Week 10. A weekend trip
Nino and I are planning a weekend away. Batumi? Kutaisi? The mountains? Every plan starts with the same verb: "we'll go".
Today: the future of the motion verbs.
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1Sam’s diary
2Dialogue
Nino
შაბათს სად წავალთ?shabats sad ts'avalt?Where shall we go on Saturday?
Sam
ქუთაისში წავიდეთ? მატარებლით წავალთ.kutaisshi ts'avidet? mat'areblit ts'avalt.Shall we go to Kutaisi? We'll go by train.
Nino
კარგი იდეაა. ჩემი მეგობარი ანაც წამოვა.k'argi ideaa. chemi megobari anats ts'amova.Good idea. My friend Ana will come too.
Sam
როდის მივალთ ქუთაისში?rodis mivalt kutaisshi?When will we get to Kutaisi?
Nino
შუადღისას მივალთ. კვირას საღამოს დავბრუნდებით.shuadghisas mivalt. k'viras saghamos davbrundebit.We'll get there around noon. We'll come back on Sunday evening.
Sam
გიორგი?giorgi?And Giorgi?
Nino
გიორგი არ მოვა, მატჩი აქვს.giorgi ar mova, mat'chi akvs.Giorgi won't come, he has a match.
3New words
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| წავალ | ts'aval | I will go (away), I will leave |
| მივალ | mival | I will go to, I will get there |
| მოვალ | moval | I will come |
| წამოვალ | ts'amoval | I will come along |
| დავბრუნდები | davbrundebi | I will come back |
| იდეა | idea | idea |
| შუადღე | shuadghe | noon, midday |
| შუადღისას | shuadghisas | around noon |
| ქუთაისი | kutaisi | Kutaisi (city in western Georgia) |
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
Three futures of movement
| present | future | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| მივდივარmivdivar | წავალts'aval | I will go (away), I will leave for |
| მივდივარmivdivar | მივალmival | I will get to, I will reach |
| მოვდივარmovdivar | მოვალmoval | I will come |
წავალts'aval is the everyday "I'll go": ხვალ ბათუმში წავალkhval batumshi ts'aval. მივალmival stresses arriving: ხუთ საათზე მივალkhut saatze mival, "I'll get there at five".
All the persons
| person | go | come |
|---|---|---|
| მეme | წავალts'aval | მოვალmoval |
| შენshen | წახვალts'akhval | მოხვალmokhval |
| ისis | წავაts'ava | მოვაmova |
| ჩვენchven | წავალთts'avalt | მოვალთmovalt |
| თქვენtkven | წახვალთts'akhvalt | მოხვალთmokhvalt |
| ისინიisini | წავლენts'avlen | მოვლენmovlen |
Notice: ხkh appears for "you" (წახვალts'akhval, მოხვალmokhval), and "they" ends in -ლენlen.
Coming along: წამოვალts'amoval
წამოts'amo- means "away from here, together with the speaker": წამოვალts'amoval is "I'll come along (with you)". წამოხვალts'amokhval? "Will you come along?"
Coming back: დავბრუნდებიdavbrundebi
ვბრუნდებიvbrundebi (I come back) takes დაda- in the future: დავბრუნდებიdavbrundebi, დაბრუნდებიdabrundebi, დაბრუნდებაdabrundeba, დავბრუნდებითdavbrundebit, დაბრუნდებითdabrundebit, დაბრუნდებიანdabrundebian.
5Good to know
Kutaisi, in the region of Imereti, is Georgia's third city and one of its oldest. Not far away are the Gelati monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and spectacular caves.
In the dialogue Sam says წავიდეთts'avidet?, "shall we go?". This is a form for suggestions, the optative, which you will learn in lesson 91.
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.
- "I'll go to Batumi tomorrow" is…
- "She will come" is…
- "Will you come?" (to a friend) is…
- "They will go" is…
- "We'll get there at five" is…
- "Will you come along?" is…
- "I'll come back on Sunday" is…
- "Giorgi won't come" is…
- What does შუადღეshuadghe mean?
- Where is Kutaisi?
Well done! Lesson 64 is ticked on your course map.
Say it, then write it
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- Say "On Saturday I'll go to Kutaisi."
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შაბათს ქუთაისში წავალ.shabats kutaisshi ts'aval. - Ask a friend "Will you come tomorrow?"
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ხვალ მოხვალ?khval mokhval? - Say "We'll come back in the evening."
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საღამოს დავბრუნდებით.saghamos davbrundebit. - Say "My friends will come too."
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ჩემი მეგობრებიც მოვლენ.chemi megobrebits movlen. - Ask "Will you come along to the cinema?"
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კინოში წამოხვალ?k'inoshi ts'amokhval?
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Unit 7: The future A2
- 61Tomorrow I'll work: the future of -ობob verbs
- 62Preverbs make the future: დავწერdavts'er, გავაკეთებgavak'eteb
- 63Futures that change: ვიტყვიvit'q'vi, დავლევdavlev, ვნახავvnakhav
- 64I'll go, I'll come: წავალts'aval, მოვალmoval
- 65Up, down, in, out: preverbs of direction
- 66Come in! Come here!
- 67Can and can't: შემიძლიაshemidzlia, ვერver
- 68Plans and invitations: წამოხვალts'amokhval?
- 69I'll have, I'll be: მექნებაmekneba, ვიქნებიviknebi
- 70Review: planning a trip to Mtskheta