ra (what), vin (who), sad (where), rodis (when), rogor (how), ratom (why), romeli (which).
I can ask basic questions with ra, vin, sad, rodis, rogor and ratom.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
რა გქვია?
What is your name?
სად ცხოვრობ?
Where do you live?
რატომ სწავლობ ქართულს?
Why are you learning Georgian?
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
The A1 set: რა (what), ვინ (who), სად (where), როდის (when), როგორ (how), რატომ (why), რომელი (which).
Two essential phrases: რა გქვია? (What is your name?) and როგორ ხარ? (How are you?). Yes/no questions need no question word and no word-order change - rising intonation alone does the job: ქართველი ხარ? (Are you Georgian?).
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesTranslating 'What is your name?' word-for-word with როგორ - Georgian asks რა გქვია? (with 'what'). Adding do-support or inverting word order in yes/no questions - intonation alone marks them.
Wrong question word or calqued question patterns
Memorize რა გქვია? and როგორ ხარ? as fixed phrases.
რა გქვია?
What is your name?
Literally 'what are you called' - with რა (what), not როგორ (how).
სად ცხოვრობ?
Where do you live?
სად = where; ცხოვრობ = you live.
რატომ სწავლობ ქართულს?
Why are you learning Georgian?
რატომ = why; ქართულს = Georgian (dative object).
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises