Mikvarkhar
Did you know that “I love you” in Georgian language is pronounced as “MIKVARKHAR”? And it is the only language where these three words (I, you, love) are tied up in one word.
Shemomechama
Shemomechama would translate into English as ‘I accidentally ate the whole thing’. The word is used to describe a situation when a person is full, but the meal was so delicious that he or she continued to eat it.
Zeg
Zeg is a Georgian word meaning ‘the day after tomorrow’.
Mazeg
Mazeg is similar to Zeg and means ‘the day after the day after tomorrow’. To make it a bit clearer, if the person is talking about going to an event or doing something in the future and uses the word ‘mazeg’, the person means two days after.
Muktakhora
Muktakhora describes a person who does a lot of things at someone’s expense. For instance, a person eats a lot at a party but doesn’t bring anything to the event, or he or she lives his/her life doing nothing and expecting everyone to help them.
Mekvle
The first guest of a Georgian family after any New Year’s Eve is called Meklve, who is thought to bring happiness and goodwill to the host family.
Chichilaki
Chichilaki is a Georgian Christmas tree made from a dried hazelnut tree, which is decorated with dried fruits and flowers. A chichilaki is considered to bring luck in the family and burned on January 19 to let the misfortunes and troubles of the previous year stay in the past.
Tavqudmoglejili
Tavqudmoglejili is used to describe a person who is very late for something. For instance, you could say ‘he or she ran like tavqudmoglejili’.
Alaverdi
Any Georgian dining scene features a toast maker, someone who gives the permission to another person at the table to give a toast. Therefore, Georgians say: ‘Alaverdit shentan var’ meaning, ‘You can say a toast now’.
Eletmeleti
Eletmeleti means a condition when a person is frightened by someone or something. So when a person is telling a story of being frightened, they would say ‘Eletmeleti damemarta’.
Article: Baia Dzagnidze
