Electronics

1. ტელეფონი

   T'eleponi

   Phone

   Usage

   The initial ტ is ejective. The word covers both mobiles and landlines

2. სმარტფონი

   Smart'poni

   Smartphone

   Usage

   Use it at a repair or accessory shop when describing your device

3. ტაბლეტი

   T'ablet'i

   Tablet

   Usage

   Useful at security when listing what is in your bag

4. ლეპტოპი

   Lep't'op'i

   Laptop

   Usage

   Two ejective პ sounds. Use it to ask whether you may work in a cafe

5. დამტენი

   Damt'eni

   Charger

   Usage

   Show it to borrow one at your guesthouse: "damt'eni gakvt?" — do you have a charger?

6. დამტენი კაბელი

   Damt'eni k'abeli

   Charging cable

   Usage

   Say "Type-C" or "Lightning" in English to specify the connector

7. პორტატიული დამტენი

   P'ort'at'iuli damt'eni

   Power bank

   Usage

   Shops also understand "power bank". It must travel in your cabin bag, never checked

8. ადაპტერი

   Adap't'eri

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Georgia uses the two-round-pin Type C/F plug at 220V, so most non-European plugs need this

9. როზეტი

   Rozet'i

   Power socket

   Usage

   A fully established Russian loanword. In a cafe ask "rozet'i akvs?" — is there a socket?

10. ბატარეა

    Bat'area

    Battery

    Usage

    Covers both disposable cells and built-in batteries

11. უსადენო ინტერნეტი (Wi-Fi)

    Usadeno int'ernet'i (Wi-Fi)

    Wi-Fi (wireless internet)

    Usage

    usadeno means "wireless". In speech people simply say "Wi-Fi"

12. Wi-Fi პაროლი

    Wi-Fi p'aroli

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    Show it in a cafe and they will write it down. The პ is ejective

13. SIM ბარათი

    SIM barati

    SIM card

    Usage

    You need your passport to buy one; the airport arrivals hall usually sells them

14. მეხსიერების ბარათი

    Mekhsierebis barati

    Memory card / SD card

    Usage

    mekhsiereba means "memory". Say the capacity in "GB" as-is

15. ყურსასმენი

    Q'ursasmeni

    Earphones / headphones

    Usage

    Built on q'uri, "ear". The initial ყ is an ejective

16. ფოტოაპარატი

    Pot'oap'arat'i

    Camera

    Usage

    Show it when asking whether photos are allowed in a church or monastery — many forbid them

17. ფანარი

    Panari

    Flashlight

    Usage

    Needed in the cave city of Uplistsikhe and on unlit village lanes at night

18. კონდიციონერი

    K'onditsioneri

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Tbilisi summers approach 40°C — show this at the desk when it is not working

19. პულტი

    P'ult'i

    Remote control

    Usage

    Used for both the TV and the air conditioner — the word to use when one goes missing

20. ვენტილატორი

    Vent'ilat'ori

    Fan

    Usage

    Ask for one where there is no air conditioning

21. მაცივარი

    Matsivari

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    Built on tsivi, "cold". Use it to ask whether the room has a fridge

22. ტელევიზორი

    T'elevizori

    Television

    Usage

    A loanword via Russian; use it when checking what a room has

23. მიკროტალღური ღუმელი

    Mik'rot'alghuri ghumeli

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    Literally "microwave oven", built on t'algha (wave). The ღ sound appears twice

24. ელექტროჩაიდანი

    Elekt'rochaidani

    Electric kettle

    Usage

    chaidani is a kettle or teapot; in guesthouses it usually lives in the shared kitchen

25. სარეცხი მანქანა

    Saretskhi mankana

    Washing machine

    Usage

    Guesthouses often let you use theirs for a fee — show it when asking

26. დენი

    Deni

    Electricity

    Usage

    The word for a power cut: "deni ar aris" — there is no electricity. Not rare in mountain villages

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