Cafe and restaurant in Georgian
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Georgian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Georgian phrases in this lesson
- แแ แ แแแแแแแแแกแแแแก แแแแแแ, แแแฎแแแOH-ree ah-dah-mee-ah-NEES-tvees mah-GEE-dah, gth-KHOVT
- A table for two
- แแแแแฃ, แแแฎแแแmeh-NEE-oo, gth-KHOVT
- The menu, please
- แ แแก แแแ แฉแแแ?rahs geer-CHEVT?
- What do you recommend?
- ... แแ แแญแแar vchahm
- I don't eat...
- ...-แแ แแแแ แแแ แแแฅแแกah-lehr-GEE-ah mahkvs
- I'm allergic to...
- แฎแแ แชแKHOR-tsee
- Meat
- แฅแแแแแkah-TAH-mee
- Chicken
- แแแแแTEV-zee
- Fish
- แแแแ แแแแแgem-ree-EH-lee-ah
- It's delicious
- แแแฃแแแ แฏแแก!gah-oo-mar-JOHS!
- Cheers
Restaurants in Georgia are almost always welcoming and rarely fully booked outside of major holidays. A smile and this phrase will get you seated quickly.
Many tourist-area menus have English translations or pictures. In neighborhood restaurants, point and use "แแ แแ แแแแก" (one of these) alongside this phrase.
Asking this often leads to the chef's pride and joy arriving at your table. Georgians love sharing food culture and this question is always warmly received.
"แฎแแ แชแก แแ แแญแแ" (khortss ar vchahm), I don't eat meat. Lenten dishes are vegan.
Georgian food uses a lot of walnuts, so say it early.
Chicken in garlic sauce, แจแฅแแแ แฃแแ (shkmeh-ROO-lee), is a classic.
One of the most rewarding phrases you can learn. Say this to a Georgian cook or host and the response will be genuine delight. Georgian cuisine is a source of deep national pride.
The Georgian toast, said before drinking. Georgia has a centuries-old toasting tradition led by a tamada (toastmaster) who proposes elaborate toasts. Always make eye contact when clinking glasses.