Georgian language course...
Posted: 2007-08-21, 9:37
Though I saw that almost nobody enters this language forum for a load of time, I've decided to post a ''demo'' lesson... just in case this section here will revive (by a miracle) itself.
So... 1st of all... we'll have to settle a transcription system, due to the hardness of using and encoding of the standard georgian characters. I've thought that we can use the BGN (adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names), as it's quite easy to be read and imposes no problems as there aren't any diacritics used.
And... to commence:
Here you have the romanization used.
<b>Lesson:</b>
<u><b>Text:</b></u>
A: Gamarjoba! - Hello (sg./inf.)! (lit. it comes from the adjective ''mardjve'' - curageous ---> ''gamarjveba'' - victory, which used with the Instrumental Case gives <b>''gamarjvebit'' - with the victory</b>)
B: Gagimarjos! - Hello to you (sg./inf.)! (lit. and with you [may] the victory [be])
A: Rogora khar? - How are you (sg./inf.)?
B: Gmadlobt, k'argad! - Thank you (pl./for.), good/well!
B: Shen rogora khar? - And you? (lit. you how are?)
A: Mets ara mishavs! - I'm also good. (lit. I-also nothing to me)
A: Is rogor aris? - How is s/he?
B: Tsudad aris. - S/he is bad.
A: Tkven rogor khart? - How are you (pl./for.)?
B: Chven dzalian k'argad vart. - We are very good.
B: Tkven rogora khart? - And you (pl./for.)?
A: Me avad var. - I'm sick.
A: Isini rogor arian? - How are they?
B: Isini k'argad arian. - They are good.
<u><b>Grammar:</b></u>
<i><b>1.The personal pronouns:</b></i>
<b>Singular:</b>
me - I
shen - you
is - s/he, it
<b>Plural:</b>
chven - we
tkven - you
isini - they
<i><b>2.Declension of the personal pronouns:</b></i>
<b>1st person:</b>
<b>Singular:</b>
Nominative (Sakhelobiti) me
Narrative (Motkhrobiti) me
Dative (Mitsemiti) me
Genitive (Natesaobiti) chemi
<b>Plural:</b>
N. chven
Na. chven
D. chven
G. chveni
<b>2nd person:</b>
<b>Singular:</b>
N. shen
Na. shen
D. shen
G. sheni
<b>Plural:</b>
N. tkven
Na. tkven
D. tkven
G. tkveni
<b>3rd person:</b>
<b>Singular:</b>
N. is
Na. man
D. mas
G. misi
<b>Plural:</b>
N. isini
Na. mat
D. mat
G. mati
<i><b>3.Conjugation of verb ''aris'' - to be, in the Present:</b></i>
me <b>v</b>-ar*
shen <b>kh</b>-ar
is ar-<b>is</b>
chven <b>v</b>-ar-<b>t</b>
tkven <b>kh</b>-ar-<b>t</b>
isini ar-i-<b>an</b>
*The <b>bolded</b> letters represent the <i>personal marks</i> of the personal pronouns used in the conjugation. They help us know which person does the action without the verb to be accompanied by any of the personal pronouns.
<i><b>The marks usualy are:</b></i>
<b>1st person</b>:
Singular: v-<i>root</i>
Plural: v-<i>root</i>-t
<b>2nd person</b>:
Singular: kh/--<i>root</i>
Plural: kh/--<i>root</i>-t
<b>3rd person</b>:
Singular: <i>root</i>-s/a/o/-
Plural: <i>root</i>-es/en/an/nen/n
<b>Note 1</b>: In the Present tense, the form of ''aris'' at the 3rd person singular can be contracted to the form ''-a'' (added at the end of the word it determines):
adamiani aris - it's a man - adamiani<b>a</b>
kalaki aris - it's a city - kalaki<b>a</b>
<b>Note 2</b>: Also, the personal pronouns can be removed from the conjugation, as all persons have different marks (Eg. <b>v</b>-<b>[t]</b> for the 1st person...), so:
''Shen rogora khar?'' can be simply ''Rogora khar?''
For the 1st lesson I haven't yet prepared any exercises, but as we'll go through and learn the vocabulary there will gonna be some 2 - 4 exercises.
In hope that my no pro and little course makes any breakthrough, I'll continue posting new lessons regularily. See ya!
So... 1st of all... we'll have to settle a transcription system, due to the hardness of using and encoding of the standard georgian characters. I've thought that we can use the BGN (adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names), as it's quite easy to be read and imposes no problems as there aren't any diacritics used.
And... to commence:
Here you have the romanization used.
<b>Lesson:</b>
<u><b>Text:</b></u>
A: Gamarjoba! - Hello (sg./inf.)! (lit. it comes from the adjective ''mardjve'' - curageous ---> ''gamarjveba'' - victory, which used with the Instrumental Case gives <b>''gamarjvebit'' - with the victory</b>)
B: Gagimarjos! - Hello to you (sg./inf.)! (lit. and with you [may] the victory [be])
A: Rogora khar? - How are you (sg./inf.)?
B: Gmadlobt, k'argad! - Thank you (pl./for.), good/well!
B: Shen rogora khar? - And you? (lit. you how are?)
A: Mets ara mishavs! - I'm also good. (lit. I-also nothing to me)
A: Is rogor aris? - How is s/he?
B: Tsudad aris. - S/he is bad.
A: Tkven rogor khart? - How are you (pl./for.)?
B: Chven dzalian k'argad vart. - We are very good.
B: Tkven rogora khart? - And you (pl./for.)?
A: Me avad var. - I'm sick.
A: Isini rogor arian? - How are they?
B: Isini k'argad arian. - They are good.
<u><b>Grammar:</b></u>
<i><b>1.The personal pronouns:</b></i>
<b>Singular:</b>
me - I
shen - you
is - s/he, it
<b>Plural:</b>
chven - we
tkven - you
isini - they
<i><b>2.Declension of the personal pronouns:</b></i>
<b>1st person:</b>
<b>Singular:</b>
Nominative (Sakhelobiti) me
Narrative (Motkhrobiti) me
Dative (Mitsemiti) me
Genitive (Natesaobiti) chemi
<b>Plural:</b>
N. chven
Na. chven
D. chven
G. chveni
<b>2nd person:</b>
<b>Singular:</b>
N. shen
Na. shen
D. shen
G. sheni
<b>Plural:</b>
N. tkven
Na. tkven
D. tkven
G. tkveni
<b>3rd person:</b>
<b>Singular:</b>
N. is
Na. man
D. mas
G. misi
<b>Plural:</b>
N. isini
Na. mat
D. mat
G. mati
<i><b>3.Conjugation of verb ''aris'' - to be, in the Present:</b></i>
me <b>v</b>-ar*
shen <b>kh</b>-ar
is ar-<b>is</b>
chven <b>v</b>-ar-<b>t</b>
tkven <b>kh</b>-ar-<b>t</b>
isini ar-i-<b>an</b>
*The <b>bolded</b> letters represent the <i>personal marks</i> of the personal pronouns used in the conjugation. They help us know which person does the action without the verb to be accompanied by any of the personal pronouns.
<i><b>The marks usualy are:</b></i>
<b>1st person</b>:
Singular: v-<i>root</i>
Plural: v-<i>root</i>-t
<b>2nd person</b>:
Singular: kh/--<i>root</i>
Plural: kh/--<i>root</i>-t
<b>3rd person</b>:
Singular: <i>root</i>-s/a/o/-
Plural: <i>root</i>-es/en/an/nen/n
<b>Note 1</b>: In the Present tense, the form of ''aris'' at the 3rd person singular can be contracted to the form ''-a'' (added at the end of the word it determines):
adamiani aris - it's a man - adamiani<b>a</b>
kalaki aris - it's a city - kalaki<b>a</b>
<b>Note 2</b>: Also, the personal pronouns can be removed from the conjugation, as all persons have different marks (Eg. <b>v</b>-<b>[t]</b> for the 1st person...), so:
''Shen rogora khar?'' can be simply ''Rogora khar?''
For the 1st lesson I haven't yet prepared any exercises, but as we'll go through and learn the vocabulary there will gonna be some 2 - 4 exercises.
In hope that my no pro and little course makes any breakthrough, I'll continue posting new lessons regularily. See ya!