Georgian Gender

Welcome to the fifth Georgian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Georgian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man კაცი [k'atsi]

woman ქალი [kali]

husband ქმარი [kmari]

wife ცოლი [tsoli]

boy ბიჭი [bich'i]

girl გოგო [gogo]

father მამა [mama]

mother დედა [deda]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Georgian + Pronunciation
my son is a student [masculine + noun] ჩემი ვაჟი არის სტუდენტი [chemi vazhi aris st'udent'i]
her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] მისი ქალიშვილი არის სტუდენტი [misi kalishvili aris st'udent'i]
he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] მას ჰყავს მაღალი ძმა [mas hqavs maghali dzma]
she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] მასჰყავს მაღალი და [mashqavs maghali da]
his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] მისი ძმები უმცროსები არიან [misi dzmebi umtsrosebi arian]
his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] მისი დები უმცროსები არიან [misi debi umtsrosebi arian]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son ვაჟი [vazhi]

daughter ქალიშვილი [kalishvili]

brother ძმა [dzma]

sister და [da]

grandfather პაპა [p'ap'a]

grandmother ბებია [bebia]

child ბავშვი [bavshvi]

children ბავშვები [bavshvebi]

Expressions in Georgian

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Georgian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Georgian - Pronunciation
What do you mean? რას გულისხმობ? [ras guliskhmob?]
I don't understand ვერ გავიგე! [ver gavige!]
I don't know არ ვიცი! [ar vitsi!]
What is that called in Georgian? როგორ არის ეს ქართულად? [rogor aris es qartulad?]
What is this? რა არის ეს? [ra aris es?]
What does that word mean in English? რას ნიშნავს ეს სიტყვა ინგლისურად? [ras nishnavs es sit'qva inglisurad?]
Sorry (if you made a mistake) მაპატიეთ! [map'at'iet!]

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