Transportation

1. სად არის ავტობუსის გაჩერება?

   Sad aris avt'obusis gachereba?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Grammar Note

   The genitive suffix "-ის (-is)" on "ავტობუსი" means "of the bus". Georgian's 7-case system uses "-ის/-ს" for genitive (possession)

2. თბილისის აეროპორტში წავიდეთ

   Tbilisis aerop'ort'shi ts'avidet

   Please go to Tbilisi Airport

   Usage

   Instruction to a taxi driver

   Grammar Note

   The locative suffix "-ში" means "inside/into": "ავტობუსში" (in the bus), "სახლში" (in the house). Tbilisi means "warm springs" in Georgian (თბილი = warm)

3. ეს ადგილი თავისუფალია?

   Es adgili tavisupalia?

   Is this seat free?

   Grammar Note

   "თავისუფალი" (free/vacant) combines "თავის" (one's own) + "უფალი" (lord). Georgian has many compound words written in the Mkhedruli alphabet

4. რამდენი ღირს?

   Ramdeni ghirs?

   How much does it cost?

   Usage

   Asking the price for a taxi or transport

   Grammar Note

   "ღირს" is the third-person present of "ღირ-" (to be worth). Georgian currency is the Lari (ლარი). Georgia is the only Caucasus country with its own unique alphabet

5. გამიჩერეთ აქ

   Gamicheret ak

   Stop here, please

   Usage

   Telling a taxi driver to stop

   Grammar Note

   "გამიჩერეთ" combines perfective prefix (გა-) and benefactive prefix (მი- = for me) in one polypersonal imperative form — three pieces of information in one verb

6. მეტროს სადგური სად არის?

   Met'ros sadguri sad aris?

   Where is the metro station?

   Grammar Note

   Tbilisi has a metro system. "სადგური (station)" derives from "სადგომ" (a standing place). Georgian vocabulary balances native Kartvelian words with loanwords

7. ბილეთი სად ვიყიდო?

   Bileti sad viq'ido?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Grammar Note

   The prefix "ვ-" marks first-person subject. Since Georgian verbs encode the subject via prefixes, the subject pronoun can often be omitted

8. მარჯვნივ მოუხვიეთ

   Marjvniv moukhviet

   Turn right, please

   Grammar Note

   "მარჯვნივ" (to the right) shares the root "მარჯვ-" (right/victory) with the greeting "გამარჯობა". Left: "მარცხნივ (martskhniv)"

9. პირდაპირ გაგრძელდით

   P'irdap'ir gagrdzeldit

   Go straight ahead, please

   Grammar Note

   "პირდაპირ" (straight/directly) combines "პირი" (face/surface) + "დაპირ" (face-to-face). Georgian has a rich system of directional adverbs

10. რამდენ ხანში ჩავალთ?

    Ramden khanshi chavalt?

    How long will it take to get there?

    Grammar Note

    Georgian has 9 directional prefixes (მი-, მო-, გა-, შე-, ა-, ჩა-, წა-, გადა-, ამო-) encoding movement direction and relationship to speaker. "ჩა-" marks movement toward destination

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