აი

Here Is

Level 1Sounds Like ai

Use აი to point something out: here is, here it is, look.

How It Works

English needs a verb, as in here is or there it is. Georgian uses აი alone: აი, ჩემი სახლი (here is my house). The thing you point to stays in its plain form.

Common uses:

  • Showing someone: აი, ჩემი ძმა (here's my brother).
  • Handing something over: აი, შენი ყავა (here's your coffee).
  • Noticing something: აი, ნინო მოდის! (look, here comes Nino!)
  • Finding something: აი, აქ არის! (here it is!)

აი goes with a gesture or a look, so it belongs to speech and dialogue more than to formal writing. When you hand something to someone politely, you will also hear ინებეთ (here you are).

Examples (4)

  1. აი, ჩემი სახლი.

    Here's my house.

    აი, then the thing you show.

  2. აი, შენი ყავა.

    Here's your coffee.

    აი when you hand something over.

  3. აი, ნინო მოდის!

    Look, here comes Nino!

    აი points to something happening now.

  4. აი, აქ არის!

    Here it is!

    აი with აქ when you find something.

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აი points at something, like this.

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