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Georgian Numbers 1-100: The Complete Guide to Counting in Georgian

Learn Georgian numbers from 1 to 100, including pronunciation, patterns, and practical phrases for shopping, telling time, and navigating daily life in Georgia.

Numbers are everywhere when you’re in Georgia. Prices at the market. Your hotel room. The marshrutka route. Your phone number.

Unlike Georgian’s unique alphabet, which looks completely foreign, Georgian numbers follow a logical pattern that’s actually easier than English once you learn the base forms.

Let’s break it down.

Numbers 1-10 in Georgian

These are the building blocks. Memorize these and you can construct any number up to 100.

NumberGeorgianPronunciationMemory Tip
1ერთიer-ti”Earth”
2ორიor-i”Or” (choose one or two)
3სამიsa-mi”Salami” (has 3 syllables)
4ოთხიot-khiThe “kh” is guttural
5ხუთიkhu-ti”Who-tee”
6ექვსიek-vsi”Exit” + “v” + “see”
7შვიდიshvi-di”She did”
8რვაrvaShort and punchy
9ცხრაtskh-raCluster of consonants
10ათიa-ti”Artie” without the “r”

Practice tip: When you see a price like ₾10, say “ათი ლარი” (a-ti la-ri) — ten lari.

Numbers 11-19

Georgian builds teen numbers by adding units to “ten” (ათი).

The pattern: ათ + (unit) + მეტი — literally “ten-plus-(unit)“

NumberGeorgianPronunciation
11თერთმეტიter-t-me-ti
12თორმეტიtor-me-ti
13ცამეტიtsa-me-ti
14თოთხმეტიtot-kh-me-ti
15თხუთმეტიtkhu-t-me-ti
16თექვსმეტიtek-vs-me-ti
17ჩვიდმეტიchvid-me-ti
18თვრამეტიtvra-me-ti
19ცხრამეტიtskhra-me-ti

Notice how some numbers change slightly when combined? ერთი (one) becomes თერთ- in 11. ორი (two) becomes თორ- in 12. This is normal — Georgian loves consonant clusters.

Tens: 20, 30, 40…

Here’s where Georgian gets interesting. The pattern for tens uses a vigesimal (base-20) system, similar to French:

NumberGeorgianPronunciationLiteral meaning
20ოციo-tsi”Twenty” (base unit)
30ოცდაათიots-da-a-ti”Twenty and ten”
40ორმოციor-mo-tsi”Two twenties”
50ორმოცდაათიor-mots-da-a-ti”Two twenties and ten”
60სამოციsa-mo-tsi”Three twenties”
70სამოცდაათიsa-mots-da-a-ti”Three twenties and ten”
80ოთხმოციot-kh-mo-tsi”Four twenties”
90ოთხმოცდაათიot-kh-mots-da-a-ti”Four twenties and ten”
100ასიa-si”Hundred”

The pattern:

  • 20 = ოცი (the base)
  • 40 = 2 × 20 = ორმოცი
  • 60 = 3 × 20 = სამოცი
  • 80 = 4 × 20 = ოთხმოცი

For 30, 50, 70, 90 — add “და ათი” (and ten) to the previous tens:

  • 30 = 20 + 10 = ოცი + და + ათი = ოცდაათი
  • 50 = 40 + 10 = ორმოცდაათი

This might seem strange, but French works the same way (quatre-vingts = “four twenties” = 80).

Combining: 21-99

To make any number between the tens, combine the tens with units:

Pattern: (tens) + და + (unit)

Examples:

NumberGeorgianBreakdown
21ოცდაერთიოცი + და + ერთი
25ოცდახუთიოცი + და + ხუთი
37ოცდაჩვიდმეტიოცი + და + ჩვიდმეტი (17)
42ორმოცდაორიორმოცი + და + ორი
56ორმოცდათექვსმეტიორმოცი + და + თექვსმეტი (16)
78სამოცდათვრამეტისამოცი + და + თვრამეტი (18)
99ოთხმოცდაცხრამეტიოთხმოცი + და + ცხრამეტი (19)

Quick tip: For numbers 21-39, you’re just adding to ოცი (20). For 41-59, add to ორმოცი (40). And so on.

100 and Beyond

NumberGeorgianPronunciation
100ასიa-si
200ორასიor-a-si
500ხუთასიkhu-ta-si
1,000ათასიa-ta-si
10,000ათი ათასიa-ti a-ta-si
1,000,000მილიონიmi-li-o-ni

To say 150: ას ორმოცდაათი (100 + 50) To say 365: სამას სამოცდახუთი (300 + 65)

Numbers You’ll Actually Use

Prices at the market

When shopping, you’ll hear sellers quote prices like:

  • “ხუთი ლარი” (khuti lari) — 5 lari
  • “ოცდახუთი თეთრი” (otsdakhuti tetri) — 25 tetri (cents)
  • “ორი ლარი ორმოცი” (ori lari ormotsi) — 2.40 lari

Useful phrases:

  • რამდენი ღირს? (ramdeni ghirs?) — “How much does it cost?”
  • ძალიან ძვირია (dzalian dzviria) — “Too expensive”
  • შეგიძლია უფრო იაფად? (shegidzlia upro iapad?) — “Can you go cheaper?”

Phone numbers

Georgian phone numbers are 9 digits, usually grouped as 5XX XX XX XX.

When giving your number, say each digit individually:

  • 555 12 34 56 = ხუთი ხუთი ხუთი, ერთი ორი, სამი ოთხი, ხუთი ექვსი

Hotel room numbers

  • “ოთახი ნომერი ოცდაორი” (otakhi nomeri otsdaori) — Room number 22
  • “სართული მეოთხე” (sartuli meotkhе) — Fourth floor

Marshrutka routes

The minibuses (marshrutkas) display route numbers. Common ones:

  • მარშრუტი #37 — Route 37
  • ნომერი ას ორმოცდათორმეტი (112) — Number 112

Ordinal Numbers (First, Second, Third…)

To say “first,” “second,” etc., add მე- before the number and -ე after:

OrdinalGeorgianPronunciation
1stპირველიpir-ve-li (exception)
2ndმეორეme-o-re
3rdმესამეme-sa-me
4thმეოთხეme-ot-khe
5thმეხუთეme-khu-te
6thმეექვსეme-ek-vse
7thმეშვიდეme-shvi-de
8thმერვეmer-ve
9thმეცხრეme-tskh-re
10thმეათეme-a-te

Note: “First” (პირველი) is completely irregular — just memorize it.

Telling Time

Basic time expressions:

  • რომელი საათია? (romeli saatia?) — “What time is it?”
  • ერთი საათია (erti saatia) — “It’s one o’clock”
  • ხუთი საათი და ნახევარი (khuti saati da nakhevari) — “5:30” (five and a half)
  • ათი წუთი (ati tsuti) — “10 minutes”

For appointments:

  • ხუთ საათზე (khut saatze) — “At 5 o’clock”
  • შუადღის ორზე (shuadghis orze) — “At 2 PM”

Age

To say your age:

  • რამდენი წლის ხარ? (ramdeni tslis khar?) — “How old are you?” (informal)
  • ოცდახუთი წლის ვარ (otsdakhuti tslis var) — “I’m 25 years old”
  • ის ოცდაათი წლისაა (is otsdaati tslisaa) — “He/she is 30 years old”

Practice Exercise

Try reading these numbers out loud:

  1. 7 — შვიდი
  2. 15 — თხუთმეტი
  3. 23 — ოცდასამი
  4. 48 — ორმოცდარვა
  5. 67 — სამოცდაშვიდი
  6. 82 — ოთხმოცდაორი
  7. 99 — ოთხმოცდაცხრამეტი

Answers (pronunciation):

  1. shvi-di
  2. tkhu-t-me-ti
  3. ots-da-sa-mi
  4. or-mots-da-rva
  5. sa-mots-da-shvi-di
  6. ot-kh-mots-da-o-ri
  7. ot-kh-mots-da-tskh-ra-me-ti

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  1. Don’t stress the wrong syllable. Georgian stress is generally even, but numbers like ოცი (O-tsi) emphasize the first syllable.

  2. Don’t skip consonant clusters. Words like ცხრა (tskhra = 9) have consonants jammed together. Practice each sound.

  3. Don’t translate word-for-word. “Forty-two” in English = ორმოცდაორი, which literally means “two-twenties-and-two.”

  4. Don’t forget დ (and) between tens and units. It’s ოცდაერთი (20-and-1), not *ოცერთი.

Your Next Steps

Numbers unlock so much of daily life — shopping, directions, phone numbers, scheduling. Here’s how to keep practicing:

  1. At the market: Try asking prices in Georgian. Even if you mess up, vendors appreciate the effort.

  2. With the EasyGeorgian flashcard app: We have a numbers deck with audio pronunciation for each number — try 49 free cards to get started.

  3. With our audio course: Try a free sample lesson — numbers are covered in Lessons 5-7, with real dialogues about shopping and counting.

  4. Free download: Grab our 50 Essential Georgian Phrases PDF — includes number phrases for practical situations.


Numbers might seem tedious, but they’re one of the fastest ways to feel confident in Georgian. Learn 1-10 today, and you can handle most basic transactions tomorrow.

გილოცავთ! (gilotsavt!) — Congratulations! You just learned Georgian numbers.

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