ჩვენ შენ გვიყვარხარ
chven shen gvikvarkhar
ჩვენ შენ გვიყვარხარ (chven shen gvikvarkhar) is the Georgian way to say "we love you."
This phrase is used by a group of people to express their deep affection for a single person.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "we you to-us-are-beloved." This is because the Georgian verb for love functions similarly to the English concept of being pleasing to someone.
How do you pronounce it?
chven shen gvikvarkhar
Did you know?
- The word ჩვენ belongs to a language family called Kartvelian, which is a language isolate group with no proven relatives outside of the Caucasus region.
- While შენ is used here, Georgian has a formal 'you' თქვენ that must be used if the group is expressing love to an elder or a stranger to avoid being rude.
- Even though the Georgian word შენ might sound very similar to the Turkish word 'sen', this is purely a linguistic coincidence and they are not related.
Examples in context
- ჩვენ შენ გვიყვარხარ, ჩემო ძმაო.chven shen gviqvarxar, chemo dzmao.We love you, my brother.
- გახსოვდეს, რომ ჩვენ შენ გვიყვარხარ.gakhsovdes, rom chven shen gviqvarxar.Remember that we love you.
Example conversation
A family saying goodbye to a daughter leaving for college.
- ლევან Levanწადი მშვიდობით, ელენე.tsadi mshvidobit, elene.Go in peace, Elene.
- ელენე Eleneმომენატრებით!momenatrebit!I will miss you!
- ლევან Levanჩვენ შენ გვიყვარხარ, გოგონა.chven shen gviquarkhar, gogona.We love you, girl.
- ელენე Eleneმეც ძალიან მიყვარხართ.mets dzalian miqvarkhart.I love you all very much too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries შენ, ჩვენ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
