Greetings and manners in Georgian
16 words
გამარჯობაgamarjoba— hello
gamer job: A gamer finally lands a job and greets every new coworker: “GAMER-JOB-a!” It literally wishes you victory.
მადლობაmadloba— thank you
mad lobster: You free a MAD LOBster from a restaurant tank. It waves a claw back at you: “MAD-LOB-a!” — thank you!
ნახვამდისnakhvamdis— goodbye
ბოდიშიbodishi— sorry
body: The bus lurches and you slam your whole BODY into a stranger: “BODY-shi! SORRY!” Works for “excuse me” too.
გთხოვთgtkhovt— please
cough: Hide a polite COUGH in the middle: g-t-KHOV-t, PLEASE. It literally means “I ask you”: გ- you, თხოვ ask, -თ polite plural.
როგორ ხარrogor khar— how are you?
Roger: Radio crackles: “ROGER, car five, HOW ARE you?” — ROGOR KHAR. Literally როგორ how + ხარ you are; politely, როგორ ხართ.
კარგად ვარk'argad var— I'm fine
cargo: Your CARGO ship docks with every crate intact. The captain salutes: “K'ARG-ad var!” — I'm fine. (კარგი = good, ვარ = I am.)
არაფრისarapris— you're welcome
no price: Your neighbour thanks you and reaches for a wallet. You wave it away: “No PRICE!” — ara-PRIS. Literally “for nothing”.
გაუმარჯოსgaumarjos— cheers!
go, Marge!: Your friend Marge just won. Everyone raises a glass: “GO, MARGE!” — gau-MARJ-os! Literally “victory to…”, same root as გამარჯობა.
სალამიsalami— hi
salami: Wave a SALAMI at your friend and shout “SALAMI!”: hi! It's really the Arabic “salaam” with an -i, but the sausage is easier to picture.
გაგიმარჯოსgagimarjos— hello (in reply)
Marge: Aunt MARGE waves: “gamarjoba!” (“victory!”, the Georgian hello). You beam back: “ga-gi-MARJ-os!”, “victory to YOU!” The -gi- is “to you”.
უკაცრავადuk'atsravad— excuse me
cats ravaged: Your CATS RAVAGED the neighbour's garden, so you sidle past them mumbling: “oo-K'ATS-RAV-ad… EXCUSE me!”
დილა მშვიდობისაdila mshvidobisa— good morning
deal: Literally “morning of peace”: DILA is morning, mshvidoba is peace. Picture sealing a peace DEAL over breakfast: “DIL-a mshvidobisa!”
ღამე მშვიდობისაghame mshvidobisa— good night
game: One last GAME, then lights out: “gh-AME mshvidobisa.” Literally “night of peace”: ღამე is night, მშვიდობა is peace.
გენაცვალეgenatsvale— my dear
take your place: Grandma pinches your cheek: “gen-ATSVA-le!” — my dear. Literally “may I take your place”: I love you so much I'd take on all your troubles.
გილოცავთgilotsavt— congratulations!
gee, lots: A birthday table piled with gifts: “GEE, LOTS!” gi-LOTS-avt — congratulations! To one close friend: გილოცავ (gilotsav).
Read them yourself
Learn the 33 letters first, in one or two evenings. Then the app teaches these words, each read letter by letter, and brings each one back just before you would forget it.