Mama Mia - Qartulad

It means ‘Light of my mother!’ — still a ‘Mama mia’ feeling, but warmer. And if someone jumps out and scares you? You shout:

— Deda ginat!

— Vai, deda! (Oh, mother!)”

She walked him to a cliff overlooking the Mtkvari River. “If you see something truly amazing — like a rainbow over the entire city — an older Georgian might say: mama mia qartulad

Tiko grinned. “Yes. But in Georgian, mama means , not mother! And mia means ‘there it is’ or ‘here you go.’ So he literally shouted: ‘Father, there it is!’ — like ‘Oh my gosh!’” It means ‘Light of my mother

They were standing near the clock tower of the Anchiskhati Basilica. Enzo had just dropped a whole bowl of churchkhela (Georgian candy) into a puddle. He threw his hands up and cried: — Vai, deda