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?
แ แ แแฅแแแ?
What is your name?
แกแแ แชแฎแแแ แแ?
Where do you live?
แ แแขแแ แกแฌแแแแแ แฅแแ แแฃแแก?
Why are you learning Georgian?
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
The A1 set: แ แ (what), แแแ (who), แกแแ (where), แ แแแแก (when), แ แแแแ (how), แ แแขแแ (why), แ แแแแแ (which).
Two essential phrases: แ แ แแฅแแแ? (What is your name?) and แ แแแแ แฎแแ ? (How are you?). Yes/no questions need no question word and no word-order change - rising intonation alone does the job: แฅแแ แแแแแ แฎแแ ? (Are you Georgian?).
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesTranslating 'What is your name?' word-for-word with แ แแแแ - Georgian asks แ แ แแฅแแแ? (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 แ แ แแฅแแแ? and แ แแแแ แฎแแ ? as fixed phrases.
แ แ แแฅแแแ?
What is your name?
Literally 'what are you called' - with แ แ (what), not แ แแแแ (how).
แกแแ แชแฎแแแ แแ?
Where do you live?
แกแแ = where; แชแฎแแแ แแ = you live.
แ แแขแแ แกแฌแแแแแ แฅแแ แแฃแแก?
Why are you learning Georgian?
แ แแขแแ = why; แฅแแ แแฃแแก = Georgian (dative object).
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises