გთხოვთ

Please

Level 1Sounds Like gtkhovt

გთხოვთ means please to a stranger or a group, and გთხოვ means please to a friend.

How It Works

SayTo whom
გთხოვთa stranger, an elder, a shop assistant, a group
გთხოვa friend, a family member, a child

Some everyday phrases:

  • ერთი ყავა, გთხოვთ. (One coffee, please.)
  • ანგარიში, გთხოვთ. (The bill, please.)
  • ნელა, გთხოვთ. (Slowly, please.)
  • მენიუ, გთხოვთ. (The menu, please.)

When you hand something over, say ინებეთ (here you are). When someone thanks you, answer არაფრის (you're welcome).

At Level 4 you will put გთხოვთ before a verb to make a full polite request.

The verb is თხოვს (asks), and გ- means you, so the one word is a whole sentence: I ask you.

To a friend, drop the -თ: ერთი ჩაი, გთხოვ (one tea, please).

Examples (5)

  1. ერთი ყავა, გთხოვთ.

    One coffee, please.

    გთხოვთ after a comma.

  2. ანგარიში, გთხოვთ.

    The bill, please.

    Polite, to a waiter.

  3. ნელა, გთხოვთ.

    Slowly, please.

    Useful when people talk fast.

  4. მენიუ, გთხოვთ.

    The menu, please.

    Polite, in a café or restaurant.

  5. ცოტა წყალი, გთხოვ.

    A little water, please.

    გთხოვ to a friend.

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გთხოვთLevel 1Please

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Please goes with the polite you.

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