Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Georgian conversations.
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Important verbs
English | Georgian | Georgian (Romanization) |
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(to) be | ყოფნა | q'opfna |
(to) have | ქონა, ყოლა | k’ona, q’ola |
(to) do / (to) make | კთება | ktheba |
can / (to) know how to | ცოდნა | tsodna |
(to) know (how) | ცოდნა | tsodna |
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with | ცნობა | tsnoba |
(to) understand | გაგება | gageba |
(to) speak / (to) talk | ლაპარაკი | laparaki |
(to) listen to | სმენა | smena |
(to) hear | სმენა | smena |
(to) see | ხედვა | khedva |
(to) feel | გონია | gonia |
(to) live | ცხობრობა | tskhovroba |
(to) want | მოგუნება | moguneba |
(to) need | სჭირდება | sch’irdeba |
(to) like | სწონა | sts'ona |
(to) love | სიყვარული | siq'varuli |
(to) give | მოცემა | motsema |
(to) take | წამოღება | ts'amogheba |
(to) play | თამაშობა | thamashoba |
(to) laugh | იცინება | itsineba |
(to) come | მოსვლა | mosvla (mosula) |
(to) go | წასვლა | ts’asvla (ts’asula) |
(to) go by […] | მისვლა მიმართ | misvla mimarth |
(to) write | წერა | ts'era |
(to) read | კიტყვა | kitq'va |
(to) count | დაანგარიშობა | daangarishoba |
(to) pronounce | გამოთქმა | gamothk’ma |
(to) spell | აღნიშნა | aghnishna |
(to) conjugate | შერწყმა | sherts’q'ma |
(to) remember | სხოვნა | skhovna |
(to) forget | გადავიწყება | gadavitsq’eba |
(to) eat | ჩამა | chama |
(to) try | წთილობა | ts'thiloba |
(to) use | მომსარება | momsareba |
(to) open | გახსხნა | gakhskhna |
(to) close | დახურა, დაკეტა | dakhura, daketa |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | მისალმება | misalmeba |
(to) begin | დაცხება | datskheba |
(to) end | დამთავება დასრულება | damthaveba dasruleba |
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