tkven + plural verb for politeness; greetings and courtesy phrases.
I can greet people, thank them and choose between shen and tkven appropriately.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
แแแแแ แฏแแแ, แ แแแแ แฎแแ แ?
Hello, how are you? (polite)
แแแแแแแแ, แงแแแแแคแแ แ แแแ แแแแแ.
Thank you, everything is fine.
แฃแแแชแ แแแแ, แกแแ แแ แแก แแแขแ แ?
Excuse me, where is the metro?
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Like Russian or French, Georgian uses the plural แแฅแแแ for polite address, with a plural verb: แ แแแแ แฎแแ แ? (How are you, polite) vs แ แแแแ แฎแแ ? (informal).
Core courtesy kit: แแแแแ แฏแแแ (hello), แแแแ แแจแแแแแแแกแ (good morning), แแแแแแแแ (thank you, polite), แแแฎแแแ (please), แฃแแแชแ แแแแ (excuse me), แแแฎแแแแแแก (goodbye), แแแ แแแ (take care - lit. 'well').
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesUsing แจแแ with strangers or elders. Mixing polite แแฅแแแ with a singular verb (*แแฅแแแ แฎแแ - must be แฎแแ แ). Using informal แแแแแแแ where polite แแแแแแแแ fits better.
Register mismatch (shen/tkven)
Role-play shop and street dialogues in both registers.
แแแแแ แฏแแแ, แ แแแแ แฎแแ แ?
Hello, how are you? (polite)
แฎแแ แ = plural/polite 'you are'; the polite register for strangers.
แแแแแแแแ, แงแแแแแคแแ แ แแแ แแแแแ.
Thank you, everything is fine.
แแแแแแแแ = polite thanks; แแแ แแแแแ = is well.
แฃแแแชแ แแแแ, แกแแ แแ แแก แแแขแ แ?
Excuse me, where is the metro?
แฃแแแชแ แแแแ opens polite requests to strangers.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises