Banking & ATM

1. ბანკომატი სად არის?

   Bank'omat'i sad aris?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   When looking for an ATM

   Grammar Note

   "ბანკომატი" is borrowed from Russian "банкомат". Soviet-era influence brought many Russian loanwords. Nominative singular nouns often end in "-ი"

2. ვალუტის გადაცვლა სად ხდება?

   Valut'is gadatsvla sad khdeba?

   Where can I exchange currency?

   Usage

   When looking for a currency exchange

   Grammar Note

   "გადა-" (over/across) + "-ცვლ-" (change/swap) + "-ა" (verbal noun) = "exchange". Georgian currency: "ლარი (lari)" and "თეთრი (tetri)"

3. ლარად გაცვლა შეიძლება?

   Larad gatsvla sheidzleba?

   Can I exchange to Lari?

   Usage

   When asking to exchange money to Georgian Lari

   Grammar Note

   "შეიძლება (sheidzleba)" = "it is possible / can". Georgian transformative case "-ად" indicates "becoming/changing into"

4. გაყვანის ლიმიტი რამდენია?

   Gaq'vanis limit'i ramdenia?

   What is the withdrawal limit?

   Usage

   When checking the withdrawal limit at an ATM or bank

   Grammar Note

   "გა-" (out) + "-ყვან-" (draw out) + "-ის" (genitive) = "of withdrawal". Genitive verbal nouns are common in Georgian noun phrases

5. საბანკო გადარიცხვა მინდა

   Sabank'o gadaritskhva minda

   I want to make a bank transfer

   Usage

   When requesting a bank transfer

   Grammar Note

   "საბანკო" uses circumfix "სა-〜-ო" around "ბანკ-" (bank) to form an adjective. This productive pattern forms many Georgian relational adjectives

6. ჩემი ბარათი არ მუშაობს

   Chemi barati ar mushaobs

   My card is not working

   Usage

   When telling staff your card is not working

   Grammar Note

   Georgian negation: place "არ (ar)" directly before the verb. "მუშაობს (mushaobs)" is the third-person present of "to work/function"

7. საკომისიო რამდენია?

   Sak'omisio ramdenia?

   What is the commission / fee?

   Usage

   When asking about exchange or transfer fees

   Grammar Note

   "საკომისიო" uses "სა-〜-ო" circumfix around "კომისი-" (commission/committee). This pattern is highly productive in Georgian word formation

8. ქვითარი მჭირდება

   Kvitari mch'irdeba

   I need a receipt

   Usage

   When requesting a receipt after a transaction

   Grammar Note

   "მჭირდება" uses dative subject: "it is needed by me". Georgian often uses dative subjects for emotions, desires, and needs

9. რა კურსია დღეს?

   Ra k'ursia dghes?

   What is today's exchange rate?

   Usage

   When checking the exchange rate before converting currency

   Grammar Note

   "კურსი" is from Russian "курс" (rate/course). "-ია" is a form of the copula "-ა". "დღეს" (today) adds temporal specification at the end

10. ანგარიშის გახსნა მინდა

    Angarishis gakhsna minda

    I want to open an account

    Usage

    When wanting to open a bank account

    Grammar Note

    "ga-" (directional) + "-khsn-" (open) + "-a" (verbal noun) = "opening". The object of a Georgian verbal noun takes the genitive: "angarish-is gakhsna".

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