Markets & Souvenirs

1. რა ღირს ეს?

   Ra ghirs es?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Basic price inquiry at markets

   Grammar Note

   "ghirs" is the invariant verb "costs"

2. შეიძლება ფასი შემცირდეს?

   Sheidzleba pasi shemtsirdes?

   Can I negotiate the price?

   Usage

   Opening price negotiation

   Grammar Note

   "sheidzleba" expresses possibility/permission

3. მე შემოგთავაზებ [ფასს].

   Me shemogtavazeb [pass].

   I'll offer [price].

   Usage

   Making a counter-offer

   Grammar Note

   The "g-" infix marks 2nd-person recipient

4. შეიძლება ფასდაკლება?

   Sheidzleba pasdak'leba?

   Can I get a discount?

   Usage

   For bulk purchase or last item

   Grammar Note

   Compound of "pasi" (price) + "dakleba" (reduction)

5. ეს ხელნაკეთია?

   Es khelnak'etia?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Checking if handmade or locally made

   Grammar Note

   "kheli" (hand) + "nakethi" (made)

6. რა მასალისგანაა დამზადებული?

   Ra masalisganaa damzadebuli?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Asking about material/fabric

   Grammar Note

   "-isgana" = ablative "from"

7. შეგიძლიათ საჩუქრად შეფუთოთ?

   Shegidzliat sachukrad sheputot?

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Requesting gift wrapping

   Grammar Note

   "-ad" forms adverbs/purposives

8. სად არის ღამის ბაზარი?

   Sad aris ghamis bazari?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Asking for the night market location

   Grammar Note

   "sad aris" = "where is"

9. შეიძლება ქვითარი მომცეთ?

   Sheidzleba kvitari momtset?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Asking for a receipt after purchase

   Grammar Note

   "mom-" prefix marks 1st-person object

10. რა საათებზე მუშაობს ბაზარი?

    Ra saatebze mushaobs bazari?

    What are the market opening hours?

    Usage

    Checking market hours

    Grammar Note

    "-ebze" = superessive plural

11. უბრალოდ ვათვალიერებ, გმადლობთ.

    Ubralod vatvaliereb, gmadlobt.

    I'm just looking, thank you.

    Usage

    Letting the seller know you're browsing

    Grammar Note

    "v-" prefix marks 1st-person singular

12. ბარათით გადახდა შეიძლება?

    Baratit gadakhda sheidzleba?

    Do you accept card payment?

    Usage

    Asking about card payment

    Grammar Note

    "-it" = instrumental "with/by"

13. სუვენირად ვყიდულობ.

    Suvenirad vq'idulob.

    I'm buying this as a souvenir.

    Usage

    Stating souvenir purchase intention

    Grammar Note

    "-ad" marks purpose

14. შეიძლება საერთაშორისოდ გაგზავნა?

    Sheidzleba saertashorisod gagzavna?

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    Asking about international shipping

    Grammar Note

    "-od" forms adverbial manner

15. რა გაქვთ ყველაზე კარგი?

    Ra gakvt q'velaze k'argi?

    What's your best item?

    Usage

    Asking for the best/recommended item

    Grammar Note

    "qvelaze" forms the superlative

16. ეს ძალიან ძვირია.

    Es dzalian dzviria.

    This is too expensive.

    Usage

    Saying price is too high to start bargaining

    Grammar Note

    "dzalian" is an intensifying adverb

17. სხვა ზომა გაქვთ?

    Skhva zoma gakvt?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    Asking for different size

    Grammar Note

    "gakvt" = 2nd-person formal "you have"

18. ნიორი

    Niori

    Garlic

    Usage

    Point to it when buying at a market, or when asking for a dish without it

19. ხახვი

    Khakhvi

    Onion

    Usage

    Point to it when buying at a market, or when asking for a dish without it

20. წიწაკა

    Ts'its'ak'a

    Chilli pepper

    Usage

    Means chilli, but the same word also covers bell pepper ("ბულგარული წიწაკა") — add "ცხარე" (spicy) to make the hot kind explicit

21. ქინძი

    Kindzi

    Coriander (cilantro)

    Usage

    The fresh leaf, which goes into almost every Georgian dish — ask early if you dislike it; the seed is "ქინძის თესლი"

22. ჯანჯაფილი

    Janjapili

    Ginger

    Usage

    Point to it when shopping; it is little used in Georgian cooking and some stalls will not have it

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