Public Transport

1. ავტობუსის გაჩერება სად არის?

   Avt'obusis gachereba sad aris?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   When asking for the location of a bus stop

   Grammar Note

   "გაჩერება" is a verbal noun from "გაჩერდება" (to stop). Georgian verbal nouns are formed with root + "-eba/-a" suffix

2. მეტროს სადგური სად არის?

   Met'ros sadguri sad aris?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   When looking for a metro station

   Grammar Note

   Tbilisi has 2 metro lines. "სადგური" derives from the root for "standing place". Tbilisi = "თბილისი" (warm place) in Georgian

3. ბილეთი სად ვიყიდო?

   Bileti sad viq'ido?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Usage

   When asking where to purchase a transit ticket

   Grammar Note

   "ვიყიდო (viq'ido)" is subjunctive first-person of "ყიდვა" (to buy). Interrogative + subjunctive = "where can I…"

4. ეს ავტობუსი ქალაქის ცენტრში მიდის?

   Es avt'obusi kalakis tsent'rshi midis?

   Does this bus go to the city centre?

   Usage

   When checking if a bus goes to the city centre

   Grammar Note

   "-ში (-shi)" is the inessive/directional case suffix meaning "into/to". Georgian encodes spatial direction via 7 noun case suffixes

5. გთხოვთ, სად ჩამოვიდე?

   Gtkhovt, sad chamovide?

   Where should I get off?

   Usage

   When asking where to get off a bus or train

   Grammar Note

   "ჩამო-" is a directional prefix meaning "downward/descent". Combined with "vide" (come) = "come down / get off". Directional prefixes are core to Georgian verb system

6. ტაქსი გამოიძახეთ, გთხოვთ

   T'aksi gamoidzakhet, gtkhovt

   Please call a taxi

   Usage

   When asking someone to call a taxi for you

   Grammar Note

   "-ეთ (-et)" marks the polite imperative. "გამო-" (out) + "-ძახ-" (call/shout) + "-ეთ" (polite command). Georgian polite imperatives use "-eთ" suffix

7. მატარებელი რომელ საათზე მიდის?

   Mat'arebeli romel saatze midis?

   What time does the train leave?

   Usage

   When checking the train departure time

   Grammar Note

   "-ზე (-ze)" is the locative suffix (on/at). "საათ-ზე" = "at the hour/time". "რომელ (romel)" is an interrogative adjective modifying the noun

8. ამ მარშრუტზე დადიხართ?

   Am marshrut'ze dadikhart?

   Do you pass through this route?

   Usage

   When checking if a vehicle covers a specific route

   Grammar Note

   "-ხართ (-khart)" is the polite/plural verb suffix. Georgian marks respect with plural verb forms. "ამ (am)" is the oblique-case form of "ეს (this)"

9. სამგზავრო ბარათი მაქვს

   Samgzavro barati makvs

   I have a travel card

   Usage

   When showing or confirming you have a transit card

   Grammar Note

   Prefix "სამ-" creates adjectives meaning "for/related to". "გზა" (road/journey) + "სამ-〜-ო" = "for travel/transit"

10. გადასვლა სად არის?

    Gadasvla sad aris?

    Where is the transfer / connection?

    Usage

    When asking where to transfer between transit lines

    Grammar Note

    "გადა-" (across/over) + "-სვლ-" (going) + "-ა" (verbal noun suffix) = "crossing over = transfer". Georgian directional prefix "გადა-" marks crossing/over

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