๐ฌ๐ช
Essential apps for
Georgia
แกแแฅแแ แแแแแ
GeorgianGEL4 apps
Tbilisi is a hidden gem. Bolt is the main rideshare. Wolt and Glovo split food delivery.
๐
Power & Plug
TypeC / F
Voltage220V
Freq50Hz
Standard European.
๐ฌ
Basic phrases
Georgian
- Helloแแแแแ แฏแแแgamarjoba
- Thank youแแแแแแแmadloba
- Excuse me / Sorryแแแแแจแbodishi
- Yesแแแแฎdiakh
- Noแแ แara
+10 more below
๐
Tipping
Tipping is increasingly common; many restaurants add a 10% service charge, otherwise leaving 10% in cash is appreciated. Round up for taxis and tip guides modestly.
๐Rideshare & Taxi
See all โ๐บ๏ธNavigation & Maps
See all โ๐ฌTranslation
See all โ๐ฑFood Delivery
See all โPhrases
All Georgian phrases
Hello
แแแแแ แฏแแแ
gamarjoba
Thank you
แแแแแแแ
madloba
Excuse me / Sorry
แแแแแจแ
bodishi
Yes
แแแแฎ
diakh
No
แแ แ
ara
Please
แแแฎแแแ
gtkhovt
Goodbye
แแแฎแแแแแแก
nakhvamdis
How much?
แ แ แฆแแ แก?
ra ghirs
Where is the bathroom?
แกแแ แแ แแก แขแฃแแแแขแ?
sad aris tualeti
The check, please
แแแแแ แแจแ, แแฃ แจแแแซแแแแ
angarishi, tu sheidzleba
I don't understand
แแแ แแแแแแ
ver gavige
Do you speak English?
แแแแแแกแฃแ แแ แแแแแ แแแแแ?
inglisurad laparakobt
Help!
แแแฎแแแ แแแ!
dakhmareba
Delicious
แแแแ แแแแแ
gemrielia
Cheers
แแแฃแแแ แฏแแก
gaumarjos
Briefing
What to know before you go
โ Do
- Accept hospitality warmly, as Georgians take great pride in welcoming guests ('a guest is a gift from God')
- At a supra (feast), follow the tamada (toastmaster) and don't drink out of turn before a toast
- Make eye contact and finish your wine when toasting; toasts are taken seriously
- Greet with a firm handshake; close friends may embrace
- Dress modestly in churches; women cover their heads and shoulders, and men remove hats
- Offer to share food, as eating together is central to Georgian social life
โDon't
- Don't refuse food or drink outright at a feast; decline politely and in moderation rather than flatly
- Don't bring up the conflicts over Abkhazia and South Ossetia or relations with Russia casually
- Don't wear shorts or revealing clothing inside Orthodox churches and monasteries
- Don't begin drinking wine before the first toast is made
โ ๏ธ Common scams to know
- Taxi drivers without meters quoting high fares; agree the price first or use ride-hailing apps like Bolt
- Bars or 'clubs' in Tbilisi where friendly strangers lure tourists then present a huge bill
- Overcharging at unmarked currency exchanges; compare rates at licensed offices
- Inflated prices for tourists at markets; bargaining is expected
Going elsewhere?
More destination guides
๐ฏ๐ตJapan๐จ๐ณChina (mainland)๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea๐น๐ผTaiwan๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong๐น๐ญThailand๐ป๐ณVietnam๐ธ๐ฌSingapore๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia๐ต๐ญPhilippines๐ฎ๐ณIndia๐บ๐ธUnited States๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom๐ซ๐ทFrance๐ฉ๐ชGermany๐ฎ๐นItaly๐ช๐ธSpain๐ณ๐ฑNetherlands