Goal: you will invite someone, accept and refuse politely.
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LIMBA audio course · Georgian
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Download the Georgian audio courseOrder form · your download link arrives by emailWeek 11. An invitation to the cinema
There is a new Georgian film at the cinema on Rustaveli Avenue, and Ana from Nino's group has two tickets. She phones me, and I have to accept the invitation in Georgian.
Today: invitations, and how to say yes or no politely.
| Georgian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| კინო | k'ino | cinema; film (art) |
| კინოთეატრი | k'inoteat'ri | cinema (the building) |
| სიამოვნებით | siamovnebit | with pleasure |
| სამწუხაროდ | samts'ukharod | unfortunately |
| შევხვდებით | shevkhvdebit | we will meet |
| დაგპატიჟებ | dagp'at'izheb | I will invite you |
| ხვალამდე! | khvalamde! | see you tomorrow! |
| მოწვევა | mots'veva | invitation |
| ბილეთი | bileti | ticket |
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.
The simplest invitation is a question with წამოხვალts'amokhval? "will you come along?":
You can also say დაგპატიჟებdagp'at'izheb, "I will invite you": დაბადების დღეზე დაგპატიჟებdabadebis dgheze dagp'at'izheb, "I'll invite you to my birthday".
| yes | no |
|---|---|
| სიამოვნებითsiamovnebit! with pleasure! | სამწუხაროდsamts'ukharod, ვერver. unfortunately I can't. |
| კიk'i, წამოვალts'amoval! yes, I'll come! | ვერ მოვალver moval, დრო არ მაქვსdro ar makvs. I can't come, I have no time. |
| აუცილებლადautsileblad! definitely! | ბოდიშიbodishi, სხვა დროსskhva dros. sorry, another time. |
შევხვდებითshevkhvdebit means "we will meet": კინოთეატრთან შევხვდებითk'inoteat'rtan shevkhvdebit, "we'll meet at the cinema". Add the time with -ზეze: შვიდ საათზეshvid saatze or simply შვიდზეshvidze.
-მდეmde (lesson 49) gives the classic goodbyes: ხვალამდეkhvalamde! (see you tomorrow!), შაბათამდეshabatamde! (see you on Saturday!), and ნახვამდისnakhvamdis itself means "until seeing".
Georgians are generous hosts and insistent inviters. A first "no" is often taken as politeness, and the invitation is repeated. If you really cannot come, give a reason: ვერ მოვალver moval, გამოცდა მაქვსgamotsda makvs.
სხვაskhva means "other": სხვა დროსskhva dros is "another time".
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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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