Bedeutung
Permission to proceed.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Georgia, 'getting the green light' from elders is culturally significant. Even adults often seek a metaphorical green light from parents before major life changes. Georgian business culture is becoming more Westernized, and this phrase is now the standard way to describe project milestones and approvals in Tbilisi's tech hubs. The phrase is used almost daily in Georgian news regarding EU and NATO integration, symbolizing the country's 'path' to the West. Traffic in Tbilisi is notoriously difficult. Using this idiom sometimes carries a humorous undertone of 'finally moving' after being stuck in metaphorical traffic.
Use 'Aunto'
Using the verb 'აუნთო' (aunto) makes you sound much more like a native speaker than using 'მისცა' (mits-tsa).
Not for Electricity
If the power goes out and comes back, don't say 'mtsvane shuki.' Just say 'shuki movida.'
Bedeutung
Permission to proceed.
Use 'Aunto'
Using the verb 'აუნთო' (aunto) makes you sound much more like a native speaker than using 'მისცა' (mits-tsa).
Not for Electricity
If the power goes out and comes back, don't say 'mtsvane shuki.' Just say 'shuki movida.'
Political Context
If you want to discuss Georgian politics, this is your #1 idiom for talking about EU integration.
Hierarchy
Remember that the 'green light' usually comes from someone 'above' in the hierarchy.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to complete the idiom.
დირექტორმა ახალ იდეას ______ შუქი აუნთო.
The idiom for permission always uses 'მწვანე' (green).
Which verb is most commonly used with 'მწვანე შუქი' in a formal context?
მთავრობამ პროექტს მწვანე შუქი ______.
'მისცა' (gave) is the standard formal verb for granting permission.
Match the situation to the meaning of 'მწვანე შუქი'.
Situation: 'ბანკმა სესხზე მწვანე შუქი აგვინთო.'
In this context, the green light means financial approval.
Complete the dialogue.
A: შემიძლია მუშაობა დავიწყო? B: დიახ, ყველაფერი მზად არის, ______ ______ გაქვს.
The speaker is giving permission to start working.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenდირექტორმა ახალ იდეას ______ შუქი აუნთო.
The idiom for permission always uses 'მწვანე' (green).
მთავრობამ პროექტს მწვანე შუქი ______.
'მისცა' (gave) is the standard formal verb for granting permission.
Situation: 'ბანკმა სესხზე მწვანე შუქი აგვინთო.'
In this context, the green light means financial approval.
A: შემიძლია მუშაობა დავიწყო? B: დიახ, ყველაფერი მზად არის, ______ ______ გაქვს.
The speaker is giving permission to start working.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenYes, it is perfectly professional and very common in Georgian offices.
It means 'yes' specifically in the sense of 'you can start now.'
Yes, 'წითელი შუქი' is the direct opposite and means something is stopped or forbidden.
No, it is a standard idiom used in all levels of society, including formal news.
You say: 'მწვანე შუქს ველოდები.'
Yes, to say someone is encouraging your advances: 'მწვანე შუქს მინთებს.'
It's rarely used in plural, but it would be 'მწვანე შუქები.'
It is equally common in both.
Yes, that is its original meaning.
In the phrase 'მწვანე შუქი', it stays 'მწვანე' in most cases as an adjective.
Yes, 'ნებართვა' (nebartva) means 'permission' or 'permit.'
Yes, if a coach gives a player the 'green light' to play.
Yes, it is a universal Georgian idiom.
People will still understand you, but it might sound a bit 'robotic.'
Verwandte Redewendungen
გზა ხსნილია
synonymThe road is open
წითელი შუქი
contrastRed light / Prohibition
ნებას რთავს
similarTo allow/permit
ხელის მოწერა
builds onTo sign (a contract)
ყვითელი შუქი
similarYellow light / Caution
