Directions

1. სად არის ძველი ქალაქი?

   Sad aris dzveli kalaki?

   Where is the old city?

   Usage

   Asking where Tbilisi's old town (near Narikala fortress) is

   Grammar Note

   Georgian uses SOV order; question words go at the front. "არის" is the 3rd person singular of "to be". Old Tbilisi = Abanotubani & Metekhi area.

2. მარცხნივ მოუხვიეთ

   Martskhniv moukhviet

   Turn left

   Usage

   Directing someone to turn left

   Grammar Note

   "მარცხნივ" (left) and "მარჯვნივ" (right) are directional adverbs ending in "-ივ". Polite imperative adds "-ით" to the verb stem.

3. პირდაპირ წადით

   P'irdap'ir ts'adit

   Go straight ahead

   Usage

   Telling someone to go straight ahead

   Grammar Note

   "პირდაპირ" is "პირ-და-პირ", the word "პირი" (face) joined by "და" (and), literally "face to face" = directly, straight ahead.

4. რამდენი მანძილია?

   Ramdeni mandzilia?

   How far is it?

   Usage

   Asking how far a destination is

   Grammar Note

   "-ია" at the end of a phrase functions as a copula ("is"). "რამდენი" (how much/many) is the quantitative interrogative pronoun.

5. მეტროს სადგური სად არის?

   Met'ros sadguri sad aris?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   Asking for a Tbilisi Metro station

   Grammar Note

   "სადგური" (station) is derived from the root "დგ-" (stand, stop) with "სა-…-ურ-ი", meaning a place where things stop (it is unrelated to "სად", "where"). "მეტროს სადგური" = "station of the metro" (genitive). The Tbilisi Metro has 2 lines.

6. გთხოვთ, რუკა მაჩვენეთ

   Gtkhovt, ruk'a machvenet

   Please show me the map

   Usage

   Asking someone to show you a map

   Grammar Note

   "გთხოვთ" (please) = "I ask you" with the polite "-თ" — Georgian verbs encode both subject and object agreement simultaneously in a single form.

7. დავიკარგე, დამეხმარეთ

   Davik'arge, damekhmaret

   I'm lost, please help me

   Usage

   Asking for help when you are lost

   Grammar Note

   "დავიკარგე" is და-ვ-ი-კარგ-ე: "ვ-" marks the 1st-person subject and "ი-" makes it intransitive, i.e. it happened to me. The transitive "დავკარგე" would mean "I lost (an object)". In "დამეხმარეთ" (help me) the "-ეთ" marks the polite plural imperative. Tbilisi locals are generally very helpful to tourists.

8. ავტობუსის გაჩერება სად არის?

   Avt'obusis gachereba sad aris?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a bus stop

   Grammar Note

   "გაჩერება" is the nominalized verb "to stop". Georgian bus stops display timetables; apps like Moovit work well in Tbilisi.

9. აეროპორტამდე რამდენი სჭირდება?

   Aerop'ort'amde ramdeni sch'irdeba?

   How much/long does it take to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking how long or how much it costs to get to the airport

   Grammar Note

   Postposition "-მდე" (until/up to) attaches to the noun. Tbilisi's Shota Rustaveli International Airport is ~20-30 min by taxi.

10. მარჯვნივ მოუხვიეთ

    Marjvniv moukhviet

    Turn right

    Usage

    Directing someone to turn right

    Grammar Note

    "მოუხვიეთ" is the polite plural imperative of "მოხვევა" (to turn). Georgians are known for being very willing to help tourists with directions.

11. მარჯვნივ

    Marjvniv

    Right

    Usage

    A single word to show a taxi driver — faster than a sentence and readable at the wheel

12. მარცხნივ

    Martskhniv

    Left

    Usage

    A single word to show a taxi driver

13. პირდაპირ

    P'irdap'ir

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    A single word for a taxi ride or for following directions

14. უკან

    Uk'an

    Back (go back)

    Usage

    Show it to a driver who has overshot; you can extend it to "უკან დაბრუნდით" (please turn back)

15. გაჩერდით

    Gacherdit

    Please stop

    Usage

    Show it to a driver where you want to get out; the polite plural imperative

16. ჩრდილოეთი

    Chrdiloeti

    North

    Usage

    For matching against maps and orientation boards

17. სამხრეთი

    Samkhreti

    South

    Usage

    For matching against maps and orientation boards

18. აღმოსავლეთი

    Aghmosavleti

    East

    Usage

    For matching against maps and orientation boards

19. დასავლეთი

    Dasavleti

    West

    Usage

    For matching against maps and orientation boards

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