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.
Goal: you will structure an argument with discourse words.
Course progress: lesson 189 / 200
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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.
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ერთი მხრივ… მეორე მხრივ | erti mkhriv… meore mkhriv | on the one hand… on the other hand |
| სასარგებლო | sasargeblo | useful |
| ხელს უშლის | khels ushlis | it gets in the way, it hinders |
| უფრო მეტიც | upro met'its | what's more, moreover |
| ნაკლებად | nak'lebad | less |
| მაგალითად | magalitad | for example |
| ამდენად | amdenad | thus, therefore |
| არგუმენტი | argument'i | argument |
| დასასრულს | dasasruls | finally, in conclusion |
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.
| function | Georgian | English |
|---|---|---|
| two sides | ერთი მხრივ… მეორე მხრივ…erti mkhriv… meore mkhriv… | on the one hand… on the other… |
| first point | პირველ რიგშიp'irvel rigshi | first of all |
| adding | გარდა ამისა; უფრო მეტიცgarda amisa; upro met'its | besides; what's more |
| example | მაგალითადmagalitad | for example |
| result | ასე რომ; ამიტომase rom; amit'om | so |
| conclusion | ამდენად; დასასრულსamdenad; dasasruls | thus; in conclusion |
| contrast | თუმცა; მიუხედავად ამისაtumtsa; miukhedavad amisa | however; nevertheless |
| certainty | რასაკვირველიაrasak'virvelia | of course |
| surprise | ნუთუ…?nutu…? | is it really (true) that…? |
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…
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.
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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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