Georgian phrases for every day
Basic Georgian phrases, with script, translit and pronunciation.
The Georgian you hear every day: greetings, thanks, apologies and toasts — written in Georgian script with Latin transliteration and pronunciation.
Eight phrases that cover most first conversations.
- Hello — გამარჯობა (gamarjoba), ga-mar-JO-ba. The everyday greeting; to a group or someone you address formally, gamarjobat. More about gamarjoba.
- Thank you — მადლობა (madloba), mad-LO-ba. Works everywhere; didi madloba adds “very much”. More about madloba.
- Please — გთხოვ (gtkhov), gt-KHOV. Say it when asking for something; you will also hear it as “here you go” when something is handed to you.
- Sorry — ბოდიში (bodishi), bo-DI-shi. The everyday apology; the polite mapatiet (მაპატიეთ) asks forgiveness more formally.
- Goodbye — ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis), na-KHVAM-dis. Literally “until we see each other”; friends also say kargad (კარგად). More about nakhvamdis.
- Good morning — დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa), DI-la m-shvi-do-BI-sa. The morning greeting, literally “a peaceful morning”.
- How are you? — როგორ ხარ? (rogor khar?), RO-gor KHAR. To one person you know; to a group or formally, rogor khart? (როგორ ხართ?). More about rogor khar.
- Cheers — გაუმარჯოს! (gaumarjos!), ga-u-mar-JOS. The toast at the table — literally “victory”, the same root as the greeting.
Basic Georgian phrases: common questions
What Georgian phrases do I need for a first conversation?
Five words cover most first encounters: gamarjoba (hello), rogor khar? (how are you?), madloba (thank you), arapris (“you’re welcome”) and nakhvamdis (goodbye). Learn them as sentences and you can already hold a polite exchange.
Is Georgian pronunciation hard?
No. Georgian spelling is almost perfectly phonetic: once you know the 33 letters, every word is read the way it is written. The Georgian alphabet page and the free Phonetics course in tqvi cover the sounds with audio.
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