7.1 Introducing Yourself

Getting Ready to Introduce Yourself

In this chapter you learn how to introduce yourself simply in Georgian. You will see short, realistic sentences that you can already use with basic grammar and verbs such as “to be” and “to have,” but the focus here is on typical self‑introduction phrases, not on full verb explanations.

We will build a small “introduction script” and then vary it with examples.

Saying “My Name Is …”

A very common and polite way to say your name is:

• მე მქვია …
  me mkvia …
  “My name is …”

Examples:

You can also skip მე and just say:

• მქვია ანა.
  mkvia ana.
  “(I am) Ana.” / “My name is Ana.”

Both are fine in a simple introduction.

Asking “What Is Your Name?”

Here are two very common questions for “What is your name?”

1. რა გქვია? (informal, to one person you know well)
   ra gkvia?
   “What is your name?”
2. როგორ გქვიათ? (formal or plural)
   rogor gkviat?
   “What is your name?” (to a stranger, older person, or more than one person)

Typical micro‑dialogues:

Another:

Saying Where You Are From

A very frequent part of introductions is saying your country or city of origin.

Two very common patterns are:

1. მე ვარ …დან.
   me var …dan.
   “I am from …”
2. …დან ვარ.
   …dan var.
   “I am from …” (country first)

Examples with countries:

Examples with cities:

Very short introduction pieces:

• მე ვარ თბილისიდან.
  me var tbilisidan.
  “I am from Tbilisi.”
• ვარ ამერიკიდან.
  var amerikidan.
  “I am from America.”

You do not need to change the verb ვარ in these examples for now. Treat მე ვარ …დან as a fixed pattern.

Saying Your Nationality

To complete a basic introduction you can say your nationality. Some very common nationalities:

Simple sentences:

• მე ქართველი ვარ.
  me kartveli var.
  “I am Georgian.”
• მე ამერიკელი ვარ.
  me amerikeli var.
  “I am American.”
• მე ფრანგი ვარ.
  me prangi var.
  “I am French.”

Note the word order can change:

• მე ვარ ქართველი.
• ქართველი ვარ.

All of them mean “I am Georgian.” As a beginner, it is easiest to say:

მე [nationality] ვარ.
“I am [nationality].”

Sharing Your Age in Introductions

Talking about age is common when meeting people of a similar age. A very natural Georgian sentence for age is:

• მე [number] წლის ვარ.
  me [number] tslis var.
  “I am [number] years old.”

You will learn numbers in detail in a later unit, but here are some useful ones:

Now full sentences:

If you do not want to tell your exact age, you can keep it general:

• მე ახალგაზრდა ვარ.
  me akhalgazrda var.
  “I am young.”
• მე უკვე დიდ ასაკში ვარ.
  me ukve did asakshi var.
  “I am already at an older age.” (polite, humorous)

For now, practise the simple pattern:

Saying What You Do (Work or Study)

You have another chapter about “Talking About Work and Studies,” so we will only show some simple ready‑made lines that fit a first meeting.

Very simple phrases:

• მე ვმუშაობ.
  me vmushavob.
  “I work.” / “I have a job.”
• მე სტუდენტი ვარ.
  me studenti var.
  “I am a student.”
• მე მასწავლებელი ვარ.
  me masts’avelebeli var.
  “I am a teacher.”
• მე პროგრამისტი ვარ.
  me programisti var.
  “I am a programmer.”
• მე ინჟინერი ვარ.
  me injineri var.
  “I am an engineer.”

Some short self‑introduction pieces:

At this stage you do not need to explain where or what you study or where you work. That will come later. Just learn one simple sentence that fits you.

Adding “Nice to Meet You”

After telling your name, it is polite to add a short friendly phrase.

Very common expressions:

• სასიამოვნოა.
  sasiamovnoa.
  “(It is) pleasant.” / “Nice to meet you.”
• ძალიან სასიამოვნოა.
  dzalian sasiamovnoa.
  “(It is) very pleasant.” / “Very nice to meet you.”

These can stand alone after someone says their name, or you can use them together with a small phrase:

• სასიამოვნოა თქვენი გაცნობა. (formal)
  sasiamovnoa tkveni gatsnoba.
  “Nice to meet you.”
• სასიამოვნოა შენი გაცნობა. (informal)
  sasiamovnoa sheni gatsnoba.
  “Nice to meet you.”

Typical micro‑dialogue:

Another:

You do not need to change anything in these sentences. Use them exactly as they are.

Building a Full Simple Self‑Introduction

Now you can combine what you learned into a small “script.” Here are a few complete mini‑introductions. Read them and then try to replace the information with your own.

Example 1, simple and informal

Example 2, to someone older, more formal

Example 3, very short version

You can easily adapt these examples:

• Change the name.
• Change the city or country.
• Add or remove the age sentence.
• Add one more sentence like “I am a student” or “I am a teacher.”

Asking Simple Questions About Others

When you introduce yourself, you also ask about the other person. Here are some natural and simple follow‑up questions.

Asking “Where are you from?”

Informal:

• საიდან ხარ?
  saidan khar?
  “Where are you from?” / “Where are you?”

Formal or plural:

• საიდან ხართ?
  saidan khart?
  “Where are you from?” (polite or plural)

Mini‑dialogue:

Another:

Asking “How old are you?”

Informal:

• რამდენი წლის ხარ?
  ramdeni tslis khar?
  “How old are you?”

Formal or plural:

• რამდენი წლის ხართ?
  ramdeni tslis khart?
  “How old are you?” (polite or plural)

Mini‑dialogue:

Putting It Together in Model Dialogues

Here are a couple of full introductions with questions and answers. Try reading each one several times aloud.

Dialogue 1, informal

Dialogue 2, semi‑formal

(Use the country form you have learned, such as ინგლისიდან or ინგლისიდან ვარ once you know the exact pattern.)

New Vocabulary for This Chapter

Here is a list of important new words and fixed phrases from this chapter.

Use these patterns to prepare your own two or three sentence introduction in Georgian, and say it aloud several times until it feels natural.