How to rent a flat in Georgian and in Georgia? We will tell you about this in today’s lesson. You will learn the useful verb “to rent”, the most frequently used phrases in Georgian and the most useful phrases in Georgian related to renting an apartment.
Even if some of the descriptions on apartment rental portals are translated, often not the entire website is in English, only selected fragments. Additionally, knowing how to rent a flat in Georgian is useful when talking to owners or agents. This gives you a much wider selection of apartments and flats for rent in Georgia.
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How to say rent a flat in Georgian?
Let’s start with the basic verb, i.e. rent an apartment from someone. In Georgian it will be ქირაობა (kiraoba) – to rent something from someone. The full conjugation of this verb is as follows:
მე ვქირაობ (me vkiraob)
შენ ქირაობ (shen kiraob)
ის ქირაობს (is kiraobs)
ჩვენ ვქირაობთ (chven vkiraobt)
თქვენ ქირაობთ (tkven kiraobt)
ისინი ქირაობენ (isini kiraoben)
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How do I use the verb to rent in Georgian?
The variety itself is half the success. You also need to know the appropriate constructions with this verb, i.e. how to say that you are renting something. So in Georgian what you rent will be in 3 cases:
ბინას ვქირაობ. (binas vkiraob) – I rent a flat
ბინა – a flat/ an apartment
You can place anything you rent under this structure, also… car 😊
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How to say I want to rent a flat in Georgian?
Before you rent an apartment in Georgia, you will need one more phrase from the series on how to rent a flat in Georgian. This is where the phrase I want to rent an apartment comes in handy, which in Georgian is:
მინდა ბინა ვიქირაო (minda bina vikirao)
For grammar fans, we would like to add that this form of the verb to rent in Georgian is optative – a form about which you can read more in a separate lesson about the Georgian optative. Also note that the word dwelling (ბინა – bina) is now written in 1 case, in its dictionary form.
An alternative to this phrase could be:
მაინტერესებს ამ ბინის ქირაობა. (maintersebs am binis kiraoba) – I am interested in renting this apartment
The person from whom you will rent a flat in Georgia may ask you:
ბინის ქირაობა გინდათ? (binis kiraoba gindat) – Do you want to rent an apartment?
10 useful phrases when renting an apartment in Georgia
How to rent a flat in Georgian? You will also need the following phrases, which are definitely worth asking about and checking the information in the advertisement and the actual condition of the apartment when you rent a flat in Georgian and in Georgia.
გათბობა (gatboba) – heating
It’s not like every apartment in Georgia has some form of heating. It is worth asking whether there is one, whether it is in each room and what form of heating it is, because the amount of your fees depends on it.
ცხელი წყალი (tskheli ts’qali) – hot water
Another thing worth asking – is it municipal or from hot springs under the building (especially in Tbilisi), how is it heated and whether it is in both the bathroom and the kitchen (because it varies)
აივანი (aivani) – balcony
ავეჯი (avedji) – furniture
კონდიციონერი (kondicioneri) – air conditioning
Depending on the season, it can be useful, especially in cities.
ინტერნეტის კავშირი (internetis kavshiri) – Internet link
ერთოთახიანი (ertotakhiani) – one-room
ოროთახიანი (orotakhiani) – two-room
რა ღირს? (ra ghirs?) – how much does it cost?
This is something that is definitely worth determining right away, and specifying any additional costs, e.g. utilities, deposit and the currency in which you will pay. Do you feel ready now to rent a flat in Georgian?
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