შეიძლება ღვინის ბარათი ვნახო?
Sheidzleba ghvinis barati vnakho?
May I see the wine list?
Usage
Requesting the wine list at a restaurant
Grammar Note
Georgia is considered the birthplace of wine
შეგიძლიათ ადგილობრივი ღვინო გვირჩიოთ?
Shegidzliat adgilobrivi ghvino gvirchiot?
Can you recommend a local wine?
Usage
Asking for local wine recommendation
Grammar Note
"gv-" marks 1st-person plural object
მინდა წითელი / თეთრი / ვარდისფერი ღვინო.
Minda ts'iteli / tetri / vardisperi ghvino.
I'd like red / white / rosé wine.
Usage
Specifying wine type
Grammar Note
"minda" = "I want" (invariable)
ერთი ჭიქა / ბოთლი გთხოვთ.
Erti ch'ika / botli gtkhovt.
I'd like a glass / bottle please.
Usage
Ordering by glass or bottle
Grammar Note
"gtkhovt" = formal polite "please"
რა ღვინო ჯდება ამ კერძთან?
Ra ghvino jdeba am k'erdztan?
What wine pairs well with this dish?
Usage
Asking about wine and food pairing
Grammar Note
"-tan" = comitative "with"
რამდენი პროცენტია სიძლიერე?
Ramdeni p'rotsent'ia sidzliere?
What is the alcohol content?
Usage
Checking alcohol percentage
Grammar Note
"-ia" is a shortened copula
ეს მშრალია / ხილიანია / მსუბუქია.
Es mshralia / khiliania / msubukia.
This is dry / fruity / smooth.
Usage
Describing wine tasting notes
Grammar Note
Adding "-ia" makes predicates from adjectives
შეგიძლიათ ადგილობრივი სასმელი გვირჩიოთ?
Shegidzliat adgilobrivi sasmeli gvirchiot?
Can you recommend a local spirit?
Usage
Asking for local spirit recommendation (e.g. chacha)
Grammar Note
"sa-...-eli" = instrumental noun "something for drinking"
მინდა ღვინის დეგუსტაცია გავიკეთო.
Minda ghvinis degust'atsia gavik'eto.
I'd like to do a wine tasting.
Usage
Expressing interest in wine tasting
Grammar Note
"gavi-" marks self-directed action
სასინჯი პორციები გაქვთ?
Sasinji p'ortsiebi gakvt?
Do you offer tasting samples?
Usage
Asking if samples/flights are available
Grammar Note
"sa-sinj-i" = "something to try/test"
ძალიან ტკბილი არ მინდა.
Dzalian t'k'bili ar minda.
Not too sweet, please.
Usage
Requesting not-too-sweet option
Grammar Note
"ar minda" = "I don't want"
სახლის ღვინო რომელია?
Sakhlis ghvino romelia?
What's the house wine?
Usage
Asking about the house wine
Grammar Note
"სახლის ღვინო" is the genitive "of the house" + "wine" = house wine. "რომელია" = "which one is it"; -ia is the shortened copula "is"
ეს ღვინო რომელი რეგიონიდანაა?
Es ghvino romeli regionidanaa?
What region is this wine from?
Usage
Asking about the wine's region of origin
Grammar Note
"-idan" = elative (origin) postposition "from"
გაუმარჯოს!
Gaumarjos!
Cheers!
Usage
Georgian toast — the most common drinking toast
Grammar Note
Optative subjunctive 3sg: "may victory be!"
გაქვთ უალკოჰოლო ვარიანტები?
Gakvt ualk'oholo variant'ebi?
Do you have non-alcoholic options?
Usage
Asking about non-alcoholic alternatives
Grammar Note
"u-...-o" circumfix means "without ~"
ღვინის მარანი შეიძლება ვინახულოთ?
Ghvinis marani sheidzleba vinakhulot?
Can we visit the wine cellar?
Usage
Requesting a wine cellar visit
Grammar Note
"vi-nakhul-ot" = 1st-person plural subjunctive
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