{"id":28205,"date":"2023-12-11T17:58:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T16:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jezykikaukazu.pl\/?p=28205"},"modified":"2023-12-26T21:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T20:30:14","slug":"how-to-say-merry-christmas-in-georgian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jezykikaukazu.pl\/en\/how-to-say-merry-christmas-in-georgian\/","title":{"rendered":"How to say Merry Christmas in Georgian? 3 ways"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Merry Christmas in Georgian – in this article you will learn basic phrases about Christmas and ways to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Georgian.<\/p>

How to wish Merry Christmas in Georgian?<\/h2>

Let\u2019s start with wishes, because without it Christmas in Georgian and any other languages does not exist. The most commonly used verb is \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5<\/strong> (gilocav), which you can translate as „I congratulate you” (singular). If you talk to a bigger group of people or to someone in a formal way, you will then say \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5\u10d7 <\/strong>(gilocavt). It comes from the verb \u10db\u10dd\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d5\u10d0<\/strong>, which can be translated as” to congratulate someone”.<\/p>

In English one does not use this verb when saying Merry Christmas. You just you the phrase without any verb. However in Georgian the construct is a bit different, similar to Russian, if you know this language as well. Think of it as \u201cI congratulate you something\u201d, because after this verb comes the occasion on which you congratulate someone.<\/p>

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How to say Christmas in Georgian?<\/h2>

Now you can look at the whole phase used during Christmas, so Merry Christmas in Georgian will be like that: \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0\u10e1 \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5<\/strong> (shobas gilocav). You use it when talking to one person in an informal way. When addressing more people or in a formal way, you\u2019ll say \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0\u10e1 \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5\u10d7<\/strong> (shobas gilocavt). Therefore if you want to write on your Facebook Merry Christmas in Georgian, you will use the second one, because you wish it to all of your friends there. You may change the order as well: \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5 \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0\u10e1<\/strong> (gilocav shobas) and \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5\u10d7 \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0\u10e1<\/strong> (gilocavt shobas).<\/p>

The word \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0<\/strong> means Christmas in Georgian. This is an old word for birth, so you will not use it when talking about your birthday, but if you believe in God, then you use it for God\u2019s birthday or to be more precise Christ\u2019s birthday.<\/p>

As you congratulate someone on some occasion, this occasion, so \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0<\/strong> (shoba) (Christmas) will be in 3rd<\/sup> case, Dativ<\/a>. That is why in the final sentence the word \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0<\/strong> ends with a letter \u201c\u10e1\u201d(s).<\/p>

How to say Happy New Year in Georgian?<\/h2>

I have a great news for you now. Here also you can use the verbs \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5<\/strong> and \u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5\u10d7<\/strong>. Only change you do is to switch Merry Christmas in Georgian into New Year in Georgian. So it will look like that:<\/p>

\u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5 \u10d0\u10ee\u10d0\u10da \u10ec\u10d4\u10da\u10e1<\/strong> (gilocav akhal cels)
\u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5\u10d7 \u10d0\u10ee\u10d0\u10da \u10ec\u10d4\u10da\u10e1<\/strong> (gilocavt akhal cels)<\/p><\/blockquote>

Here you can use the phrase New Year in Georgian which is \u10d0\u10ee\u10d0\u10da\u10d8 \u10ec\u10d4\u10da\u10d8<\/strong>, also put in the 3rd case. And for those of you who wants to just send one wishes for both occasions, the below phrases will be useful as well:<\/p>

\u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5\u10d7 \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0-\u10d0\u10ee\u10d0\u10da \u10ec\u10d4\u10da\u10e1!<\/strong> (gilocavt shoba-akhal cels) \u2013 when talking to many people or in a formal way
\u10d2\u10d8\u10da\u10dd\u10ea\u10d0\u10d5 \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0-\u10d0\u10ee\u10d0\u10da \u10ec\u10d4\u10da\u10e1!<\/strong> (gilocav shoba-akhal cels) \u2013 when talking informal<\/p><\/blockquote>

Have you noticed by the way that in English you have adjectives like merry or happy and in Georgian there are none of those? That is probably a cultural difference.<\/p>