मतलब
Describing a very bad day.
सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि
Georgians often use 'საშინელი' (terrible) as a general intensifier. It's culturally acceptable to be very vocal about your bad day; stoicism is less common than expressive venting. In the capital, 'საშინელი დღე' is almost synonymous with traffic jams. If someone says this at 7 PM, they are likely talking about the commute. In regions like Imereti, the phrase might be delivered with more humor and rapid-fire speech, often followed by a joke to lighten the mood. Among young professionals, the English loanword 'bad day' is sometimes used, but 'საშინელი დღე' remains the standard for genuine emotional expression.
Add 'რა' for emphasis
Starting the phrase with 'რა' (ra) makes it an exclamation: 'რა საშინელი დღეა!' (What a terrible day!)
Don't over-apologize
If you say you had a 'sashineli dghe' in a meeting, don't feel the need to apologize for being negative; it's seen as honest communication.
मतलब
Describing a very bad day.
Add 'რა' for emphasis
Starting the phrase with 'რა' (ra) makes it an exclamation: 'რა საშინელი დღეა!' (What a terrible day!)
Don't over-apologize
If you say you had a 'sashineli dghe' in a meeting, don't feel the need to apologize for being negative; it's seen as honest communication.
Use with 'მქონდა'
To sound more natural when talking about your past day, always use 'mkhonda' (I had) rather than 'iyo' (it was).
Wait for the 'Vaime'
When you say this to a Georgian, expect them to say 'Vaime!' (Oh my!). It's the standard sympathetic response.
खुद को परखो
Fill in the missing word to complete the phrase.
დღეს ________ დღეა, ყველაფერი მავიწყდება.
The context 'I am forgetting everything' implies a bad day, so 'საშინელი' (terrible) is the correct choice.
Which sentence correctly says 'I had a terrible day yesterday'?
Choose the correct past tense form:
'მქონდა' is the past tense of 'to have' for inanimate objects like a day.
Match the situation to the most likely reaction.
You missed your flight and lost your wallet.
Losing a wallet and missing a flight are major negative events, making it a 'terrible day'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: რატომ ტირი? (Why are you crying?) B: _________________.
The person is crying because of something that already happened, so the past tense 'mkhonda' is appropriate.
🎉 स्कोर: /4
विज़ुअल लर्निंग टूल्स
Intensity Scale
अभ्यास बैंक
4 अभ्यासდღეს ________ დღეა, ყველაფერი მავიწყდება.
The context 'I am forgetting everything' implies a bad day, so 'საშინელი' (terrible) is the correct choice.
Choose the correct past tense form:
'მქონდა' is the past tense of 'to have' for inanimate objects like a day.
You missed your flight and lost your wallet.
Losing a wallet and missing a flight are major negative events, making it a 'terrible day'.
A: რატომ ტირი? (Why are you crying?) B: _________________.
The person is crying because of something that already happened, so the past tense 'mkhonda' is appropriate.
🎉 स्कोर: /4
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल
14 सवालIn literal terms, yes, but in daily speech, it's the standard way to express frustration. It's not considered 'cursing' or overly dramatic.
Yes, 'საშინელი ადამიანი' means a 'terrible person,' but be careful as this is a very strong insult.
Just write 'საშინელი დღე მაქვს' or simply 'რა საშინელი დღეა 😩'.
'Tsudi' is just 'bad.' 'Sashineli' is 'terrible/horrible.' Use 'sashineli' when you want to emphasize your frustration.
No, Georgian has no grammatical gender. 'Sashineli' works for everything.
Only if you are explaining a specific past challenge, but generally, it's better to use more professional terms like 'რთული დღე' (a difficult day).
It's a soft gargling sound in the back of the throat. If you can't do it, a soft 'g' sound is usually understood by natives.
Yes, but 'საშინელი ამინდი' (terrible weather) is more precise.
საშინელი დღეები (sashineli dgheebi).
Yes, younger people might say 'საშინელებაა' (it's a horror/terrible thing).
No, for a bad movie you'd just say 'ცუდი ფილმი'. 'Sashineli filmi' would mean a horror movie.
It is neutral-informal. You can use it with anyone you are on friendly terms with.
საოცარი დღე (saotsari dghe - amazing day) or კარგი დღე (kargi dghe - good day).
The 'a' at the end of 'dghea' is a short form of 'is' (არის).
संबंधित मुहावरे
ცუდი დღე
similarBad day
კოშმარული დღე
synonymNightmarish day
მძიმე დღე
similarHeavy/Hard day
წარუმატებელი დღე
specialized formUnsuccessful day
კარგი დღე
contrastGood day
საუკეთესო დღე
contrastBest day
