დილა მშვიდობისა
dila mšvidobisa[d̥iɫä mʃʷido̞bisä]
The English phrase "good morning" is translated into Georgian as დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mšvidobisa).
დილა მშვიდობისა is used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of two parts: დილა (dila), which means "morning" and the rest of the phrase which translates to "of peace". Together, the phrase literally translates to "morning of peace".
How do you pronounce it?
dila mšvidobisa
Did you know?
- The use of მშვიდობისა (mšvidobisa) as a greeting is part of a wider Georgian tradition of wishing non-material blessings like 'peace' or 'joy' rather than just 'good' qualities.
- Because Georgian has no gendered nouns, დილა მშვიდობისა is used identically regardless of whether you are speaking to a man, woman, or group of people.
- The root of the word დილა is found in the Old Georgian word დილაჲ, showing how the language has preserved this specific term for 'morning' for centuries.
Examples in context
- დილა მშვიდობისა, ყველას.dila mshvidobisa, qvelas.Good morning, everyone.
- დილა მშვიდობისა, ბატონო და ქალბატონო.dila mshvidobisa, batono da kalbatono.Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Example conversation
David and Tamar meet in the kitchen for breakfast.
- დავით Davidდილა მშვიდობისა, თამარ!dila mshvidobisa, tamar!Good morning, Tamar!
- თამარი Tamarდილა მშვიდობისა, დავით.dila mshvidobisa, davit.Good morning, David.
- დავით Davidყავა გინდა?qava ginda?Do you want some coffee?
- თამარი Tamarკი, გმადლობ!ki, gmadlob!Yes, thank you!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good morning” translations and entries დილა მშვიდობისა, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries დილა, დილა მშვიდობისა, CC BY-SA 4.0.
