Help and emergencies in Georgian
The words you hope to never need. 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
- แแแฎแแแ แแแ!dakh-mah-REH-bah!
- Help!
- แแฅแแแ แแแแแแซแแฎแแ!eh-KEE-mee gah-moh-ee-DZAH-khet!
- Call a doctor
- แแแแแชแแpoh-LEE-tsee-ah
- Police
- แแคแแแแฅแahf-tee-AH-kee
- Pharmacy
- แกแแแแแแแงแแคแsah-ah-vahd-m-YOH-foh
- Hospital
- แแแ แแแแแแ แแg-ZAH dahv-KAR-geh
- I'm lost
- แชแฃแแแ แแแ TSOO-dahd var
- I don't feel well
- แแแแแแ แแกmohm-PAH-res
- It was stolen
- แกแแกแฌแ แแคแแsahs-tsrah-FOH-ah
- It's an emergency
- แแแแ แแแแแแแแแTAH-vee dah-mah-NEH-bet
- Leave me alone
Shout this loudly in any emergency. Georgians respond strongly to calls for help and bystanders will act quickly. Knowing this word by reflex, not by thought, is the goal.
Medical emergency number is also 112. Private hospitals in Tbilisi offer good care and are accustomed to treating tourists. Travel insurance that covers medical evacuation is strongly recommended.
The emergency number is 112.
Pharmacies (green cross sign) are widespread in Georgian cities and open late. Pharmacists often speak Russian and sometimes English. Many common medications are available over the counter.
A long word worth knowing passively so you can recognize signs. In a crisis, showing this word written down or pointing at a translation on your phone is just as effective as pronunciation.
Say this and expect immediate help. Georgians are famously generous with directions and will often personally escort you to your destination rather than just pointing.
A simple and clear phrase for communicating illness. Follow it with pointing to the affected area or use a translation app to specify symptoms. Georgians will immediately offer to help or call someone.
Petty theft exists in crowded tourist areas as in any city. Say this at a police station to file a report. Keep a photo of your passport and important cards stored separately from the originals.
Literally "it is urgent". The ambulance is แกแแกแฌแ แแคแ (sahs-tsrah-FOH) too.
Literally "leave my head alone".