Time is a gift, and we shouldn’t be wasting it. No matter what country you visit, everyone values time, so learning the concepts of telling the time in Georgian is a must. In today’s post, we will walk you through the best words and phrases to use so that you can easily say out the time like a total native speaker. If you are ready for that, then let’s get started!
Time In The Georgian Language
Telling the time in the Georgian language is unique to other foreign languages. For instance, in the English language, when the clock displays the time 10:45, it is translated to ‘ten forty-five,’ meaning it has the exact translation and interpretation.
In the Georgian Language, telling time is influenced by the British system. For example, instead of telling the time of 2:45, Georgians will say ‘quarter till 3’. This means that the right and left halves of the clock are interpreted and distinguished in another way. Below are simple explanations on how the Georgian speak or say the time in their language:
- The first half of the clock (2:01-2:30) adopts the name of the next hour.
Example: 2:10 (two ten) is 3’s 10 minutes (სამის ათი წუთი – samis ati tsuti) in the Georgian language
- In telling the half-past hour, they say ‘_____ half’
Example: 2:30 (two thirty) is ‘3’s half
- The left half of the clock (2:31-2:59) is different from the first half of the clock. Georgians use the phrase ‘that lacks’ (რომ აკლია – rom aklia) in between the hour and the minutes.
Example: 2:35 is 3 that lacks 25 minutes (სამს რომ აკლია ოცდახუთი წუთი – sams rom aklia otsdakhuti tsuti)
- The Georgian time is different from the Georgian words for numbers. Instead of saying ‘oერთი’ (one or erti) for one o’clock, they called it პირველი (first or pirveli).
Basic Time-Based Concepts In Georgian
| Time | Georgian Word | Pronunciation | English Word |
| 1:00 | პირველი საათი | p’irveli saati | one o’clock |
| 2:00 | ორი საათი | ori saati | two o’clock |
| 3:00 | სამი საათი | sami saati | three o’clock |
| 4:00 | ოთხი საათი | otkhi saati | four o’clock |
| 5:00 | ხუთი საათი | khuti saati | five o’clock |
| 6:00 | ექვსი საათი | ekvsi saati | six o’clock |
| 7:00 | შვიდ საათზე | shvid saatze | seven o’clock |
| 8:00 | რვა საათი | rva saati | eight o’clock |
| 9:00 | ცხრა საათზე | tskhra saatze | nine o’clock |
| 10:00 | ათ საათზე | at saatze | ten o’clock |
| 11:00 | თერთმეტი საათი | tertmet’i saati | eleven o’clock |
| 12:00 | თორმეტი საათი | tormet’i saati | twelve o’clock |
Telling The Time In Georgian Language
| Georgian Time | Pronunciation | English Translation |
| ახლა | ahkh-lah | now |
| გუშინ | gushin | yesterday |
| შემდეგ | shehm-dehg | after |
| წინ | tseen | before |
| მერე | meh-reh | later |
| ადრე | adre | earlier |
| დილით | dee-leet | in the morning |
| შუადღით | shoo-ah-dgheet | in the afternoon |
| საღამოთი | sah-ghah-moh-tee | in the evening |
| ღამით | hah-meet | at night |
| წუთი | ts’oo-tee | minute |
| საათი | sah-ah-tee | hour(s) |
| დღე | dgheh | day(s) |
| კვირა | k’vee-rah | week(s) |
| თვე | tveh | month(s) |
| წელი | ts’eh-lee | year(s) |
| შუაღამეა | shuaghamea | it’s midnight |
| შუადღეა | shuadghea | it’s midday |
Other Georgian Expressions Related To Time
| Georgian Phrases | Pronunciation | English Translation |
| რომელი საათია? | romeli saatia? | What time is it? |
| თორმეტის ნახევარია | tormet’is nakhevaria | It’s half-past twelve |
| მეოთხედის ერთია | meotkhedis ertia | It’s quarter to one. |
| საღამოს ცხრა საათია | saghamos tskhra saatia | It’s nine o’clock in the evening |
| ის ხვალ დილით მოვა is | khval dilit mova | He will come tomorrow morning. |
| მოგვიანებით გავაკეთებ | mogvianebit gavak’eteb | I will do it later. |
| პირველი საათია | p’irveli saatia | It is one o’clock. |
| ორი საათია | ori saatia | It is two o’clock. |
| სამი საათია | sami saatia | It is three o’clock. |
| ოთხი საათია | otkhi saatia | It is four o’clock. |
| ხუთი საათია | khuti saatia | It is five o’clock. |
| ექვსი საათია | ekvsi saatia | It is six o’clock. |
| შვიდი საათია | shvidi saatia | It is seven o’clock. |
| რვა საატია | rva saat’ia | It is eight o’clock. |
| ცხრა საათია | tskhra saatia | It is nine o’clock. |
| ათი საათია | ati saatia | It is ten o’clock. |
| თერთმეტი საათია | tertmet’i saatia | It is eleven o’clock. |
| თორმეტი საათია | tormet’i saatia | It is twelve o’clock. |
| სამის თცუთმეტი წუთია | samis ttsutmet’i ts’utia | It is two fifteen. |
| სამის ნახევარია | samis nakhevaria | It is two-thirty. |
| სამს აკლია თცუთმეტი წუთი | sams ak’lia ttsutmet’i ts’uti | It is two forty-five. |
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