Um pouquinho de Kartuli (Georgian)...

Gamarjoba Hello

Nakhvamdis Goodbye

Tu sheidzleba Please

Gmadlobt Thank you

Didi madloba Many thanks

Diakh Yes (ki =yeah)

Ara No

Bodishi Sorry

Nu Don’t

Sad aris …? Where is … ?

Ra ghirs …. ? How much is …?(One of those phrases it’s worth knowing,even if you can never understand the reply)

Puli Money

Lari Georgian currency 1 lari=100 tetri

Ver gavige I don’t understand

Ingliseli/amerikeli var I’m English/American

Es lamazia This is beautiful

Dzalian very

Tsavidet let’s go (useful for timekeepers)

Da and

… minda I want …

… ginda? Do you want …?

... unda She/he wants…

…gvinda We want…

…momtsons I like…

Didi Big

P’atara Small

Ch’q’ara quickly

Ts’ota Few/ a little

Dzalian bevri Too much

Supra feast

Tamada toast master at a table

Tsq’ali water

Ludi bear

ghvino wine(shavi = red[lit:black]; tetri =white)

Araq’i wodka(the evil Georgian homebrew version)

P’uri bread

Khachapuri the national dish –bread with cheese filling

Sastumro hotel

Stumari guest (this is what we are: guests, theGeorgians say, come from the God, so thisis a word to remember if you are badly treated)

Ts’eli year

Tve month

K’vira week

Dghe/dghes day/today

Khval tomorrow

Zeg day after tomorrow

Gushin yesterday

Saati hour (also time/watch)

Tsuti minute

Erti 1
Ori 2
Sami 3
Otkhi 4
Khuti 5
Ekvsi 6
Shvidi 7
Rva 8
tskhra 9
Ati 10
t-ert-meti 11
t-or-meti 12
Tsameti 13
Totkhmeti 14
Tkhutmeti 15
Teqvsmeti 16
Chvidmeti 17
Tvrameti 18
Tskhrameti 19
Otsi 20
Ots-da-erti (20-and-1) 21
Ots-da-ori (20-and-2) 22
Ots-da-ati (20-and-10) 30
Ots-da-tskhrameti (20-and-19) 39
Ormotsi (2x20) 40
Ormots-da-ati (2x20-and-10) 50
Samotsi (3x20) 60
Otkhmotsi 80
Asi 100
Atasi 1000
Pirveli 1st
Meore 2nd
Me-sam-e 3rd