Bedeutung
To speak overly sweetly or falsely.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In traditional Georgian families, 'enis mochlek'a' with children is common, but modern pediatricians in Georgia often advise against it to ensure children learn the complex 'r' and 'gh' sounds early. In the Georgian workplace, 'enis mochlek'a' is a common accusation leveled at 'chashveba' (informants) or those who try to bypass the meritocracy through personal flattery. Classic authors like Ilia Chavchavadze used descriptions of 'enis mochlek'a' to satirize the local nobility who would act submissively toward Russian imperial officials. In the capital, 'enis mochlek'a' is often associated with the 'sweet' accent of certain neighborhoods, sometimes used mockingly by others.
Watch the Tone
If you use this phrase with a smile, it's a tease. If you use it with a frown, it's an insult.
Not for Doctors
If you have a medical speech impediment, don't use this phrase to describe it; it implies you are doing it on purpose.
Bedeutung
To speak overly sweetly or falsely.
Watch the Tone
If you use this phrase with a smile, it's a tease. If you use it with a frown, it's an insult.
Not for Doctors
If you have a medical speech impediment, don't use this phrase to describe it; it implies you are doing it on purpose.
The 'U' factor
Remember the 'u' in 'v-u-chlek' (I blunt for him). This 'u' is a version marker showing the action is directed at someone else.
Hospitality vs. Flattery
Being polite to a guest is NOT 'enis mochlek'a'. It only becomes 'enis mochlek'a' when it feels fake or childish.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word in the correct case.
ნუ მიჩლექ ______, პირდაპირ მითხარი რა გინდა!
In the construction 'X-ს უჩლექ', the word 'ena' must be in the dative case (enas).
Match the situation to the most likely use of 'enis mochlek'a'.
A person is talking to their new puppy in a very high voice.
Talking to pets or babies is the non-manipulative, affectionate sense of the idiom.
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly to describe a sycophant?
Select the correct sentence:
The first sentence correctly describes using flattery to get a bonus (premia).
Complete the dialogue.
გიორგი: 'შენ ისეთი ლამაზი ხარ დღეს...' მარიამი: '_________________'
Mariam suspects Giorgi is being sweet only to get her to go to the movies.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenნუ მიჩლექ ______, პირდაპირ მითხარი რა გინდა!
In the construction 'X-ს უჩლექ', the word 'ena' must be in the dative case (enas).
A person is talking to their new puppy in a very high voice.
Talking to pets or babies is the non-manipulative, affectionate sense of the idiom.
Select the correct sentence:
The first sentence correctly describes using flattery to get a bonus (premia).
გიორგი: 'შენ ისეთი ლამაზი ხარ დღეს...' მარიამი: '_________________'
Mariam suspects Giorgi is being sweet only to get her to go to the movies.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNot always. When talking to a baby or a pet, it's seen as affectionate. However, between adults, it usually implies insincerity.
Yes, but only if you are teasing her for using a 'baby voice.' If you use it during a serious talk, she might get offended.
'Pirperoba' is the general concept of flattery. 'Enis mochlek'a' specifically describes the *way* someone sounds when they flatter.
You would say 'ენას მიჩლექდა' (He was sweet-talking me) or 'ენა მოუჩლიკა' (He sweet-talked).
Only informally to gossip about someone who is sucking up to the boss.
It can describe the sound of a lisp, but only if the person is doing it intentionally to sound cute.
It means to blunt or chip the edge of a sharp tool like a knife.
Young people might just say 'ნუ მეჩვილები' (Stop being an infant to me).
No, it's too informal. Use 'გულწრფელობა' (sincerity) to talk about your communication style.
Yes, especially in Georgian comedies to show a character who is a 'kiss-up.'
Verwandte Redewendungen
ენის მიტანა
similarTo carry tales/snitch
ენაზე კბილის დაჭერა
contrastTo hold one's tongue
პირფერობა
synonymHypocrisy/Flattery
ენამწარე
contrastBitter-tongued
