So,I am trying to pronounce the sounds of georgian and when I get to khani or the ejectives,I cough and today,I wrote the alphabet and made a vid of me promouncing it and I kid you not,in the 2nd vid(I made multiple)a little saliva came out of my mouth,and same happened in 3rd vid Dunno how many I made, its nor much

How can i say im going up/down

How would I finish a letter with the phrase I love you? How would I write that in Megrelian

The Kartvelian word for boat is ნავი which is very similar to the Latin navis for ship. Do any native speakers know which came first? I'm currious if there is a proto-karvelian word for boat/ship that might predate Indo-European, which is supposedly "nau", again close to the Georgian. Last, can anyone recommend a book on Georgian philology by Georgians. The question that I'm most interested in, is who were the people that spoke proto-karvelian? Any book recommendations are welcome.

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something”.

I came across this witty quote of Plato in a forum, and read a response to someone’s inquiry into the original Greek version that said “Ancient Greek didn’t have the ‘have + infinitive’ construction”, which got me thinking about that construction.

Surprisingly, Georgian has a similar construction, and I believe that its properties possibly illuminate the nature of the English infinitive:

Georgian seems to have a grammatical equivalent to the English phrasal verb “have to…”. {I have to write this essay; ეს თემა დასაწერი მაქ}. One may regard the Georgian one as being composed of an appositive adjective—the gerundive (future participle) being the adjective, as with a past participle [I have the laptop closed; კომპიუტერი დახურული მაქ]. In any case, the English infinitive seems to be able to completely encapsulate the meaning of the Georgian gerundive: [დავალება ხვალამდეა დასაწერი; the homework is to be done by tomorrow], [ეგ ფურცელი გადასაგდებია; that is a paper to throw out] ; [ეგ განძი შესანახია; that’s a treasure to keep]. Therefore, it can be said that the English infinitive can serve as a gerundive. And although the English infinitive doesn’t inflect in order to reflect this distinction, it is still useful to acknowledge the distinct functions of the English infinitive, which I think Georgian might very well be helping with in this example.

შეგიძლიათ ვინმემ მარტივად და გასაგებად ამიხსნათ მძიმის გამოყენების წესები ქართულ ენაში? ბევრი სტატია წავიკითხე ინტერნეტში, მაგრამ მაინც ვერ ვისწავლე ამ დედამოტ*ნული სასვენი ნიშნის წესიერად გამოყენება.

Hey, im currently learning Georgian. Any suggestions for words spelling check online?

Probably a long shot but I was wondering if anyone here would be interested in meeting up and speaking some Georgian, either online (Discord?) or IRL (Tbilisi).

I am still learning, my level is somewhere between A2 and B1. I used to attend an informal weekly meetup for fellow learners a couple of years back and it really, really helped me gain more confidence. It was overall a fun experience. I think they still organize it via Facebook but for a number of reasons I no longer find that convenient, so I thought I'd try finding other Georgian learners here.

If you're somewhat serious about learning the language and have progressed past the alphabet and basic phrases I'd be happy to connect! Leave a comment or send me a DM if this sounds interesting to you.

*UPDATE* I have created a Discord server: https://discord.gg/TKW4p29j I haven't done this before but I hope it's working :)

I've become interested in exploring my roots, but sadly, I can no longer consult with my relatives in person. That's why I'm reaching out here. I've always dreamed of learning the Georgian language and would love to find friends to help me learn and practice it.

Any tips- would be super grateful! 🩷

Hi everybody,

I'm doing research for an art project and was wondering if anybody could help me with a few words. How would the terms below be in Laz language:

1. Little stone in the middle of the ocean

2. Water carrier

They would be spoken by an actor who already speaks many languages but unfortunately Laz isn't one of them and we live in a part of the world where it would be very difficult to find a native speaker.

I know it sounds a bit random but we want to make sure we do our best to do it as well as we can with the syntax and pronounciation and any help would be appreciated!

In Georgian I have learnt to add ‘on’ you add ზე and remove the last ი Eg. zebra-ზებრა On the zebra-ზებრრაზე

Today we were learning days of the week and when it got to converting the day to ‘on the day’ there was a different rule Eg. Monday-orshabati On monday-orshabats

The rule here was to remove ი and add ს. But would the rule previously not also apply here so could I not just say: orshabatze

Thank you

I stayed in Georgian in 2012 and there was a very popular folk song around that time that I heard everywhere I went.

It is a duet sung by a man and a woman. And the lyrics went something like ar-vit-zee.

There used to be a video of it on Youtube in which they were singing it on a tv show. But I am no longer able to find it.

I would very much appreciate if someone could send me a link to this song. It is driving me crazy!

I've just realized the best way for me to learn languages is to take whatever topic that I'm interested in and learn about it in that language. With that said, can any დედა ენა speakers recommend books on Georgian history and mythology as Georgians teach it to themselves. I'm not interested in how non-natives tells Georgia's story, I want to hear it from them and in their own language I'm looking for A2 childrens books all the way to college textbooks. In advance- დიდ მადლობა!

Writing a letter to someone and want to write platonically I love you- how would you write that in Megrelian ?

Gamarjoba!

I’m currently learning Georgian and looking for a fun way to improve my skills. I play computer games, especially PUBG, and thought it would be great to combine learning with gaming.

I spend a few hours almost every day playing PUBG, so I’d love to team up with a Georgian-speaking squad. In return, I can help you practice English while we play together.

If this sounds interesting to you, feel free to PM me. Let’s play and learn together! 🎮

Title basically says it all, I'm searching for spoken Georgian for learners, by learners I'm implying the dialogue is spoken slower, with less complicated vocabulary, but not on a complete-beginner level, so basically intermediate. like an easy podcast or maybe CDs available online, not obligatory but a script of the contents would also be nice, I tried searching for such material and simply cannot find it, so I'm turning here to ask 🙏

Gamarjoba. Does anyone know of any OCR software that's compatible with Georgian? I'm looking for something like Acrobat Reader. For example, if I open a pdf in English, I can edit the text in English. Acrobat doesn't support Georgian, so I can't even copy the text, to edit it in Word, for example.

Basically the title. I know she is from a Ushguli in Samagrelo, but couldn't find if she speaks it. I've been learning Georgian for about 8 months, and as I wondered if some of the movie's dialogue might be in Svanuri?

მადლობა!))

edit- corrected name of language

I love learning through music, it's a great way to get some vocab drilled in to to my head while learning about the culture and having a good time.

So can anyone suggest some music for me?

Im pretty open to genres but generally prefer non traditional stuff and not mainstream pop, but I'll try it all out I guess.

Something like kayakata, tamada, გოგი ცაბაძე, some soul, funk, hiphop, jazzy stuff.

მადლობა!

One thing I like about Georgian folk music is I occasionally hear vocalizations of “rim-diri-dim-diri-dirabo” or “raninaaa-ida-bo” and I absolutely love it. It’s mostly these specific syllables that I come across. Is there a word for these vocalizations in music, or is it just like an English “lalala, doo-doo-doo” sort of thing that have no true meanings or a descriptive word to refer them?

I feel it’s one of the few languages that have unique vocalizations in music. I know it’s a very weird question, but tiny things like this intrigue me. მადლობა!

Firstly, I am not racist or nationalist or something like that. I seen this word in Twitter and it made me wonder if it is true or not. I checked it on translate too and it also says it is true. Thanks for the answers.

I was talking to a Georgian friend(via discord) and he used a single letter for two letters, can letters change/be used for other letters like this in Georgian?

https://youtu.be/ldt4WVS8usA?si=cs_8FuPSyzz45wYO