Meeting a new person for the first time can be exciting and challenging, especially in a different country and culture. Knowing basic phrases, such as asking for someone’s name, can make communicating with locals easier and smoother.
Let’s learn how to say "What is your name?" in Georgian. There are two main ways to ask for a name:
1. რა არის თქვენი სახელი?
Pronunciation: Ra aris tkveni sakheli?
Meaning: "What is your name?"
This is a polite and straightforward way to ask for a name. There’s also a shorter version of this phrase: თქვენი სახელი? which translates as “Your name?”
Pronunciation: Tkveni sakheli?
Grammar Tips:
რა (Ra) - an interrogative pronoun meaning "What."
არის (Aris) - the verb equivalent of "Is" in English for the third-person singular.
თქვენი (Tkveni) - a possessive pronoun meaning "Your."
სახელი (Sakheli) - meaning "Name."
2. რა გქვიათ?
Pronunciation: Ra gkviat?
Meaning: "What is your name?"
Although this phrase translates the same as the first, it uses a different verb. Georgian has a unique verb to express the meaning "Name is," which conjugates based on the subject of the sentence.
Grammar Tips:
რა (Ra) - an interrogative pronoun meaning "What."
გქვიათ (Gkviat) - a verb meaning “name is” for the second-person plural.
To learn how to answer this question and introduce yourself in Georgian, check out our blog post “Self-Introduction in Georgian (1)” for more details!
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