღვევაdazghveva | (health) insurance |
| წამალიts'amali | medicine |
Without: -ის გარეშეis gareshe
ორი კვირა ვარჯიშის გარეშეori k'vira varjishis gareshetwo weeks without training
5Good to know
რა მოგივიდაra mogivida? ("what has come to you?") is the natural way to ask what happened to someone. მოუვიდაmouvida (it happened to him/her) is the same verb as მოვიდაmovida (came), with the person inside it.
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.
- "Call an ambulance!" is…
- "What happened to you?" is…
- "I broke my leg" is…
- "My friend has a broken leg" is…
- "Don't move his leg!" (polite) is…
- What is Georgia's emergency number?
- "It's not a fracture" is…
- "two weeks without training" is…
- What is an აფთიაქიaptiaki?
- "Rest for two weeks" is…
Well done! Lesson 188 is ticked on your course map.
Say it, then write it
Say your answer out loud, write it down, then open the model answer.
- Shout "Help me!" (polite)
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დამეხმარეთ!damekhmaret! - Say "Call an ambulance!"
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სასწრაფოს გამოიძახეთ!sasts'rapos gamoidzakhet! - Say "I feel ill."
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ცუდად ვარ.tsudad var. - Say "I have an allergy to nuts." (nuts = თხილიtkhili)
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თხილზე ალერგია მაქვს.tkhilze alergia makvs. - Ask "Where is the nearest pharmacy?"
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ყველაზე ახლო აფთიაქი სად არის?q'velaze akhlo aptiaki sad aris?
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