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7.4 Talking About Work and Studies

Talking About Work and Studies

In this chapter you will learn how to talk simply about work and studies in Georgian. You will see how to say where you work or study, what you do, and ask others about their job or school.


Basic nouns for work and study

Start with the most common words you need to mention work and studies.

Places

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
სამსახურიsam-sakh-u-riwork, workplace, job (as a place)
ოფისიo-pi-sioffice
უნივერსიტეტიu-ni-ver-si-tet-iuniversity
სკოლაsko-laschool
ბაღიba-ghikindergarten, preschool
კლასიkla-siclass, classroom, grade
უნივერსიტეტშიu-ni-ver-si-tet-shiat / in the university
სკოლაშიsko-la-shiat / in the school
ოფისშიo-pis-shiat / in the office

Notice the ending \-ში \-shi, which you already met in other chapters. Here it tells you that something is in or at a place, for example სკოლაში means at school.

General roles


GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
ადამიანიa-da-mi-a-niperson
კოლეგაko-le-gacolleague
დირექტორიdi-rek-to-ridirector, principal, manager
მასწავლებელიmas-tsa-vle-be-liteacher
სტუდენტიstu-den-tistudent (university)
მოსწავლეmos-tsa-vlepupil, school student
ჯგუფიjgu-pigroup
კურსიkur-sicourse (university course, language course)

Saying what your job is

To say your job in the simplest way, you combine the verb “to be” with a profession noun. Here we focus on common job words and example patterns, not on the full verb table.

Common professions

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
მასწავლებელიmas-tsa-vle-be-liteacher
ექიმიek-imidoctor
იურისტიiu-ris-tilawyer
ინჟინერიin-ji-ne-riengineer
მენეჯერიme-ne-je-rimanager
პროგრამისტიpro-gra-mis-tiprogrammer
ლოგოპედიlo-go-pe-dispeech therapist
დიზაინერიdi-zai-ne-ridesigner
არქიტექტორიar-khi-tek-to-riarchitect
დალაქიda-la-kihairdresser
მძღოლიmz-go-lidriver
მიმტანიmim-ta-niwaiter, waitress
ხელოსანიkhe-lo-sa-nicraftsman, repairman, artisan
თარჯიმანიthar-ji-ma-nitranslator, interpreter
პოლიციელიpo-li-tsi-e-lipolice officer
ჟურნალისტიzhur-na-lis-tijournalist
მუსიკოსიmu-si-ko-simusician
მხატვარიmkha-tva-ripainter, artist

Simple “I am a …” patterns

Use these patterns as simple templates. The exact form of the verb “to be” is handled in its own chapter, so here you just observe and copy.

To make simple negative sentences about your job, notice these examples:

You can replace the profession words to make your own sentences.


Saying where you work or study

You already know how to say “I am” and place words with \-ში. Combine them to say “I am at work” or “I am at university.”

At work or at school right now

To say that you are not at work or school:

Saying the place you work or study

You can add the name of a company, school, or city.

Here two new verbs appear, “to work” and “to study.” The detailed verb system will come in other chapters, so here focus on recognizing the patterns.


Key verbs for work and study

To work: მუშაობა

The dictionary form is:

Useful forms in everyday sentences:

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
ვმუშაობv-mu-sha-obI work, I am working
მუშაობmu-sha-obyou work (singular, informal)
მუშაობსmu-sha-obshe / she works

Examples

To study, to learn: სწავლა / სწავლობ

Another very common verb for this topic is “to study” or “to learn”.

Dictionary form:

Useful forms:

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
ვსწავლობv-tskhva-lobI study, I am studying
სწავლობtskhva-lobyou study (singular, informal)
სწავლობსtskhva-lobshe / she studies

Examples

Common study subjects

Here are some usual school and university subjects.

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
ქართულიkar-tu-liGeorgian (language)
ინგლისურიing-li-su-riEnglish (language)
რუსულიru-su-liRussian (language)
გერმანულიger-ma-nu-liGerman (language)
ფრანგულიpran-gu-liFrench (language)
ისტორიაis-to-ri-ahistory
მათემატიკაma-te-ma-ti-kamathematics
ბიოლოგიაbio-lo-gi-abiology
ქიმიაkhi-mi-achemistry
ფიზიკაfi-zi-kaphysics
ეკონომიკაe-ko-no-mi-kaeconomics
სამართალიsa-mar-tkha-lilaw (as a subject)
ინფორმატიკაin-for-ma-ti-kacomputer science, informatics
ხელოვნებაkhe-lov-ne-baart (as a subject)
მუსიკაmu-si-kamusic

Talking about what you study

You often put the subject in the form that answers “what.” You will learn case forms later, so simply copy these patterns now.

Talking about your status: job or student

To say whether you are working, studying, or both, you can use short identity sentences.

Basic patterns

Specific work situations

Some useful words:

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
საქმიანობაsak-mian-ob-aoccupation, activity
პროფესიაpro-fe-si-aprofession
ძირითადი სამუშაოdze-ri-ta-di sam-sa-khvar-omain job
დამატებითი სამუშაოda-ma-te-bi-ti sam-sa-khvar-oadditional job, side job
ნაწილიna-tsi-lipart
სრულ განაკვეთზეsrul ga-na-kve-tzefull time
ნახევარ განაკვეთზეnakh-e-var ga-na-kve-tzepart time

Examples

Talking about place and company

Very often you want to say not only “I work,” but where or for which type of place you work.

Types of workplaces

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
ბანკიban-kibank
სკოლაsko-laschool
საავადმყოფოsa-a-vad-mkho-pohospital
რესტორანიres-to-ra-nirestaurant
სასტუმროsas-tum-rohotel
კომპანიაkom-pa-ni-acompany
უნივერსიტეტიu-ni-ver-si-tet-iuniversity
მაღაზიაma-gha-zi-ashop, store
ფაბრიკაfa-bri-kafactory
ქარხანაkar-kha-nafactory, plant
ოფისიo-pi-sioffice

Patterns with “in, at” a place

You will see the \-ში ending again.

You can add the city too.

Describing your field and level of study

You can say what you study and what kind of student you are.

Study levels and types

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
ფაკულტეტიfa-kul-tet-ifaculty
კურსიkur-siyear (of study), course
პირველი კურსიpir-ve-li kur-sifirst year
მეორე კურსიme-o-re kur-sisecond year
მაგისტრატურაma-gis-tra-tu-ramaster’s degree program
ბაკალავრიატიba-ka-la-vri-a-tibachelor program
კოლეჯიko-le-jicollege
პროფესიული კოლეჯიpro-fe-si-u-li ko-le-jivocational college
ენაe-nalanguage
სპეციალობაspe-tsi-a-lob-aspecialty, major

Patterns for field of study

Saying if you like or dislike your work or studies

You already learned how to express likes and dislikes in another chapter. Here are patterns specific to work and study.

Useful words:

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
მომწონსmo-m-tsonsI like it (lit. it pleases me)
არ მომწონსar mo-m-tsonsI do not like it
მიყვარსmi-kv-ar-sI love it
რთულიაrt-u-li-ait is difficult
საინტერესოაsa-in-te-re-so-ait is interesting
მოსაწყენიაmo-sa-tskhe-ni-ait is boring
ადვილიაa-dvi-li-ait is easy

Examples

Asking about someone’s job or studies

Here are useful questions and short answers for simple conversations.

Questions about work

Possible answers

Questions about studies

Possible answers

Combining work and study in simple sentences

You can put “and” (და) to connect work and study information.

Patterns

Mini dialogue examples

Dialogue 1: Two students

A: შენ სწავლობ თუ მუშაობ?
shen ts- khva-lob tu mu-sha-ob?
Do you study or work?

B: მე ვსწავლობ. სტუდენტი ვარ.
me v-tskhva-lob. stu-den-ti var.
I study. I am a student.

A: რას სწავლობ?
ras tskhva-lob?
What do you study?

B: მე ეკონომიკას ვსწავლობ უნივერსიტეტში.
me e-ko-no-mi-ka-s v-tskhva-lob u-ni-ver-si-tet-shi.
I study economics at university.


Dialogue 2: Work and like / dislike

A: სად მუშაობ?
sad mu-sha-ob?
Where do you work?

B: ბანკში ვმუშაობ.
bank-shi v-mu-sha-ob.
I work in a bank.

A: გიყვარს შენი სამსახური?
gi-kv-ar-s she-ni sam-sakh-u-ri?
Do you love your job?

B: დიახ, ძალიან მომწონს.
di-akh, dzali-an mo-m-tsons.
Yes, I like it very much.


Dialogue 3: Student and worker

A: რას აკეთებ ცხოვრებაში?
ras a-ka-teb tskhov-re-ba-shi?
What do you do in life?

B: მე პროგრამისტი ვარ და სახლში ვმუშაობ. შენ?
me pro-gra-mis-ti var da sakh-shi v-mu-sha-ob. shen?
I am a programmer and I work at home. And you?

A: მე ჯერ არ ვმუშაობ. უნივერსიტეტში ვსწავლობ, ქართულს და ინგლისურს.
me jer ar v-mu-sha-ob. u-ni-ver-si-tet-shi v-tskhva-lob, kar-tul-s da ing-li-sur-s.
I do not work yet. I study at university, Georgian and English.


Important usage note

In Georgian, to say “I study X” you normally use the pattern:
მე X-ს ვსწავლობ.
me X-s v-tskhva-lob
For example:
მე ქართულს ვსწავლობ.
I study Georgian.

Try to memorize this pattern as a whole chunk.


New vocabulary in this chapter

GeorgianTransliterationMeaning
სამსახურიsam-sakh-u-riwork, workplace, job (as a place)
ოფისიo-pi-sioffice
უნივერსიტეტიu-ni-ver-si-tet-iuniversity
სკოლაsko-laschool
ბაღიba-ghikindergarten, preschool
კლასიkla-siclass, classroom, grade
კოლეგაko-le-gacolleague
დირექტორიdi-rek-to-ridirector, principal, manager
მასწავლებელიmas-tsa-vle-be-liteacher
სტუდენტიstu-den-ti(university) student
მოსწავლეmos-tsa-vlepupil, school student
ჯგუფიjgu-pigroup
კურსიkur-sicourse, year of study
ექიმიek-imidoctor
იურისტიiu-ris-tilawyer
ინჟინერიin-ji-ne-riengineer
მენეჯერიme-ne-je-rimanager
პროგრამისტიpro-gra-mis-tiprogrammer
დიზაინერიdi-zai-ne-ridesigner
არქიტექტორიar-khi-tek-to-riarchitect
დალაქიda-la-kihairdresser
მძღოლიmz-go-lidriver
მიმტანიmim-ta-niwaiter, waitress
ხელოსანიkhe-lo-sa-nicraftsman, repairman
თარჯიმანიthar-ji-ma-nitranslator, interpreter
პოლიციელიpo-li-tsi-e-lipolice officer
ჟურნალისტიzhur-na-lis-tijournalist
მუსიკოსიmu-si-ko-simusician
მხატვარიmkha-tva-ripainter, artist
საქმიანობაsak-mian-ob-aoccupation, activity
პროფესიაpro-fe-si-aprofession
ვმუშაობv-mu-sha-obI work
მუშაობmu-sha-obyou work (sg)
მუშაობსmu-sha-obshe / she works
მუშაობაmu-sha-ob-ato work
ვსწავლობv-tskhva-lobI study
სწავლობtskhva-lobyou study (sg)
სწავლობსtskhva-lobshe / she studies
სწავლაtskhv-lato study, to learn
ენაe-nalanguage
ქართულიkar-tu-liGeorgian (language)
ინგლისურიing-li-su-riEnglish (language)
რუსულიru-su-liRussian (language)
გერმანულიger-ma-nu-liGerman (language)
ფრანგულიpran-gu-liFrench (language)
ისტორიაis-to-ri-ahistory
მათემატიკაma-te-ma-ti-kamathematics
ბიოლოგიაbio-lo-gi-abiology
ქიმიაkhi-mi-achemistry
ფიზიკაfi-zi-kaphysics
ეკონომიკაe-ko-no-mi-kaeconomics
სამართალიsa-mar-tkha-lilaw (subject)
ინფორმატიკაin-for-ma-ti-kacomputer science
ხელოვნებაkhe-lov-ne-baart
მაგისტრატურაma-gis-tra-tu-ramaster’s program
ბაკალავრიატიba-ka-la-vri-a-tibachelor program
კოლეჯიko-le-jicollege
პროფესიული კოლეჯიpro-fe-si-u-li ko-le-jivocational college
სპეციალობაspe-tsi-a-lob-aspecialty, major
ბანკიban-kibank
საავადმყოფოsa-a-vad-mkho-pohospital
რესტორანიres-to-ra-nirestaurant
სასტუმროsas-tum-rohotel
კომპანიაkom-pa-ni-acompany
მაღაზიაma-gha-zi-ashop, store
ფაბრიკაfa-bri-kafactory
ქარხანაkar-kha-nafactory, plant
დაწესებულებაda-ts-e-se-bu-le-bainstitution, establishment
სრული განაკვეთიsrul ga-na-kve-tifull time (workload)
ნახევარი განაკვეთიnakh-e-va-ri ga-na-kve-tipart time (workload)
მომწონსmo-m-tsonsI like it
არ მომწონსar mo-m-tsonsI do not like it
მიყვარსmi-kv-ar-sI love it
რთულიაrt-u-li-ait is difficult
საინტერესოაsa-in-te-re-so-ait is interesting
მოსაწყენიაmo-sa-tskhe-ni-ait is boring
ადვილიაa-dvi-li-ait is easy

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