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Learn Georgian

Read the curving Mkhedruli script and take on Georgian verbs one screeve at a time.

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Georgian belongs to the Kartvelian family, unrelated to any major European language, and is written in Mkhedruli, a 33-letter script with no capital letters. It allows dramatic consonant clusters, as in გვფრცქვნი (gvprtskvni, "you peel us"), and uses ejective consonants made with a pop of air. The verb is the real challenge: one form can mark both subject and object, and tense series called screeves can change which case the subject takes. Learnr creates a personalized Georgian course from a single prompt and teaches it in short, interactive lessons.

How to learn Georgian, step by step

Learn Mkhedruli in a week or two. Each letter has one sound and Georgian spelling is fully phonetic, so once you know the 33 letters you can read anything aloud. Write them by hand, since many differ only in a small loop or tail.
Separate ejectives from aspirated consonants. Georgian has three-way sets: aspirated ფ against ejective პ against voiced ბ, and the same for t, k, ts and ch, plus ejective ყ (q'). Practice minimal pairs from audio, since ejectives are what make you sound Georgian.
Read clusters one consonant at a time. Break words like მწვრთნელი (mts'vrtneli, coach) into small sound groups and speed up gradually. Clusters seldom get extra vowels in Georgian, so do not insert an English-style "uh" between consonants.
Learn cases with their core uses. Master the nominative, dative -ს, genitive -ის, instrumental -ით and adverbial -ად, then the ergative -მა. Georgian attaches postpositions to nouns, as in სახლში (in the house), so learn those with the cases.
Approach verbs by screeve series. Learn the present screeve first, then the future with preverbs like და- and გა-, then the aorist, where the subject switches to the ergative case. Daily Learnr drills on a few verbs at a time keep the system from overwhelming you.
Use Georgian songs, toasts and conversation. Polyphonic songs, supra feast toasts and Georgian films give you rich listening. Greet people with გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) and practice short exchanges whenever you can.

What you'll learn

Read and write all 33 letters of the Mkhedruli alphabet
Pronounce ejectives and long consonant clusters clearly
Use the main noun cases, including the ergative -მა
Conjugate common verbs in the present, future and aorist screeves
Hold everyday conversations about food, travel and family

What's inside your Georgian course

A sample path Learnr builds for Georgian. Your real course adapts to your goal and level.

1. The Mkhedruli alphabet and its sounds
2. Ejectives, aspirates and consonant clusters
3. Nouns, cases and postpositions
4. Present-tense verbs and person markers
5. Preverbs, future and aorist with the ergative
6. Conversation, toasts and everyday Georgian

How long does it take to learn Georgian?

Reading the script takes 1 to 2 weeks. Everyday conversation usually takes 12 to 24 months at 30 to 60 minutes a day, mostly because of the verb system. Living in Georgia or speaking with natives each week shortens that a lot.

What you need before you start

Nothing is required, but patience with verb tables helps. Knowledge of Russian is useful for travel in Georgia but does not help with Georgian grammar itself.

Common mistakes to avoid

Trying to learn every screeve at once, which buries beginners; master the present and future before touching the aorist.
Pronouncing ejectives like ordinary English consonants, which blurs many word pairs; practice the three-way contrasts with audio from the start.
Looking for capital letters or Latin spellings in Georgian text; the script is unicameral, so read and write in Mkhedruli only.

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Georgian questions, answered

Does Georgian have capital letters?

No. Modern Mkhedruli has one case only. A display style called Mtavruli is sometimes used for headings, but everyday writing does not capitalize names or sentence starts.

Why are Georgian verbs considered hard?

Verbs mark both subject and object, use preverbs that change meaning and tense, fall into screeve series, and can change the subject's case. The system is consistent, but it takes time to absorb.

Is Georgian related to Russian or Armenian?

No. Georgian is Kartvelian and unrelated to Russian or Armenian, despite centuries of contact and shared vocabulary from Persian, Greek and Russian.