A useful first Georgian sentence is one you understand as a whole. Start with a short conversation, notice a repeated pattern, and practice reconstructing the line. That is the idea behind Tbilingo’s sentence-building exercises.
This guide uses examples from the app’s beginner stories. It gives you a few specific patterns to practice without asking you to learn Georgian’s whole grammar system first.
Start with a question and an answer
როგორ ხარ?
How are you?
კარგად ვარ, მადლობა. შენ?
I’m fine, thank you. And you?
მეც კარგად ვარ.
I’m fine too.
The question როგორ ხარ? asks “How are you?” In the reply, კარგად ვარ means “I’m fine.” Learn each line with its meaning and audio before taking it apart.
Notice that ხარ appears in the question to “you,” while ვარ appears in the reply about “I.” These are different forms of “to be.” The Peace Corps beginner lessons give a fuller table of personal pronouns and these forms.
Learn an introduction as a pattern
რა გქვია?
What’s your name?
მე მქვია ანა. შენ?
My name is Ana. And you?
მე მქვია ნიკა. სასიამოვნოა.
My name is Nika. Nice to meet you.
Compare მე მქვია ანა with მე მქვია ნიკა. The introduction stays the same while the name changes. First practice the examples exactly as written; then try the introduction with your own name.
Keep the question რა გქვია? beside the answer in your notes. Practicing the pair helps you recognize when the answer is useful.
Read a sentence beyond introductions
მე მაქვს რვა ვაშლი.
I have eight apples.
In this sentence, რვა is eight and ვაშლი means apple. Use the English translation to understand the complete line before practicing its individual words.
A sentence from a story gives a pattern a concrete meaning. When you recognize the number, you have a useful foothold even if the rest of the sentence is new.
Rebuild two sentences
Look back at the examples, then try putting these words in the order used in the story. This exercise checks the example you have read; it is not a rule that every Georgian sentence must use that order.
- “My name is Ana”: ანა · მე · მქვია
- “I’m fine”: ვარ · კარგად
Check the example answers
- მე მქვია ანა.
- კარგად ვარ.
Practice with feedback in Tbilingo
In the app’s phrase exercises, an English prompt gives you the meaning to express. Arrange the Georgian words, check the answer, and return to the example when a word is in the wrong place. Sessions use up to ten items, so you can focus on a small set at a time.
For your next reading session, try the short stories with audio. For more conversation starters, keep the greetings guide nearby.