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Lesson 189Building an argument

Goal: you will structure an argument with discourse words.

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1Sam’s diary

ა ბ გ დ ეერთი მხრივ...
ერთი მხრივ...erti mkhriv...

Month 28. A debate club

Tamar runs a debate club at the school. Tonight's question: should children have phones at school? I'm on stage, with Nino and Giorgi.

Today: building an argument.

2Dialogue

Tamar
დღევანდელი თემა: უნდა ჰქონდეთ თუ არა ბავშვებს ტელეფონი სკოლაში?dghevandeli tema: unda hkondet tu ara bavshvebs t'eleponi sk'olashi?Today's topic: should children have phones at school or not?
Sam
ერთი მხრივ, ტელეფონი სასარგებლოა: ბავშვს მშობლებისთვის დარეკვა შეუძლია.erti mkhriv, t'eleponi sasargebloa: bavshvs mshoblebistvis darek'va sheudzlia.On the one hand, a phone is useful: a child can call their parents.
Sam
მეორე მხრივ, გაკვეთილზე ტელეფონი ხელს უშლის.meore mkhriv, gak'vetilze t'eleponi khels ushlis.On the other hand, in class a phone gets in the way.
Nino
გეთანხმები. უფრო მეტიც, ბავშვები ნაკლებად ლაპარაკობენ ერთმანეთთან.getankhmebi. upro met'its, bavshvebi nak'lebad lap'arak'oben ertmanettan.I agree with you. What's more, children talk to each other less.
Giorgi
მაგრამ ინტერნეტი სწავლაში გვეხმარება! მაგალითად, ლექსიკონი ტელეფონშია.magram int'ernet'i sts'avlashi gvekhmareba! magalitad, leksik'oni t'eleponshia.But the internet helps us study! For example, the dictionary is on the phone.
Sam
მართალია. ამდენად, ჩემი აზრით, ტელეფონი სკოლაში შეიძლება, გაკვეთილზე კი — არა.martalia. amdenad, chemi azrit, t'eleponi sk'olashi sheidzleba, gak'vetilze k'i — ara.True. Thus, in my opinion, phones are fine at school, but not in class.
Tamar
შესანიშნავი არგუმენტია! დასასრულს: ვინ ეთანხმება სემს?shesanishnavi argument'ia! dasasruls: vin etankhmeba sems?An excellent argument! To finish: who agrees with Sam?

3New words

GeorgianPronunciationEnglish
ერთი მხრივ… მეორე მხრივerti mkhriv… meore mkhrivon the one hand… on the other hand
სასარგებლოsasargeblouseful
ხელს უშლისkhels ushlisit gets in the way, it hinders
უფრო მეტიცupro met'itswhat's more, moreover
ნაკლებადnak'lebadless
მაგალითადmagalitadfor example
ამდენადamdenadthus, therefore
არგუმენტიargument'iargument
დასასრულსdasasrulsfinally, in conclusion
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

The words of an argument

functionGeorgianEnglish
two sidesერთი მხრივ… მეორე მხრივ…erti mkhriv… meore mkhriv…on the one hand… on the other…
first pointპირველ რიგშიp'irvel rigshifirst of all
addingგარდა ამისა; უფრო მეტიცgarda amisa; upro met'itsbesides; what's more
exampleმაგალითადmagalitadfor example
resultასე რომ; ამიტომase rom; amit'omso
conclusionამდენად; დასასრულსamdenad; dasasrulsthus; in conclusion
contrastთუმცა; მიუხედავად ამისაtumtsa; miukhedavad amisahowever; nevertheless
certaintyრასაკვირველიაrasak'virveliaof course
surpriseნუთუ…?nutu…?is it really (true) that…?

The official examples

The official B1–B2 grammar uses these sentences: > დილით წვიმდაdilit ts'vimda, ასე რომ სასეირნოდ აღარ წავედითase rom saseirnod aghar ts'avedit. | It was raining in the morning, so we didn't go for a walk. > ამდენადamdenad, კომპანიის ეს ინიციატივა მისაღებიაk'omp'aniis es initsiat'iva misaghebia. | Thus, this initiative of the company is acceptable. > რასაკვირველიაrasak'virvelia, ასე გავაკეთებase gavak'eteb. | Of course I'll do it that way. > ნუთუ არ გაინტერესებსnutu ar gaint'eresebs? | Doesn't it really interest you? > გარდა ამისაgarda amisa, მნიშვნელოვანიაmnishvnelovania… | Besides, it is important…

"Should … or not?": უნდაunda + optative + თუ არაtu ara

უნდა ჰქონდეთ თუ არა ბავშვებს ტელეფონი?unda hkondet tu ara bavshvebs t'eleponi?Should children have phones or not?

5Good to know

ხელს უშლისkhels ushlis ("it disturbs, it gets in the way") has an opposite built on the same word ხელიkheli (hand): ხელს უწყობსkhels uts'q'obs ("it helps, it promotes"): ინტერნეტი სწავლას ხელს უწყობსint'ernet'i sts'avlas khels uts'q'obs.

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. "On the one hand… on the other hand…" is…
  2. "What's more, …" is…
  3. "for example" is…
  4. "Thus, in my opinion, …" is…
  5. "It was raining, so we didn't go for a walk" (official) is…
  6. "Of course I'll do it that way" (official) is…
  7. "Doesn't it really interest you?" (official) is…
  8. "A phone is useful" is…
  9. "In class a phone gets in the way" is…
  10. "in conclusion" is…

Well done! Lesson 189 is ticked on your course map.

Say it, then write it

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

  1. Say "On the one hand it's expensive, on the other hand it's good."
    Show the answerერთი მხრივ ძვირია, მეორე მხრივ კარგია.erti mkhriv dzviria, meore mkhriv k'argia.
  2. Say "First of all, …"
    Show the answerპირველ რიგში, …p'irvel rigshi, …
  3. Say "For example, the dictionary is on the phone."
    Show the answerმაგალითად, ლექსიკონი ტელეფონშია.magalitad, leksik'oni t'eleponshia.
  4. Say "It was late, so I went home."
    Show the answerგვიანი იყო, ასე რომ სახლში წავედი.gviani iq'o, ase rom sakhlshi ts'avedi.
  5. Ask "Is it really true?"
    Show the answerნუთუ მართალია?nutu martalia?

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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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Unit 19: Society and media B2

  1. 181Reading the news
  2. 182Formal letters and emails
  3. 183Big numbers and statistics
  4. 184Society and politics
  5. 185Money and the economy
  6. 186Nature and the environment
  7. 187Phones, apps and the internet
  8. 188Emergencies and health care
  9. 189Building an argument
  10. 190Review: a radio interview
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