Signification
Asking about someone's desires or needs.
Contexte culturel
Directness is a sign of friendship. While Westerners might find 'What do you want?' blunt, in a Georgian home, it's a sign that you are family. Intonation is everything. A rising tone on 'Ra' is friendly; a flat, hard tone is a challenge. Hosts will often ask 'Ra ginda?' repeatedly to ensure the guest is perfectly satisfied, often ignoring the first 'nothing' as politeness. In modern Tbilisi offices, English-influenced politeness is growing, but 'Ra gindat' remains the standard professional inquiry.
Watch your tone!
If you say it too fast and flat, you might start an argument.
Add 'Kaco'
Adding 'kaco' (man) at the end makes it sound very authentic and slightly impatient: 'Ra ginda, kaco?'
Signification
Asking about someone's desires or needs.
Watch your tone!
If you say it too fast and flat, you might start an argument.
Add 'Kaco'
Adding 'kaco' (man) at the end makes it sound very authentic and slightly impatient: 'Ra ginda, kaco?'
The 'Genatsvale' trick
Add 'genatsvale' to make it sound incredibly warm and caring.
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing verb for 'What do you want?' (informal).
რა ______?
'გინდა' is the 2nd person (you) form.
Match the phrase to the correct person.
To whom should you say 'რას ინებებთ?' (Ras inebebt)?
'Ras inebebt' is the most formal version, used in service.
Which sentence means 'What else do you want?'
Choose the correct translation:
'კიდევ' (kidev) means 'else' or 'again'.
Complete the dialogue.
Person A: მშია (I'm hungry). Person B: ______?
'ჭამო' (chamo) means 'to eat'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Politeness Levels of 'What do you want?'
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesრა ______?
'გინდა' is the 2nd person (you) form.
To whom should you say 'რას ინებებთ?' (Ras inebebt)?
'Ras inebebt' is the most formal version, used in service.
Choose the correct translation:
'კიდევ' (kidev) means 'else' or 'again'.
Person A: მშია (I'm hungry). Person B: ______?
'ჭამო' (chamo) means 'to eat'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsIt depends on who you are talking to. With friends, it's normal. With strangers or elders, it is rude.
You say 'Me minda' (მე მინდა).
The most common formal version is 'Ra gnebavt?' (რა გნებავთ?).
Only if you know the shopkeeper very well. Otherwise, use 'Ra gindat?'.
No, Georgian has no grammatical gender. It's the same for everyone.
You say 'Ra undat?' (რა უნდათ?).
Yes, very frequently as a quick way to ask 'What's up?' or 'Why are you messaging?'.
It means 'What do you want from me?'.
Yes, it is perfectly appropriate and very common.
Just say 'Es ginda?' (ეს გინდა?).
Expressions liées
რა გინდათ?
specialized formWhat do you (plural/formal) want?
რა გსურთ?
synonymWhat do you desire?
რა გნებავთ?
synonymWhat would you like?
რა გინდოდა?
builds onWhat did you want?
