A translation bureau for Manglisi - TARGMANEBI's service for a settlement an hour from Tbilisi, where our orders fall sharply into two groups. The first is historical and cultural: research, projects and texts for visitors connected with heritage sites. The second is ordinary, everyday paperwork: certificates, powers of attorney, study and medical documents. In both cases the process is remote: you send us a photo or a file, we confirm the price and deadline during working hours, the finished text comes to you by email, and the courier brings the notarized paper from the Tetritskaro route.
Heritage, restoration, research
Work connected with a historic monument almost always has an international component - an expert, a donor or a publication. That produces several groups of texts:
Restoration projects
- Conservation and restoration project documentation
- Expert opinions and research reports
- Results of material analysis and laboratory studies
- Work schedules and technical specifications
- Correspondence with foreign specialists
Funding and reporting
- Grant applications and budgets
- Interim and final reports for donors
- Memoranda with foundations and organisations
- Descriptions of charitable and community projects
- Press releases and information material
For visitors
- Historical notes and a description of the cathedral in visitors' languages
- Short texts for information boards
- Guide material and route descriptions
- Rules of conduct at places of worship
- Booklets, maps and souvenir inscriptions
When working on such material we take care of two things. The first is the accuracy of historical facts: dates, names and terms must match the scholarly literature, even when the text is simplified for tourists. The second is church terminology: the names of architectural elements, church objects and rites have to be rendered in the form established in the target language, not translated literally. Where there is doubt, we ask the client for advice rather than guess.
Resort, guesthouses, visitors
Manglisi's reputation for its climate still works today: in summer families come here, houses are rented out, and small hotels and guesthouses operate. For them we prepare accommodation descriptions, lists of rooms and services, house rules and menus, as well as correspondence with guests and replies to reviews. These texts need no certification; instead, style and natural wording directly affect bookings here - an awkwardly translated description puts a guest off. Events are a separate area: summer camps, religious and educational gatherings, and conferences with foreign participants - for them we translate programmes, information sheets and organisational material. Such orders are usually tied to the date of the event, so we build the schedule around it.
Dachas, property, family matters
Many families have summer houses in Manglisi, and property matters often come up when the owner or heir is abroad. That calls for a Georgian translation, with notarization, of a power of attorney issued abroad, death and kinship documents, and sometimes a translation of Georgian registry extracts for a foreign authority, with an apostille. Ordinary family papers come in as well: study documents, certificates for an embassy, medical histories, consents for a child to travel. Our rule in such matters is simple - first we ask where the document will be submitted, and only then do we start work, because the recipient determines both the language and the form of certification. The spelling of the name is matched to the current passport and repeated identically in all of the family's documents.
Camps, gatherings and study groups
Manglisi's climate and its closeness to Tbilisi make the settlement a venue for educational and learning events: school groups, student camps, professional training courses and summer schools come here, some of them with foreign participants and lecturers. Such an event often needs a whole set of documents: the programme and daily schedule, a participant form, parental consent for minors, safety rules, catering and accommodation terms, lecture materials and certificates. We handle this package as one job, in one style and with one terminology, and for a recurring event we keep the material - the following year only the dates, names and prices are updated. This approach saves organisers both time and money, because they do not have to start from scratch every year.
We also bear in mind that some of these events need interpreting as well - for example, when a foreign lecturer speaks or during a discussion. The interpreter travels to the venue by prior arrangement and is paid by the working day; for short sessions an online connection is often enough. The main thing is to receive the topic and the terminology in advance - an interpreter prepared for a specialised subject delivers an entirely different result.
Languages in orders from Manglisi
In Manglisi English is the most frequent - heritage projects, donor reporting and tourism texts are done in it. Russian works with visitors and old documents, German and French with European foundations and experts, Italian in restoration and in diaspora documents, Greek in church and family documents. Turkish and Ukrainian appear in individual orders, and when needed we also handle orders in Spanish, Polish, Czech, Dutch, Arabic and Chinese.
How we work
The material to us
A photo or file by WhatsApp to 501 113 200 or to info@targmanebi.ge; project and scholarly texts are best sent in editable format.
Defining the reader
An expert, a donor, an authority or a tourist - that is how we choose the style, the level of detail and whether certification is needed.
Translation and checking
A translator from the field does the translation, and an editor separately checks dates, proper names and terms; disputed points are agreed with you.
Receiving it
The electronic version as soon as it is finished, the certified document by courier to Manglisi or from the Tbilisi office.
Price and deadlines
Manglisi is charged at Tbilisi rates - the price is by agreement once we have seen the material, and we add nothing for the distance. A one-page certificate is done the same day, a notarized certificate or power of attorney in two days, a set of guesthouse texts in two to three days, historical and information material according to volume, restoration or grant documentation in stages agreed in advance, and a document with an apostille takes as long as the procedure. If an event or application deadline is pressing, tell us from the start and we will plan the schedule backwards from it. Unpublished research, project ideas and personal matters stay closed with us. Legally we are a sole trader - Mariam Zumadze, ID 30601010853; for foundations and organisations this means every payment is recorded with an invoice and a contract and causes no problems in grant reporting. Any inaccuracy on our side is corrected free of charge.
Need texts about the cathedral and the settlement in visitors' languages? Preparing a report for a donor? A power of attorney arrived from abroad? Write to us from Manglisi - we will look at the document today and tell you the next step.
Call: 501 113 200Frequently asked questions - translation in Manglisi
We are preparing a text about the cathedral for visitors. How detailed should it be?
We recommend two versions: a short one for the board and a longer one for a booklet or website. The historical facts stay equally accurate in both; only the level of detail changes. We write church terms in the form established in the target language, so they sound natural to a foreign reader.
A foreign expert is working on a restoration project. We need their report in Georgian.
We translate it - in such texts the names of materials, types of damage and methods are rendered in the terminology of the field, and measurements and values are checked separately. If the project continues, we keep the terms in one base, and every subsequent document comes in the same language.
We have a guesthouse. Which texts should we start with?
The basic set is: a description of the guesthouse, a list of rooms and services, house rules and a short description of nearby places. English and Russian are usually enough to start with. An original that has been polished once gives a better basis for every further language.
I want to sell a summer house, but I live abroad.
Have a power of attorney drawn up before a local notary, with an apostille without fail - but send us the draft before you sign: experience shows that in such documents it is exactly the authority to sell that is most often left out. We then prepare the Georgian version with notarization, and your representative will be able to act.
Foreign guests are coming to an event. Can you also provide interpreting?
Yes, by prior arrangement - the interpreter travels to you and is paid by the working day. The result is much better when we receive the programme and subject matter in advance; for short meetings, joining by phone is often enough.
Does the courier come as far as Manglisi?
Yes, on the Tetritskaro route - we will tell you the exact day when you order. If it is urgent, you receive the electronic version immediately; paper is only essential when the document is being submitted officially.
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