Georgian Plural
Welcome to the fourth Georgian lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
book  แฌแแแแ [ts'igni] |
books แฌแแแแแแ [ts'ignebi] |
car แแแแฅแแแ [mankana] |
cars แแแแฅแแแแแ [mankanebi] |
tree แฎแ [khe] |
trees แฎแแแแ [kheebi] |
flower แงแแแแแแ [qvavili] |
flowers แงแแแแแแแแ [qvavilebi] |
Plural Grammar Rules
The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.
| Grammar + Rules - Georgian + Pronunciation |
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| I speak one language [singular form] แแ แแแแแแ แแแแ แแ แ แแแแแ [me vlap'arak'ob ert enaze] |
| we speak three languages [plural noun] แฉแแแ แแกแแฃแแ แแแ แกแแ แแแแแ [chven vsaubrobt sam enaze] |
| he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] แแแ แแฌแแแ แแ แแแแ แฅแแแงแแแแก [igi ets'via mraval kveqanas] |
| they are happy now [plural pronoun] แแกแแแ แแฎแแ แแแแแแแ แแแ แแ แแแ [isini akhla bednierebi arian] |
| she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] แแแก แฎแฃแแ แฌแแแแแ แคแแฎแกแแชแแแแ แแฅแแก [mas khuti ts'iteli pekhsatsmeli aqvs] |
| I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] แแแแแ แกแแแแแแฉแ แฎแแฎแแแก แแแ แแจแ [minda sendvichi khakhvis gareshe] |
The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.
woman แฅแแแ [kali] |
women แฅแแแแแ [kalebi] |
man แแแชแ [k'atsi] |
men แแแชแแแ [k'atsebi] |
house แกแแฎแแ [sakhli] |
houses แกแแฎแแแแ [sakhlebi] |
cup แญแแฅแ [ch'ika] |
cups แญแแฅแแแ [ch'ikebi] |
cow แซแ แแฎแ [dzrokha] |
cows แซแ แแฎแแแ [dzrokhebi] |
horse แชแฎแแแ [tskheni] |
horses แชแฎแแแแแ [tskhenebi] |
Emergency Phrases
Now it's time to practice your Georgian by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.
| English - Georgian - Pronunciation |
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| Help แแแแแฎแแแ แแ! [damekhmeret!] |
| Call the ambulance แกแแกแฌแ แแคแ แแแแแแซแแฎแแ! [sasts'rapo gamoidzakhet!] |
| I need a doctor แแฅแแแ แแญแแ แแแแ [ekimi mch'irdeba] |
| Where is the closest pharmacy? แกแแ แแ แแก แฃแแฎแแแแกแ แแคแแแแฅแ? [sad aris uakhloesi aptiaki?] |
| Are you okay? แแแ แแแ แฎแแ ? [k'argad khar?] |
| I am sick แชแฃแแแ แแแ [tsudad var] |
| Call the police แแแแแชแแ แแแแแแซแแฎแแ! [p'olitsia gamoidzakhet!] |
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