6.3. Family and Relationships
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Talking About Family and Relationships in Georgian
In this chapter you will learn how to talk about family members and basic relationships in Georgian. You will see many short, useful patterns that you can reuse with new words later.
Core Family Vocabulary
Here are the most common family words you will need from the start.
Close family
| Georgian | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| แแฏแแฎแ | ojaxi | family |
| แแแแ | mama | father, dad |
| แแแแ | deda | mother, mom |
| แแจแแแแแ | mลกobeli | parent |
| แแจแแแแแแ | mลกoblebi | parents |
| แจแแแแ | ลกvili | child, son or daughter |
| แแแแ | vaลพi | son (formal / literary) |
| แแแแ | gogo | girl, daughter (informal, also โgirlโ) |
| แแ | da | sister |
| แซแแ | dลบma | brother |
| แแ-แซแแ | da-dลบma | siblings |
Use แจแแแแ (ลกvili) when you want to say โchildโ without specifying boy or girl.
Example sentences
- แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แแฏแแฎแ.
Es aris ฤemi ojaxi.
This is my family. - แแแแ แแ แแแแ แกแแฎแแจแ แแ แแแ.
Mama da deda saxlลกi arian.
Father and mother are at home. - แแงแแแก แแ แแ แจแแแแ.
Mkavs ertโi ลกvili.
I have one child. - แแงแแแก แแ แ แแ แแ แแ แแ แซแแ.
Mkavs ori da da ertโi dลบma.
I have two sisters and one brother.
Extended family
| Georgian | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| แแแแแ | bebia | grandmother |
| แแแแ | papa | grandfather |
| แแแแฃแ | babua | grandfather (very common) |
| แแแแแ-แแแแฃแ | bebia-babua | grandparents |
| แแแซแ | bidza | uncle |
| แแแแแ | deida | aunt (motherโs sister) |
| แแแแแแ | mamida | aunt (fatherโs sister) |
| แแแซแแจแแแแ | bidzaลกvili | cousin (uncleโs child) |
| แแแแแแจแแแแ | deidaลกvili | cousin (auntโs child) |
In casual speech many people just say แแแแแแจแแแแ (deidaลกvili) or ะฑแแซแแจแแแแ (bidzaลกvili) for โcousinโ without worrying about exact family side.
Example sentences
- แฉแแแ แแแแแ แแแแแแกแจแ แชแฎแแแ แแแก.
ฤemi bebia Tbilisshi cxovrobs.
My grandmother lives in Tbilisi. - แแแก แแแแฃแแก แฐแฅแแแ แแแแ แแ.
Mis babuas hkvia Giorgi.
His grandfatherโs name is Giorgi. - แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แแแแแ แแ แแแกแ แจแแแแ.
Es aris ฤemi deida da misi ลกvili.
This is my aunt and her child.
Marriage and partnership
| Georgian | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| แชแแแ | coli | wife |
| แฅแแแ แ | kโmari | husband |
| ุงูุฒูุฌแแแ / แชแแ-แฅแแแ แ | col-kโmari | married couple (literally wife-husband) |
| แฅแแ แฌแแแ | qorฤili | wedding |
| แแแจแแแ | niลกobi | engagement |
| แแแจแแแแแแ | niลกnobaze | at the engagement party |
| แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ | ลกeqโvarebuli | boyfriend or girlfriend (literally โbelovedโ) |
| แแแ แขแแแแ แ | partniori | partner |
Example sentences
- แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แชแแแ.
Es aris ฤemi coli.
This is my wife. - แแแแ แแ แฉแแแ แฅแแแ แแ.
Giorgi ฤemi kโmaria.
Giorgi is my husband. - แแแก แฐแงแแแก แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ.
Mas hkavs ลกeqโvarebuli.
He or she has a boyfriend or girlfriend. - แแกแแแ แชแแ-แฅแแแ แแ แแ แแแ.
Isini col-kโmarni arian.
They are a married couple.
Saying โMy motherโ, โyour sisterโ, etc.
In earlier chapters you will see possession more fully. Here you just need some common patterns with family words.
Personal possessive adjectives are:
| Person | Georgian | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | แฉแแแ | ฤemi | my |
| you (singular) | แจแแแ | ลกeni | your |
| he / she / it | แแแกแ | misi | his / her / its |
| we | แฉแแแแ | ฤveni | our |
| you (plural) | แแฅแแแแ | tkveni | your (plural / polite) |
| they | แแแแ | mati | their |
They usually come before the noun.
Examples
- แฉแแแ แแแแ
ฤemi deda
my mother - แจแแแ แแแแ
ลกeni mama
your father - แแแกแ แแ
misi da
his sister / her sister - แฉแแแแ แจแแแแแแ
ฤveni ลกvilebi
our children - แแแแ แแแแแ
mati bebia
their grandmother
In short sentences
- แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แแ.
Es aris ฤemi da.
This is my sister. - แจแแแ แซแแ แแแแแแกแจแแ.
ล eni dลบma Tbilisshia.
Your brother is in Tbilisi. - แแแแ แแจแแแแแแ แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแจแ แชแฎแแแ แแแแ.
Mati mลกoblebi Sakartveloshi cxovroben.
Their parents live in Georgia.
Introducing Your Family
You already know basic patterns with โto beโ and โto haveโ from other chapters. Here you see how to combine them with family words.
โI have โฆโ with family words
For people as possessions Georgian usually uses the verb that matches โanimateโ possession. You will meet the grammar in detail later. For now, use these ready patterns:
- I have a brother.
แแงแแแก แซแแ.
Mkavs dลบma. - I have a sister.
แแงแแแก แแ.
Mkavs da. - I have two children.
แแงแแแก แแ แ แจแแแแ.
Mkavs ori ลกvili. - I do not have children.
แแ แแงแแแก แจแแแแแแ.
Ar mkavs ลกvilebi. - She has a husband.
แฐแงแแแก แฅแแแ แ.
Hkavs kโmari. - He has a girlfriend.
แฐแงแแแก แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ.
Hkavs ลกeqโvarebuli.
Use แแงแแแก / แฐแงแแแก (mkavs / hkavs) when you โhaveโ people or pets.
Use แแแฅแแก / แแฅแแก (makvs / akvs) for objects. The full explanation will appear in the verbs section.
Short introductions with family
Combine โto beโ, โto haveโ, and possessives.
Examples
- แแ แแแ แแแ, แแ แแงแแแก แแ แแ แแ.
Me var Ana, me mkavs ertโi da.
I am Ana, I have one sister. - แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แแฏแแฎแ: แแแแ, แแแแ แแ แแ.
Es aris ฤemi ojaxi: mama, deda da me.
This is my family: father, mother, and me. - แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แแแซแ, แแก แแ แแก แแแแแก แซแแ.
Is aris ฤemi bidza, is aris dedis dลบma.
He is my uncle, he is my motherโs brother. - แฉแแแแก แแฏแแฎแจแ แแแฎแ แแแแแแแแ แแแ แ.
ฤvens ojaxshi otkhi adamiani vart.
In our family we are four people.
Talking About Relationship Status
Here are useful phrases to describe if someone is single, married, etc. Only basic patterns are given so you can speak simply.
Common adjectives for status
| Georgian | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ | daojaxebuli | married (literally โfamily-izedโ) |
| แฃแชแแแ | ucolo | single, unmarried man |
| แฅแแแ แจแแฌแงแแแขแแแ | kโmarลกeฤvโeแนญili | divorced (for a woman, literally โseparated from husbandโ) |
| แแแงแ แแแ | gaqโrili | divorced (general) |
| แแแ แขแแฎแแแ | martoxelะฐ | single, alone |
| แแแแฎแแแแแ / แแแแฎแแแแแ | gatxovili | married woman (lit. โgiven in marriageโ) |
| แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ แฐแงแแแก | ลกeqโvarebuli hkavs | has a boyfriend / girlfriend |
You can usually say แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แแแ (daojaxebuli var) for โI am married,โ no matter if you are a man or woman.
Example sentences
- แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แแแ .
Daojaxebuli var.
I am married. - แแ แฏแแ แแแ แขแ แแแ .
Me jer marto var.
I am still single / alone. - แแก แฃแชแแแแ.
Is ucoloa.
He is single. - แฅแแแแแขแแแ แฃแแแ แแแแฎแแแแแแ.
Kalbatoni ukve gatxovilia.
The lady is already married. - แแกแแแ แแแงแ แแแแแ แแ แแแ.
Isini gaqโrilebi arian.
They are divorced.
Describing Simple Family Relations
You can use โX is Yโs Zโ patterns. The full rules for possession and cases come later, so focus on short useful sentences.
Patterns
Pattern 1: โX is my Y.โ
- แแแแ แแ แฉแแแ แซแแแ.
Giorgi ฤemi dลบmaa.
Giorgi is my brother. - แแแแ แฉแแแ แแแโฆ (more natural:) แแแแ แฉแแแ แแแ.
Nana ฤemi daa.
Nana is my sister. - แแ แแแแ แฉแแแ แแแซแแ.
Irakli ฤemi bidzaa.
Irakli is my uncle.
Pattern 2: โThis is Xโs Y.โ
In Georgian, to say โAnnaโs mother,โ you often add an ending to the name. The details belong to the genitive case chapter, so here you only see fixed examples.
- แแก แแ แแก แแแแก แแแแ.
Es aris Anas deda.
This is Annaโs mother. - แแก แแ แแก แแแแแแแก แแแแ.
Es aris Levanis mama.
This is Levanโs father. - แแก แแ แแก แแแ แแแแก แแแแแ.
Es aris Marikos bebia.
This is Marikoโs grandmother. - แแก แแ แแก แแแแ แแแกแ แแ แแแแแก แจแแแแ.
Es aris Giorgisa da Ninos ลกvili.
This is Giorgi and Ninoโs child.
Short family description
Combine the patterns you have learned.
- แแ แแแ แแฃแแ, แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แแฏแแฎแ.
Me var Luka, es aris ฤemi ojaxi.
I am Luka, this is my family. - แแงแแแก แแ แ แแ แแ แแ แแ แซแแ. แแแแ แแ แแก แแแกแฌแแแแแแแแ แแ แแแแ แแ แแก แแฅแแแ.
Mkavs ori da da ertโi dลบma. Deda aris maswavlebeli da mama aris eqโimi.
I have two sisters and one brother. Mother is a teacher and father is a doctor. - แแแแแ แแ แแแแฃแ แกแแคแแแจแ แชแฎแแแ แแแแ.
Bebia da babua sopelshi cxovroben.
Grandmother and grandfather live in the village.
Basic Relationship Phrases
Here are simple sentences for talking about love, friendship, and liking people. You will see verbs and grammar in detail later, so treat these as โready to useโ chunks.
Saying you like or love someone
Some handy patterns:
- แแ แแแงแแแ แฎแแ .
Me miqโvarkhar.
I love you. (to one person, intimate) - แแ แแแงแแแ แก แฉแแแ แแฏแแฎแ.
Me miqโvars ฤemi ojaxi.
I love my family. - แฉแแแ แแแแงแแแ แก แฉแแแแ แจแแแแแแ.
ฤven gviyvars ฤveni ลกvilebi.
We love our children. - แแ แซแแแแแ แแแงแแแ แก แฉแแแ แแแแ.
Me dzalian miqโvars ฤemi deda.
I love my mother very much. - แแแก แฃแงแแแ แก แแแแแกแ แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ.
Mas uqโvars tavisi ลกeqโvarebuli.
He or she loves his or her partner.
Important:
แแแงแแแ แก (miqโvars) and แแแงแแแ แฎแแ (miqโvarkhar) do not translate word for word as โI love.โ They are special verb forms that always include both the person who feels and the person or thing that is loved. At this level, learn and use them as fixed expressions.
Friendship and close people
| Georgian | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| แแแแแแแ แ | megobari | friend |
| แกแแฃแแแแแกแ แแแแแแแ แ | sauketeso megobari | best friend |
| แแฎแแ แแแแแแแ แ | axlo megobari | close friend |
| แแฏแแฎแแก แแแแแแแ แ | ojaxis megobari | family friend |
Examples
- แแก แฉแแแ แแแแแแแ แแ.
Is ฤemi megobaria.
He / she is my friend. - แแแแ แฉแแแ แกแแฃแแแแแกแ แแแแแแแ แแ.
Nino ฤemi sauketeso megobaria.
Nino is my best friend. - แฉแแแ แแฎแแแแ แแแแแแ แแแ แแแ แ.
ฤven mxolod megobrebi vart.
We are only friends. - แแก แแ แแก แฉแแแ แแฏแแฎแแก แแแแแแแ แ.
Es aris ฤemi ojaxis megobari.
This is my familyโs friend.
Simple Questions About Family and Relationships
Here are easy question patterns that you can memorize. They reuse question words from another chapter, but now with family vocabulary.
Asking about relatives
- แแงแแแก แแ แแ แซแแ?
Gkavs da an dลบma?
Do you have a sister or a brother? - แแงแแแก แแแแจแแแแ?
Gkavs bavลกvebi?
Do you have children? - แ แแแแแแ แจแแแแ แแงแแแก?
Ramdeni ลกvili gkavs?
How many children do you have? - แกแแ แชแฎแแแ แแ แแฏแแฎแแแ แแ แแแ?
Sad cxovrob ojaxแนญan ertad?
Where do you live with your family? - แ แแแแ แแ แจแแแ แแฏแแฎแ?
Rogoria ลกeni ojaxi?
What is your family like?
Possible short answers
- แแ, แแงแแแก แแ แแ แจแแแแ.
Ki, mkavs ertโi ลกvili.
Yes, I have one child. - แแ แ, แแ แแงแแแก แจแแแแ.
Ara, ar mkavs ลกvili.
No, I do not have a child. - แแงแแแก แแ แ แแ.
Mkavs ori da.
I have two sisters. - แแ แแงแแแก แซแแ.
Ar mkavs dลบma.
I do not have a brother.
Asking about relationship status
- แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แฎแแ ?
Daojaxebuli xar?
Are you married? (to โyouโ singular, informal) - แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แฎแแ แ?
Daojaxebuli xart?
Are you married? (polite or plural) - แแงแแแก แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ?
Gkavs ลกeqโvarebuli?
Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? - แชแแ-แฅแแแ แ แฎแแ แ?
Col-kโmari xart?
Are you a married couple?
Answers
- แแแแฎ, แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แแแ .
Diax, daojaxebuli var.
Yes, I am married. - แแ แ, แฏแแ แแแ แขแ แแแ .
Ara, jer marto var.
No, I am single for now. - แแแแฎ, แแงแแแก แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ.
Diax, mkavs ลกeqโvarebuli.
Yes, I have a boyfriend / girlfriend. - แแ แ, แชแแ-แฅแแแ แ แแ แแแ แ, แแฎแแแแ แแแแแแ แแแ แแแ แ.
Ara, col-kโmari ar vart, mxolod megobrebi vart.
No, we are not a married couple, we are only friends.
Short Dialogues About Family
These model dialogues give you patterns you can copy. Try reading them aloud.
Dialogue 1: Talking about siblings
A: แจแแ แแงแแแก แแ แแ แซแแ?
ล en gkavs da an dลบma?
Do you have a sister or brother?
B: แแแแฎ, แแงแแแก แแ แแ แซแแ. แจแแ?
Diax, mkavs ertโi dลบma. ล en?
Yes, I have one brother. And you?
A: แแ แแงแแแก แแ แ แแ แแ แแ แแงแแแก แซแแ.
Me mkavs ori da da ar mkavs dลบma.
I have two sisters and I do not have a brother.
Dialogue 2: Describing the family
A: แ แแแแ แ แแฏแแฎแ แแแฅแแก?
Rogori ojaxi gakvs?
What is your family like?
B: แแแแ แแฏแแฎแ แแแฅแแก, แแงแแแก แกแแแ แจแแแแ.
Didi ojaxi makvs, mkavs sami ลกvili.
I have a big family, I have three children.
A: แกแแ แชแฎแแแ แแแ?
Sad cxovrobt?
Where do you live?
B: แแแแแแกแจแ แแชแฎแแแ แแแ, แแแแแ แแ แแแแฃแ แแ แกแแคแแแจแ แชแฎแแแ แแแแ.
Tbilisshi vcxovrobt, bebia da babua ki sopelshi cxovroben.
We live in Tbilisi, and grandmother and grandfather live in the village.
Dialogue 3: Relationship status
A: แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แฎแแ ?
Daojaxebuli xar?
Are you married?
B: แแ แ, แฏแแ แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แแ แแแ . แจแแ?
Ara, jer daojaxebuli ar var. ล en?
No, I am not married yet. And you?
A: แแแแฎ, แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ แแแ , แแงแแแก แชแแแ แแ แแ แแ แจแแแแ.
Diax, daojaxebuli var, mkavs coli da ertโi ลกvili.
Yes, I am married, I have a wife and one child.
New Vocabulary from This Chapter
| Georgian | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| แแฏแแฎแ | ojaxi | family |
| แแแแ | mama | father |
| แแแแ | deda | mother |
| แแจแแแแแ | mลกobeli | parent |
| แแจแแแแแแ | mลกoblebi | parents |
| แจแแแแ | ลกvili | child, son / daughter |
| แแแแ | vaลพi | son |
| แแแแ | gogo | girl, daughter |
| แแ | da | sister |
| แซแแ | dลบma | brother |
| แแ-แซแแ | da-dลบma | siblings |
| แแแแแ | bebia | grandmother |
| แแแแฃแ / แแแแ | babua / papa | grandfather |
| แแแแแ-แแแแฃแ | bebia-babua | grandparents |
| แแแซแ | bidza | uncle |
| แแแแแ | deida | aunt (motherโs sister) |
| แแแแแแ | mamida | aunt (fatherโs sister) |
| แแแซแแจแแแแ | bidzaลกvili | cousin (uncleโs child) |
| แแแแแแจแแแแ | deidaลกvili | cousin (auntโs child) |
| แชแแแ | coli | wife |
| แฅแแแ แ | kโmari | husband |
| แชแแ-แฅแแแ แ | col-kโmari | married couple |
| แฅแแ แฌแแแ | qorฤili | wedding |
| แแแจแแแ | niลกobi | engagement |
| แจแแงแแแ แแแฃแแ | ลกeqโvarebuli | boyfriend / girlfriend |
| แแแ แขแแแแ แ | partniori | partner |
| แแแแฏแแฎแแแฃแแ | daojaxebuli | married |
| แฃแชแแแ | ucolo | single (man) |
| แแแแฎแแแแแ | gatxovili | married (woman) |
| แแแงแ แแแ | gaqโrili | divorced |
| แแแ แขแแฎแแแ | martoxela | single, alone |
| แแแแแแแ แ | megobari | friend |
| แกแแฃแแแแแกแ แแแแแแแ แ | sauketeso megobari | best friend |
| แแฎแแ แแแแแแแ แ | axlo megobari | close friend |
| แแฏแแฎแแก แแแแแแแ แ | ojaxis megobari | family friend |
| แแงแแแก | mkavs | I have (for people / animals) |
| แฐแงแแแก | hkavs | he / she has (for people / animals) |
| แแแงแแแ แก | miqโvars | I love (thing / person) |
| แแแงแแแ แฎแแ | miqโvarkhar | I love you |
| แฉแแแ | ฤemi | my |
| แจแแแ | ลกeni | your (singular) |
| แแแกแ | misi | his / her |
| แฉแแแแ | ฤveni | our |
| แแฅแแแแ | tkveni | your (plural / polite) |
| แแแแ | mati | their |
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