Basic Nouns

1. წყალი

   Ts'q'ali

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water; works with pointing

   Grammar Note

   Georgian has no gender; nouns take seven cases (წყალი nominative → წყლის genitive).

2. საჭმელი

   Sach'meli

   Food

   Usage

   The general word when you are looking for something to eat

3. ფული

   Puli

   Money

   Usage

   Comes up when paying or changing currency

4. ტუალეტი

   T'ualet'i

   Toilet

   Usage

   The word alone is enough to ask for directions

5. ქაღალდის ხელსახოცი

   Kaghaldis khelsakhotsi

   Tissue

   Usage

   For asking at a shop or a diner

6. წამალი

   Ts'amali

   Medicine

   Usage

   The core word at a pharmacy, paired with your symptom

7. ბარგი

   Bargi

   Luggage

   Usage

   For checking in, picking up, or storing bags

8. გასაღები

   Gasaghebi

   Key

   Usage

   For collecting or returning it at hotel reception

9. ბილეთი

   Bileti

   Ticket

   Usage

   The base word for transport and admission tickets

10. პასპორტი

    P'asp'ort'i

    Passport

    Usage

    Comes up at every check-in and border control

11. ტელეფონი

    T'eleponi

    Phone

    Usage

    Refers to the device and to making a call

12. დამტენი

    Damt'eni

    Charger

    Usage

    When you want to borrow one at a hotel or café

13. სადგური

    Sadguri

    Station

    Usage

    The easiest landmark to name when asking directions

14. საავადმყოფო

    Saavadmq'opo

    Hospital

    Usage

    The first word you need if you fall ill

15. პოლიცია

    P'olitsia

    Police

    Usage

    For theft or accidents; the word alone gets help

16. მაღაზია

    Maghazia

    Shop

    Usage

    The general word when hunting for somewhere to buy things

17. ოთახი

    Otakhi

    Room

    Usage

    For negotiating a stay or confirming a room number

18. გზა

    Gza

    Road

    Usage

    Used when asking directions, often over a map

19. ოჯახი

    Ojakhi

    Family

    Usage

    Comes up in small talk about who you are travelling with

20. სახელი

    Sakheli

    Name

    Usage

    For confirming a booking or introducing yourself

    Grammar Note

    "სახელი" is the given name; the surname is "გვარი".

21. თავი

    Tavi

    Head

    Usage

    For pointing out where it hurts; the same word also means "oneself" and "chapter", so show it while touching your head

22. თვალი

    Tvali

    Eye

    Usage

    For pointing out where it hurts or what is wrong

23. კბილი

    K'bili

    Tooth

    Usage

    For reporting toothache; a dentist is "სტომატოლოგი"

24. ყელი

    Q'eli

    Throat

    Usage

    For a sore throat; the outside of the neck is a different word, "კისერი"

25. მუცელი

    Mutseli

    Belly / stomach

    Usage

    For pointing at stomach pain; in some phrases the word is also used for pregnancy

26. ზურგი

    Zurgi

    Back

    Usage

    For back pain; indicate the exact height on your own body

27. ფეხი

    Pekhi

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Georgian "ფეხი" covers both the leg and the foot — point at the exact spot on your body

28. ხელი

    Kheli

    Hand

    Usage

    In everyday use it stretches to cover the arm; use "მკლავი" when you mean the arm specifically

29. გულმკერდი

    Gulmk'erdi

    Chest

    Usage

    For chest pain or tightness; this is the anatomical word — "მკერდი" alone can be read as breast

30. სასტუმრო

    Sast'umro

    Hotel

    Usage

    For indicating your destination to a taxi driver; derived from "სტუმარი" (guest)

31. აეროპორტი

    Aerop'ort'i

    Airport

    Usage

    For indicating your destination to a taxi driver

32. ავტობუსის გაჩერება

    Avt'obusis gachereba

    Bus stop

    Usage

    Point to it when asking for directions; the same word is used for marshrutka minibus stops

33. მეტრო

    Met'ro

    Metro (subway)

    Usage

    Point to it when asking for directions; Tbilisi has Georgia's only metro

34. საელჩო

    Saelcho

    Embassy

    Usage

    For getting to your embassy after losing a passport; all embassies are in Tbilisi

35. ბანკომატი

    Bank'omat'i

    ATM

    Usage

    Point to it when asking for directions; in Georgia they stand outside pharmacies and shops too

36. ვალუტის გადაცვლა

    Valut'is gadatsvla

    Currency exchange

    Usage

    The wording on exchange-booth signs themselves, so you can match it against the small street kiosks

37. სამრეცხაო

    Samretskhao

    Laundrette

    Usage

    A clothes laundry; a car wash is "ავტოსამრეცხაო", so check whether the sign carries the "ავტო-" prefix

38. საკონსულო

    Sak'onsulo

    Consulate

    Usage

    A mission headed by a consul, and also the building itself; an embassy is a different word, "საელჩო"

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