Internet & WiFi

1. Wi-Fi პაროლი რა არის?

   Wi-Fi p'aroli ra aris?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the Wi-Fi password at a café or hotel

   Grammar Note

   Tbilisi has excellent free Wi-Fi coverage including metro stations. "პაროლი" is borrowed from Russian "parol'" (password).

2. ინტერნეტი არ მუშაობს

   Int'ernet'i ar mushaobs

   The internet is not working

   Usage

   Reporting that the internet is not working

   Grammar Note

   Georgian negation places "არ" directly before the verb. "მუშაობა" (to work/function) derives from "მუშა" (worker).

3. დამტენი გაქვთ?

   Damt'eni gakvt?

   Do you have a charger?

   Usage

   Asking if someone has a charger to lend

   Grammar Note

   "დამტენი" (charger) is a Georgian-formed word from the verb "for charging". Possession changes shape with the subject — "მაქვს" is "I have", "გაქვთ" is polite "you have" — so ask someone else with "გაქვთ?".

4. SIM ბარათი სად ვიყიდო?

   SIM barati sad viq'ido?

   Where can I buy a SIM card?

   Usage

   Asking where to purchase a local Georgian SIM card

   Grammar Note

   Main carriers: Magti, Silknet, Beeline. SIM cards are cheap and easily purchased at airport shops or carrier stores.

5. ბატარეა იწურება

   Bat'area its'ureba

   The battery is running out

   Usage

   Saying your battery is almost dead

   Grammar Note

   "იწურება" (being exhausted/running out) is from "წურება". Tbilisi's cafés generally have good charging options at tables.

6. ინტერნეტ კაფე სად არის?

   Int'ernet' k'ape sad aris?

   Where is an internet café?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of an internet café

   Grammar Note

   Tbilisi has few dedicated internet cafés since most regular cafés offer free Wi-Fi. Rustaveli Avenue area has good options.

7. ფოტო გამომიგზავნე

   Pot'o gamomigzavne

   Send me the photo

   Usage

   Asking a friend to send you a photo

   Grammar Note

   "გამომიგზავნე" packs direction (toward me) and the indirect object into the verb form. Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp dominate in Georgia.

8. ლეპტოპი შემიძლია გამოვიყენო?

   Lep't'op'i shemidzlia gamoviq'eno?

   Can I use the laptop?

   Usage

   Asking permission to use a laptop or computer

   Grammar Note

   "შემიძლია" (I can) is the 1st person form of the ability/permission verb. Tbilisi coworking spaces are also popular alternatives.

9. ინტერნეტი ძალიან ნელია

   Int'ernet'i dzalian nelia

   The internet is very slow

   Usage

   Complaining about slow internet speed

   Grammar Note

   "ნელი" (slow) ↔ "სწრაფი" (fast). Predicative adjectives take the "-ია" copula ending: "ნელია" = "it is slow".

10. უფასო Wi-Fi გაქვთ?

    Upaso Wi-Fi gakvt?

    Do you have free Wi-Fi?

    Usage

    Asking if free Wi-Fi is available

    Grammar Note

    "უფასო" = prefix "უ-" (without) + "ფასი" (price) + "-ო" = "free of charge". Georgian prefix "უ-" = English "un-/without-".

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