Common Georgian Phrases for Travel and Everyday Situations

Start with phrases you can connect to a specific moment: saying hello, asking for a menu, or checking a price. This guide gives you Georgian spellings, reading hints, and a small set of greetings with recordings from Tbilingo.

The reading hints are approximate. Listen where a recording is available, and use the pronunciation guide when a sound is unfamiliar.

Start with hello, goodbye, and excuse me

For a longer exchange, the greetings guide adds “How are you?” and introductions. Practice the reply as well as the opening question.

Keep a few polite basics ready

Try making a small sequence: say hello, ask your question, and finish with thanks. It gives each word a place in a conversation instead of leaving it as an isolated item on a list.

Phrases for cafés and restaurants

“I want water” is a direct statement of what you want. A greeting and an “excuse me” can help you open the exchange. For listening practice around prices, work through the numbers guide alongside these phrases.

Ask where something is

The first phrase is an unfinished question: add the place you are looking for. Practice saying the question slowly, then be ready to listen, look at a map, or ask for clarification. Knowing the question does not mean you will understand every possible reply yet.

Make a short practice plan

1. Choose three phrases you expect to use.
2. Read each phrase with its meaning, then cover the English.
3. Recall the phrase from a situation: entering a café, asking a price, or looking for a place.
4. Return to the phrases the next day and notice which ones need another pass.

The Peace Corps Georgian lessons offer further beginner conversation and restaurant examples. In Tbilingo, use the vocabulary and sentence courses to keep practicing between real conversations.