Time and days in Georgian
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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
- แแฎแแAKH-lah
- Now
- แแแแแแแแแแแmohg-vee-ah-NEH-beet
- Later
- แแฆแแกdghes
- Today
- แฎแแแkhval
- Tomorrow
- แแแแฆแแah-MAH-ghahm
- Tonight
- แ แแแแก?ROH-dees
- When?
- แ แแแแ แกแแแแแ แแฎแกแแแแ?ROH-mel sah-AHT-zeh eekh-SNEH-bah
- What time does it open?
- แแ แแ แฌแฃแแแEHR-tee TSOO-teet
- One moment, please
- แฌแฃแแTSOO-tee
- Minutes
- แกแแแแsah-AH-tee
- Hours
Used for immediate requests and urgency. "แแฎแแ" said with a calm tone is simply "now." Said with stress it implies "right now, immediately." Tone matters.
A longer word but useful for deferring plans. In casual speech Georgians sometimes just say "แแแ แ" (MEH-reh), which also means "later" or "afterwards."
A very short word with a tricky opening: "dgh" is a voiced consonant cluster. Think of a soft "d" immediately followed by "gh." It is said quickly in natural speech.
Another short word: "kh" is the breathy sound from the Scottish "loch." Essential for planning trips, booking, or explaining when you will return.
Literally "for one minute".
Stays singular after a number: "แฎแฃแแ แฌแฃแแ" (KHOO-tee TSOO-tee), five minutes.
Also means clock.