Sightseeing

1. სვეტიცხოველი სად არის?

   Svet'itskhoveli sad aris?

   Where is Svetitskhoveli Cathedral?

   Usage

   UNESCO World Heritage site in Mtskheta, Georgia's most sacred church

   Grammar Note

   "Svetitskhoveli" means "life-giving pillar" in Georgian. Mtskheta is Georgia's oldest city and a UNESCO World Heritage site

2. ფოტოს გადაღება შეიძლება?

   Pot'os gadagheba sheidzleba?

   May I take a photo?

   Grammar Note

   "შეიძლება" (it is possible) = "შე-" + "-ძლ-" (power/ability) + "-ება" (nominalization). This form is used for polite permission requests

3. მინდა ნარიყალას ციხის ბილეთი ვიყიდო

   Minda nariq'alas tsikhis bileti viq'ido

   I'd like to buy a ticket for Narikala Fortress

   Usage

   The 4th-century fortress overlooking Tbilisi's old town

   Grammar Note

   "ციხე (tsikhe)" means castle/fortress; hundreds of medieval fortresses dot Georgian landscapes. A wish is "მინდა + subjunctive (ვიყიდო)"; the bare subjunctive alone reads as "shall I buy?". The fortress name is linked in the genitive: "ნარიყალას ციხე"

4. მეტეხი ეკლესია სად არის?

   Met'ekhi ek'lesia sad aris?

   Where is Metekhi Church?

   Grammar Note

   Georgia is one of the world's oldest Christian nations (adopted 337 AD). "ეკლესია" is borrowed from Greek "ekklesia". Ancient Greek influences are visible in Georgian vocabulary

5. მუზეუმი რომელ საათზე იხსნება?

   Muzeumi romel saatze ikhsneba?

   What time does the museum open?

   Grammar Note

   "იხსნება" is passive/intransitive: "it opens (by itself)". Georgian has a nuanced voice system distinguishing active, passive, and middle voice

6. ტური ქართულ ენაზე გაქვთ?

   T'uri kartul enaze gakvt?

   Do you have a tour in Georgian?

   Grammar Note

   "ენა" (tongue/language) + "-ზე" (superessive = on/in) = "in the language". Georgian (ქართული) is the most widely spoken Kartvelian language

7. მინდა კახეთის ღვინის მარანი ვნახო

   Minda k'akhetis ghvinis marani vnakho

   I'd like to visit a Kakheti winery

   Usage

   Kakheti is Georgia's most famous wine-producing region

   Grammar Note

   Georgia has made wine for about 8,000 years and is known as the "cradle of wine". "მარანი (marani)" = wine cellar, a native Georgian word. The region takes the genitive "კახეთის" (of Kakheti), and the wish is "მინდა + subjunctive (ვნახო)"

8. ეს ისტორიული ძეგლია?

   Es ist'oriuli dzeglia?

   Is this a historical monument?

   Grammar Note

   "ძეგლი (dzeg'li)" = monument/heritage site, a native Georgian word. Georgia has over 3,000 historical monuments, with 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

9. ბაგრატის ტაძარი ახლოს არის?

   Bagrat'is t'adzari akhlos aris?

   Is Bagrati Cathedral nearby?

   Grammar Note

   Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi is an 11th-century UNESCO World Heritage site. "ტაძარი (tadzari)" is a native Georgian word for cathedral/sacred building

10. ქართული ცეკვა სად ვნახო?

    Kartuli tsek'va sad vnakho?

    Where can I watch Georgian traditional dance?

    Usage

    When you want to experience powerful Georgian folk dances like Khorumi

    Grammar Note

    Georgian folk dance is UNESCO intangible heritage. "ცეკვა (tsekva)" is the nominalized form of "ცეკვავს" (dances). The subjunctive "ვნახო" expresses a desire to see/visit

11. ქვეყანა ძალიან ლამაზია

    Kveq'ana dzalian lamazia

    This country is very beautiful

    Usage

    A compliment to locals about their beautiful country

    Grammar Note

    Georgia attracts tourists with diverse landscapes (Caucasus mountains, Black Sea coast, deserts, forests). "ლამაზი (lamazi)" = beautiful, used for both people and scenery

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