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6.6. Food, Drinks, and Eating Out
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Food and Drinks in Everyday Life
In this chapter you will learn useful words and patterns for food, drinks, and simple eating out situations. We will not talk about complex grammar. The focus is on vocabulary, typical short phrases, and realistic mini dialogues.
Basic Food Words
Here are some very common food items you will see or hear often.
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| bread | แแฃแ แ | puri |
| cheese | แงแแแแ | qveli |
| meat | แฎแแ แชแ | khorci |
| chicken | แฅแแแแแ | qatami |
| fish | แแแแแ | tevzi |
| soup | แฌแแแแแแ | tsโvniani |
| salad | แกแแแแแ | salati |
| egg | แแแแ แชแฎแ | kvercxi |
| rice | แแ แแแฏแ | brinji |
| potatoes | แแแ แขแแคแแแ | kartopili |
| vegetables | แแแกแขแแแฃแแ | bostneuli |
| fruit | แฎแแแ | khili |
Short sample sentences:
- แแก แแฃแ แแ.
Es puria.
This is bread. - แแก แงแแแแ แแ แฎฮนฮปแแ.
Es qveli da khilia.
This is cheese and fruit. - แแ แแแงแแแ แก แฎแแแ.
Me miqvars khili.
I like fruit.
Try to learn food words in pairs like "bread and cheese" or "meat and potatoes". This helps you remember them faster.
Common Georgian Foods
Some foods are very typical in Georgia. Knowing their names will help you read menus and talk to locals.
| English description | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| cheese bread (flatbread) | แฎแแญแแแฃแ แ | khachapuri |
| meat dumplings | แฎแแแแแแ | khinkali |
| bean stew / beans | แแแแแ | lobio |
| corn bread / cornbread | แแญแแแ | mchadi |
| grilled meat (kebab style) | แแฌแแแแ | mtsโvadi |
| walnut sauce | แแแแแแแก แกแแฃแกแ | nigvzะธั sousi |
| eggplant with walnuts | แแแแ แแฏแแแ แแแแแแแ | badrijani nigvzะธั |
| churchkhela (nut sweet) | แฉแฃแ แฉแฎแแแ | churchkhela |
| Georgian sweets (general) | แฅแแ แแฃแแ แแฃแแแแ แ | kartuli nugbari |
Example menu-style lines:
- แฎแแญแแแฃแ แ, แกแแแแแ, แแแแแ
Khachapuri, salati, lobio
Khachapuri, salad, beans - แแฌแแแแ แแ แแแ แขแแคแแแ
Mtsโvadi da kartopili
Grilled meat and potatoes
Drinks: Hot and Cold
Non-alcoholic drinks
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| water | แฌแงแแแ | tsโqali |
| mineral water | แแแแแ แแแฃแ แ แฌแงแแแ | mineraluri tsโqali |
| juice | แฌแแแแ | tsโveni |
| tea | แฉแแ | chai |
| coffee | แงแแแ | qava |
| milk | แซแ แแฎแแก แ แซแ / แ แซแ | dzrokhis rdze / rdze |
| lemonade (soft drink) | แแแแแแแแ | limonati |
Short examples:
- แฌแงแแแ แแแแแ.
Tsโqali minda.
I want water. - แงแแแ แแฃ แฉแแ?
Qava tu chai?
Coffee or tea?
Alcoholic drinks
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| wine | แฆแแแแ | ghvino |
| red wine | แฌแแแแแ แฆแแแแ | tsโiteli ghvino |
| white wine | แแแแ แ แฆแแแแ | tetri ghvino |
| beer | แแฃแแ | ludi |
| chacha (spirit) | แญแแญแ | chacha |
Example uses:
- แแ แแ แแฃแแ, แแแฎแแแ.
Erti ludi, gtkhovt.
One beer, please. - แแ แแ แแกแแแ แฆแแแแแก.
Me ar vsvam ghvinos.
I do not drink wine.
Taste and Food Preferences
You often need to say if something is tasty, salty, or spicy.
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| tasty | แแแแ แแแแ | gemrieli |
| very tasty | แซแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแ | dzalian gemrieli |
| salty | แแแ แแแแแแ | mariliani |
| sweet | แขแแแแแ | tkbili |
| spicy / hot (taste) | แชแฎแแ แ | tskhare |
| sour | แแแแแ | mjave |
| fresh | ุชุงุฒู (loan) / แแฎแแแ | akhali |
Useful patterns:
- แซแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแแ.
Dzalian gemrielia.
It is very tasty. - แชแแขแ แชแฎแแ แแ.
Tsโota tskharea.
It is a little spicy. - แซแแแแแ แขแแแแแแ.
Dzalian tkbilia.
It is very sweet.
A very common compliment in Georgia is:
แซแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแแ (dzalian gemrielia) "It is very tasty."
Say this after eating home food or in a restaurant.
In the Kitchen and at the Table
These words help you talk about kitchen items and things on the table.
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| plate | แแแคแจแ | tepshi |
| glass | แญแแฅแ | chโika |
| cup | แคแแแฏแแแ | finjani |
| fork | แฉแแแแแแ | changali |
| knife | แแแแ | dana |
| spoon | แแแแแ | kovzi |
| table | แแแแแแ | magida |
| chair | แกแแแแ | skami |
| napkin | แฎแแแกแแฎแแชแ | khelskhoci |
| bottle | แแแแแ | botli |
Mini examples:
- แแก แฉแแแ แแแคแจแแ.
Es chemi tepshia.
This is my plate. - แกแแ แแ แแก แแแแแ?
Sad aris kovzi?
Where is the spoon?
Eating: Basic Verbs and Short Phrases
Some very simple verbs around food:
| English | Georgian (dictionary form) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| to eat | แญแแแ | chโama |
| to drink | แแแแแแ | daleva |
| to cook | แแแแแแแแแ | momzadeba |
| to order (at a restaurant) | แจแแแแแแ | shekveta |
| to like (food) | แแแกแฌแแแแ / แแแงแแแ แก-type usage | mosconva / miqvars-type |
Short very common phrases, leaving grammar details for other chapters:
- แแ แแญแแ.
Me vchโam.
I am eating / I eat. - แแ แแกแแแ แงแแแแก.
Me vsvam qavas.
I am drinking coffee. - แแ แแแแแแแแแ แฌแแแแแแ.
Me movamzade tsโvniani.
I prepared soup.
At a Cafรฉ or Restaurant: Key Words
You already saw a separate chapter later for cafรฉs and restaurants, so here we focus on core vocabulary for food and drink and the most basic expressions.
Places and people
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| cafรฉ | แแแคแ | kafe |
| restaurant | แ แแกแขแแ แแแ | restorani |
| bar | แแแ แ | bari |
| waiter (m.) | แแแแขแแแ | mimtani |
| menu | แแแแแฃ | meniเฅ |
| bill, check | แแแแแ แแจแ | angarishi |
| reservation | แ แแแแ แแแชแแ | rezervatsia |
Very common short lines:
- แแแแแฃ, แแแฎแแแ.
Meniu, gtkhovt.
The menu, please. - แแแแแ แแจแ, แแแฎแแแ.
Angarishi, gtkhovt.
The bill, please. - แแ แแแแแ.
Ar minda.
I do not want it. - แกแแแแแ แแกแแ, แแแแแแแแ.
Sakmarisia, gmadlobt.
It is enough, thank you.
Use แแแฎแแแ (gtkhovt, please) after what you ask for:
แแแแแฃ, แแแฎแแแ, แฌแงแแแ, แแแฎแแแ.
It sounds polite and is used very often.
Quantities and Portions
When eating out or shopping for food you need numbers and quantity words. Here we focus on the most typical food related ones.
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| one portion | แแ แแ แกแแฌแแแแแ / แแ แแ แแแ แชแแ | ertโi porcia (common) |
| half portion | แแแฎแแแแ แ แแแ แชแแ | navrevari porcia |
| piece, slice | แแแญแแ แ | nacheri |
| bottle | แแแแแ | botli |
| glass (of) | แญแแฅแ | chโika |
| cup (of) | แคแแแฏแแแ | finjani |
| a little / some | แชแแขแ | tsโota |
| more | แแแแแ | kidev |
Examples:
- แแ แแ แแแ แชแแ แฎแแแแแแ.
Erti porcia khinkali.
One portion of khinkali. - แแ แ แแแแแ แฌแงแแแ.
Ori botli tsโqali.
Two bottles of water. - แแแแแ แแ แแ แญแแฅแ แฆแแแแ.
Kidev ertโi chโika ghvino.
One more glass of wine.
Simple Mini Dialogues
These mini dialogues give you realistic combinations of the vocabulary from this chapter. Grammar will be explained in other parts of the course. Here the goal is to get used to typical food related exchanges.
Dialogue 1: At a cafรฉ
A: แแแแแฃ, แแแฎแแแ.
A: Meniu, gtkhovt.
A: The menu, please.
B: แแแแแงแแ. แแ แแแแแฃ.
B: Getaqva. Ai meniu.
B: Here you are. Here is the menu.
A: แแ แแ แงแแแ แแ แแ แแ แฉแแแก, แแแฎแแแ.
A: Erti qava da ertโi chais, gtkhovt.
A: One coffee and one tea, please.
B: แจแแฅแ แแ แแฃ แฃแจแแฅแ แแ?
B: Shaqrit tu ushakrod?
B: With sugar or without sugar?
A: แจแแฅแ แแ, แแแแแแแแ.
A: Shaqrit, gmadlobt.
A: With sugar, thank you.
Dialogue 2: Ordering food in a small restaurant
A: แฎแแญแแแฃแ แ แแแฅแแ?
A: Khachapuri gaqvt?
A: Do you have khachapuri?
B: แแแแฎ, แแแแฅแแก.
B: Diakh, gvakvs.
B: Yes, we have.
A: แแ แแ แฎแแญแแแฃแ แ แแ แแแแแ, แแแฎแแแ.
A: Erti khachapuri da lobio, gtkhovt.
A: One khachapuri and beans, please.
B: แกแแกแแแแ?
B: Sasmeli?
B: A drink?
A: แฌแงแแแ แแ แแ แแ แแฃแแ.
A: Tsโqali da ertโi ludi.
A: Water and one beer.
Polite Eating Expressions
Some polite expressions used around food and drink:
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Enjoy your meal | แแแแ แแแแแ แแแแ แแแแ | gemrielead miirtvit |
| It was very tasty | แซแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแ แแงแ | dzalian gemrieli iko |
| Thank you for the food | แแแแแแแ แกแแญแแแแกแแแแก | madloba sachmlistvis |
| I am full | แแแแแแงแแ แ แแแ | gavnaqari var |
| I am hungry | แแจแแแ แ แแแ | mshieri var |
| I am thirsty | แฌแงแฃแ แแแแ แแฌแงแฃแ แแ | tsโqurvili mtsquria |
Example:
- แซแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแ แแงแ, แแแแ แแแแแแแ.
Dzalian gemrieli iko, didi madloba.
It was very tasty, thank you very much.
Before you start eating in Georgia, it is polite to hear or say:
แแแแ แแแแแ แแแแ แแแแ (gemrielead miirtvit) "Enjoy your meal."
New Vocabulary for This Chapter
Below is a list of the main new words you met in this chapter. You do not need to memorize all at once. Use it as a reference.
| English | Georgian (script) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| food | แกแแญแแแแ | sachmeli |
| drink | แกแแกแแแแ | sasmeli |
| bread | แแฃแ แ | puri |
| cheese | แงแแแแ | qveli |
| meat | แฎแแ แชแ | khorci |
| chicken | แฅแแแแแ | qatami |
| fish | แแแแแ | tevzi |
| soup | แฌแแแแแแ | tsโvniani |
| salad | แกแแแแแ | salati |
| egg | แแแแ แชแฎแ | kvercxi |
| rice | แแ แแแฏแ | brinji |
| potatoes | แแแ แขแแคแแแ | kartopili |
| vegetables | แแแกแขแแแฃแแ | bostneuli |
| fruit | แฎแแแ | khili |
| khachapuri | แฎแแญแแแฃแ แ | khachapuri |
| khinkali | แฎแแแแแแ | khinkali |
| beans / bean stew | แแแแแ | lobio |
| cornbread | แแญแแแ | mchadi |
| grilled meat | แแฌแแแแ | mtsโvadi |
| walnut sauce | แแแแแแแก แกแแฃแกแ | nigvzis sousi |
| eggplant with walnuts | แแแแ แแฏแแแ แแแแแแแ | badrijani nigvzะธั |
| churchkhela | แฉแฃแ แฉแฎแแแ | churchkhela |
| water | แฌแงแแแ | tsโqali |
| mineral water | แแแแแ แแแฃแ แ แฌแงแแแ | mineraluri tsโqali |
| juice | แฌแแแแ | tsโveni |
| tea | แฉแแ | chai |
| coffee | แงแแแ | qava |
| milk | แ แซแ | rdze |
| lemonade / soft drink | แแแแแแแแ | limonati |
| wine | แฆแแแแ | ghvino |
| beer | แแฃแแ | ludi |
| chacha | แญแแญแ | chacha |
| tasty | แแแแ แแแแ | gemrieli |
| salty | แแแ แแแแแแ | mariliani |
| sweet | แขแแแแแ | tkbili |
| spicy / hot (taste) | แชแฎแแ แ | tskhare |
| sour | แแแแแ | mjave |
| fresh | แแฎแแแ | akhali |
| plate | แแแคแจแ | tepshi |
| glass | แญแแฅแ | chโika |
| cup | แคแแแฏแแแ | finjani |
| fork | แฉแแแแแแ | changali |
| knife | แแแแ | dana |
| spoon | แแแแแ | kovzi |
| table | แแแแแแ | magida |
| chair | แกแแแแ | skami |
| napkin | แฎแแแกแแฎแแชแ | khelskhoci |
| bottle | แแแแแ | botli |
| to eat | แญแแแ | chโama |
| to drink | แแแแแแ | daleva |
| to cook / prepare | แแแแแแแแแ | momzadeba |
| to order | แจแแแแแแ | shekveta |
| cafรฉ | แแแคแ | kafe |
| restaurant | แ แแกแขแแ แแแ | restorani |
| bar | แแแ แ | bari |
| waiter | แแแแขแแแ | mimtani |
| menu | แแแแแฃ | meniu |
| bill / check | แแแแแ แแจแ | angarishi |
| reservation | แ แแแแ แแแชแแ | rezervatsia |
| portion | แแแ แชแแ | porcia |
| piece / slice | แแแญแแ แ | nacheri |
| a little / some | แชแแขแ | tsโota |
| more / again | แแแแแ | kidev |
| hungry | แแจแแแ แ | mshieri |
| thirsty | แฌแงแฃแ แแแแ แแฌแงแฃแ แแ | tsโqurvili mtsquria |
| I am full | แแแแแแงแแ แ แแแ | gavnaqari var |
| enjoy your meal | แแแแ แแแแแ แแแแ แแแแ | gemrielead miirtvit |
| it is very tasty | แซแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแแ | dzalian gemrielia |
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