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Gamarjoba, rogor khar? ๐Ÿ‘‹ ! Here’s our curated content for training your passive understanding of the language.

Gamarjoba ๐Ÿ‘‹! Here’s our curated content for training your passive understanding of the language.

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Explore everything from phrases, grammar, to listening training. Useful for complete beginners through to intermediate speakers.

โฐ Time spent here also counts towards your streak.

Language competency consists of active vocabulary, but also passive vocabulary and natural pattern recognition. Train essential listening skills, understand grammar and the unique Georgian verb system.

The Basic Phrases help you start and stay in the language. Ira’s Listening-Reading videos introduce you to intensive training of your listening skills.

What makes Lingophant unique is that you can create your 100% personalised vocabulary from conversations. 45 minutes per week with a friend or a teacher is already enough input for a constant stream of engaging sentences to practice between lessons.

๐Ÿ“” Basic Phrases

These phrases are the perfect point of departure for serious learners. They help you stay in the language, without needing to switch to English. And you internalize patterns.

Unlock them one-by-one in the app, and memorize them from the “Practice” tab.

01 – Basic phrases
02 – Introducing yourself
03 – Clarifications
04 – At the Bazari
05 – Learning languages
06 – Likes and dislikes
07 – Opinions and preferences

This is just to get you started. For personalized phrases, we recommend sessions of 45 minutes with a native speaker.

  • Know 300 phrases and you can make jokes and impress people
  • Know 600 phrases and you can hold basic conversations
  • Know 1000 phrases and you start communicating effortlessly

And because of working with audio, you’ll get compliments on your pronunciation a lot. We promise!

๐ŸŽง Start Your Listening Training Here (with Ira)

๐ŸŽง The original unedited videos

These are the full videos of Ira talking about her life, travels, and design career.

๐ŸŽง Your first 30-minute follow-along session

Listening works subconsciously. You focus on listening and your brain naturally starts to understand structures. In this follow-along we repeat sections multiple times and tell you to focus first on English, then Georgian.

Watch this 36 minute version, it tells you what to focus on. Then come back on another day for the second session.

๐ŸŽง Your second 30-minute follow-along session

We’re trying to prove that by watching and rewatching, you can understand someone speaking in Georgian. It works subconsciously and takes time. But if you do this consistently, we guarantee it will make a massive positive difference.

Your second time watching and reviewing. Understanding more already? Come back on another day for the third time.

๐ŸŽง Your third 30-minute follow-along session

And the third time now. Let’s see how much you understand without subtitles.

Go through the same process with other videos โ€” watching, rewatching, and focusing on one language at a time.

Can you follow what she’s speaking about? Can you capture individual words? Is it starting to feel a bit natural to you?

๐ŸŽง Background listening and printable PDF

Here is an audio file you can listen to in the background with your phone locked.

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Ira_02_Subtitles-2Download

๐ŸŽง More Listening-Reading Content

Watch and rewatch these videos with subtitles. You’ll likely understand more each time, and reading along helps you recognise words and structures. This will teach you how natural Georgian speech sounds, like nothing else can.

๐ŸŽง Mzia from Tskaltubo โ€” a lovely senior with stories from Soviet Georgia

Do the same as with Ira: watch it multiple times, put the link in a note for quick access, write down words you want to remember, and come back to it in the future. After a few sessions you’ll understand her story with audio alone.

And here’s a wonderful second listening video from Mzia. Get to know someone who worked in a Soviet Sanatorium, and then had a peaceful life afterwards. With some fun facts about post-war Georgia and Georgian “Boomers”.

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๐ŸŽง Guram from Tskaltubo โ€” an Imeretian accent and stories from his life

Here’s Anzori (nickname Guram) speaking with a strong Imeretian accent. No worries about understanding everything โ€” we marked the standard verb blocks and suffixes in colours so you can recognise directional and temporal patterns. We recommend watching these videos multiple times.

Put the link in a note on your phone. Next time you’re on a bus, review it and build a natural understanding of the language.

And here’s the audio file and PDF if you prefer that.

Gurami-s_subtitlesDownload

๐ŸŽง Soso โ€” a tin crafter from Kutaisi

Soso is a tin crafter, who lives in Kutaisi. He builds metal structures for houses in old unique styles. A former volleyball player and coach, now a crafter โ€” he talks about when he started, the work he does, and what he likes about it.

๐ŸŽง Lucas (1/3) โ€” stories from his life

Let us introduce Lucas to you, who already speaks very fast. Well, that’s how it is with Georgians. Still, it is good practice to listen many times. And after a few times on a few days you can soon understand this fast speaker too.

Good luck and enjoy that you’re able to understand something. Even if it feels like nothing, it is working subconsciously.

Lucas_01_SubtitlesDownload

๐ŸŽง Lucas (2/3) โ€” daily routines

And here are audio and transcript for those who prefer that.

Lucas_02_SubtitlesDownload

๐ŸŽง Lucas (3/3) โ€” traveling and advice for foreigners

Another video of fast-talking Lucas. Watch it multiple times until you can recognise words better. Recognising words in general is pretty difficult and it’s really normal if it’s hard. As long as you’re paying attention, your brain is already learning. Take it easy ๐Ÿ™‚

Lucas_03_SubtitlesDownload

๐ŸŽง Chemi Tsolis Dakalebi โ€” a subtitled episode of the famous Georgian show

It kind of resembles Desperate Housewives by the concept, but a bit more Georgian and less desperate. You can find the rest of the episodes here (but without subtitles). You could even write your own transcript of the next episode, with help from Google Translate and running YouTube at 75% of the speed.

Full YouTube playlist

๐ŸŽง Recommended Georgian YouTube channels

For more native content, here are some channels worth bookmarking and rewatching over time.

๐ŸŽง Train your listening skills with proper documentaries

We have selected enjoyable documentaries and reportage channels. Watch them, listen to the language, and build a natural intuition. Some polyglots swear by this method โ€” 30 minutes a day builds working proficiency.

TV IMEDI (1.15m subs)

TV IMEDI (view channel) – แƒขแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ™แƒแƒ›แƒžแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒ “แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ“แƒ˜” 2001 แƒฌแƒ”แƒšแƒก แƒ“แƒแƒแƒ แƒกแƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒฃแƒฌแƒงแƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒก 2003 แƒฌแƒšแƒ˜แƒก 15 แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒขแƒ˜แƒ“แƒแƒœ. แƒ“แƒฆแƒ”แƒ˜แƒกแƒแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก “แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ”แƒ“แƒ˜” แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒกแƒแƒขแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ แƒชแƒ˜แƒก แƒšแƒ˜แƒ“แƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ“ แƒฉแƒแƒ›แƒแƒงแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ‘แƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒงแƒฃแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒœแƒ“แƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ˜แƒ— แƒกแƒแƒ แƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒก .

แƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒฎแƒ˜ โ€ข Mtavari Arkhi (336k subs)

แƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒฎแƒ˜ โ€ข Mtavari Arkhi (view channel) – แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ—แƒแƒœ แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ“ แƒ›แƒแƒ˜แƒžแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ— แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ !

Formula News (163k subs)

Formula News (view channel) – แƒ’แƒแƒ˜แƒ’แƒ” แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒ›แƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒแƒ›แƒ‘แƒแƒ•แƒ˜ แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ›แƒ!

แƒขแƒ• แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ โ€ข TV Pirveli โญ• LIVE (146k subs)

แƒขแƒ• แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ โ€ข TV Pirveli โญ• LIVE (view channel) – แƒขแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ™แƒแƒ›แƒžแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒ แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒฃแƒฌแƒงแƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒšแƒ˜แƒชแƒ”แƒœแƒ–แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒฅแƒแƒœแƒ” แƒ›แƒ–แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ˜ แƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒแƒ แƒฎแƒ˜แƒ, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒ”แƒ—แƒ”แƒ แƒจแƒ˜ แƒžแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒขแƒ˜แƒ™แƒฃแƒ  แƒ—แƒแƒฅ-แƒจแƒแƒฃแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ แƒ’แƒ แƒ˜แƒ’แƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ”แƒ™แƒ แƒ›แƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒซแƒ” แƒ’แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ–แƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒœ. แƒกแƒแƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒซแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ แƒ”แƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒแƒŸแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒœแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ  แƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒซแƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒฃแƒœแƒ“แƒ˜ แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ’แƒ”แƒœแƒ—. แƒ“แƒฆแƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ  แƒแƒ›แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ“แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ แƒขแƒ แƒแƒžแƒแƒ˜แƒซแƒ”, แƒแƒœแƒ แƒแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒแƒ˜แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ แƒฃแƒกแƒฃแƒ“แƒแƒœ แƒ“แƒฃแƒ›แƒ‘แƒแƒซแƒ” แƒ’แƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒแƒœ. แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ แƒกแƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ แƒกแƒขแƒฃแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒ˜, แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒกแƒฎแƒ•แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒจแƒ”แƒคแƒแƒกแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒ แƒ”แƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒแƒŸแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒแƒฅแƒขแƒฃแƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ  แƒกแƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ–แƒ” – แƒกแƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒคแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒจแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ“แƒฆแƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒ›แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒจแƒ˜. แƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ—-แƒ™แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒก แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ’แƒ”แƒœแƒ— แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ‘ แƒžแƒ แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒแƒก “แƒจแƒฃแƒแƒ“แƒฆแƒ” LIVE”. แƒแƒ แƒฎแƒ–แƒ” แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ–แƒœแƒ”แƒก แƒ’

Gaagrdzele Istoria (13k subs)

Gaagrdzele Istoria (view channel) – แƒ’แƒแƒแƒ’แƒ แƒซแƒ”แƒšแƒ” แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ

Toma Chagelishvili (94k subs)

Toma Chagelishvili (view channel) – แƒ—แƒแƒ›แƒ แƒฉแƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒœแƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒšแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒแƒ™แƒฃแƒ›แƒ”แƒœแƒขแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒคแƒ˜แƒšแƒ›แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ แƒ”แƒžแƒแƒ แƒขแƒแƒŸแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒก แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒกแƒฎแƒ•แƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒ•แƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

Vasil Gabunia’s Channel – Exploring Together (87k subs)

Vasil Gabunia’s Channel – Exploring Together (view channel) – แƒแƒ แƒฎแƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ”แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜: โ€žแƒ›แƒ” แƒแƒ แƒ แƒ›แƒฎแƒแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒแƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒ“ แƒ’แƒ˜แƒฌแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒ— แƒ›แƒแƒ— แƒ”แƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ‘แƒšแƒ˜แƒ• แƒ™แƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜.โ€œ

๐ŸŽง Train listening with weird popular YouTube videos

It’s like zapping TV through another linguistic and cultural universe. Watch what native speakers watch. We hope you find something interesting.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Language Introduction and Pronunciation

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Why is Georgian difficult and easy at the same time?

It’s difficult because it has a unique system, sounds, and script. That makes listening, recognising, and remembering words challenging. The verb system requires clear explanations, and moving from reading letter-by-letter to word-by-word takes time.

Luckily it’s also simple. There are no genders, and the verb system becomes natural with practice. The same roots are used to create many words in a poetic and somewhat standardised way โ€” which makes learning and speaking fun.

As an encouragement: most Georgians don’t use perfect grammar either. And the warmth they show you for even trying to learn their small language makes it very rewarding.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ A lazy guide to the alphabet (with tricks to remember each letter)

Normally you’d spend the first 2โ€“3 weeks with a teacher learning the script. With us you watch this video twice and start practising phrases on the app straight away. Every letter has a hint to help you remember it.

If you prefer learning from a book, here is the book most teachers use. But take a look at our video first.

All Letters

Two overviews to help you:

Practice hearing and distinguishing the sounds

Recognising ejective and non-ejective letters is tough. Lucas recorded words with pairs of similar sounds so you can train your ear. Download the app, create an account, and unlock the set below.

Alphabet Pronunciation Comparison

If you want to practice writing:

In our experience it’s enough to write every letter 10 times, then copy a small text. In just 1โ€“2 hours you will know how to write in Georgian. Hint: save the image below with a right click and add it to a note with your other Georgian content.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Grammar Resources

While memorising phrases, you’ll naturally start to recognise grammatical patterns. When that happens, add a note or question to the card and ask your teacher next session. This is how a child naturally learns a language โ€” your teacher can also record corrections or an example that helps you remember a pattern.

For those who prefer a structured overview, here are our grammar videos and resources.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Morphology โ€” our must-see overview

Georgian is based on roots and morphing rules โ€” that’s how you end up with long words. When you know the patterns, you remember roots and patterns instead of long scary words.

After watching this video, Georgian words become a lot more logical and you can see their beauty. It covers the main concepts in 14 minutes, so feel free to rewatch it later!

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Intro to verbs and locational suffixes (saying “in, on, with, etc.”)

Let’s touch the most basic grammar concepts.

We conjugate one verb, then look at the v- and m- group, and finally talk about postpositions of location.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Pronouns, Conjunctions, and Negations

Pronouns are used to relate to other people.

Conjunctions are mainly used for locations and logical relations.

Both are very useful!

Overview of Pronouns

Overview of Conjunctions

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ The Cases System

The case system isn’t that complicated โ€” we cover the whole thing in under 12 minutes. You’ll get used to it when practicing phrases or listening to people, but this knowledge helps you recognize cases when you need to. Rewatch if needed

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Verb shorts โ€” the complete series (parts 1โ€“4)

We shared these videos for free on our Instagram page, so follow us if you want them to randomly show up. Here we share them all together so you can work through them at your own pace.

With just these short videos, you will learn how the most complex part of Georgian grammar works: the verb system.

Part 1 โ€” History, the verb blocks, tenses, and verb endings

With just a few short videos each week, you will learn how the most complex part of Georgian grammar works: the verb system.

Above is some historic context. 1600 years ago the Georgian script appeared in Georgia, and 60 years later already in Bethlehem! Isn’t that cool?

Introducing the block system in the video above. Thinking of verbs like this will help you understand them.

Let’s introduce each block one-by-one now. The blocks will have a separate video later.

Now we take a look at the tenses in Georgian. There are more, but we selected the 5 most used ones, and explain how they relate to each other.

Now let’s settle this knowledge by going through some examples. We’ll start with the same video next week โ€” it’s just for you to see the different blue blocks in action.

Part 2 โ€” Preverbs, tenses, and the verb root

Let’s take another look at the tenses in Georgian. These are the blue blocks. Preverbs in the beginning, and suffixes at the end. There is a present/future ending. And the aorist past and the optative have a special ending.

What are those preverbs again? And how to remember the correct ones for each verb? Verbs are unique by their root, their verb family (the blue suffix), and their preverb (the blue prefix).

And now our favourite video: the directional preverbs. Learn in 2 minutes what you will need for every verb. This is the most important part โ€” maybe watch this one a few times?

The key here is that the infinitive can also be a noun. P’iri means mouth โ€” you’re giving your word/mouth in Georgian. It’s also the root of promising something.

So yeah, let’s finish with the verb root, which every Georgian verb has. Recognising verb roots is the #1 skill required for Georgian. It’s also what makes verbs irregular, because some verbs change roots between tenses.

Part 3 โ€” Subject markers, object markers, version markers, and the imperfect

How to mark the person doing something? Usually with a Subject Marker, which has the -v- ending for the first person. Don’t hesitate to take a screenshot during the video.

Up next, the Object Markers. They start with -m- for the first person and -g- for the second. Some verbs use the Object Marker to show the acting person โ€” like Spanish’s me gusta.

The next videos continue with verb versions. We can change the meaning and direction of verbs with a Version Marker: reflexive -i-, or -a- and -e- directed at another object.

What if we combine Subjective, Objective, and Version markers? We can have verbs with up to 3 actors/objects! There are some rules about this in the video above.

Let’s look at some examples that will tie it all together. This is how verbs work in the present and future tense, including subject and object markers.

And now a first step towards the past forms, with the simple imperfect, that just adds -di to the present verb โ€” for things that continued for a longer time in the past.

Part 4 โ€” The aorist, irregular verbs, verbs of movement, and the optative

Let’s start with the Aorist, the unspecified or simple past. If a sentence starts with someone’s name ending in -ma, you already know it happened in the Aorist past.

Two ways of creating the past and future โ€” one with preverbs, the other with an -i- which is used for intransitive actions (things that happen by themselves).

What makes verbs irregular? Usually they have different roots in the present, future, and past tense. It has nothing to do with the meaning changing with different preverbs โ€” it’s more like not behaving according to rules.

Let’s look at some irregular examples.

Very important are verbs of movement. You can go rewatch the directional preverbs video to see how to remember them. Here is how to create verbs of movement.

And our last video is about the optative. The optative shows optionality, and you’ll see it most commonly used with minda. This is the most elegant and advanced part of the verb system.

We hope you liked them and that you will recognise the patterns!

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ 62 Georgian verbs โ€” a PDF to download

As a reward for finishing all the verb shorts: here are 62 Georgian verbs in one pleasant PDF.

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๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Official Georgian textbook โ€” Aghmarti / Ascent

This is the standard book used by most teachers. With the practice from this course, you’ll be able to move through it quickly. Ideally pair it with one weekly hour of private lessons โ€” half going through the book, half conversation where your teacher records phrases based on things you tried to say. That way you learn 20โ€“30 new phrases every lesson.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Book Lessons with Recommended Teachers

The most effective way to continue is with private lessons using our app. After 10 lessons with 30 new phrases each, you’ll have 300 more phrases โ€” enough for basic conversations and expressing yourself with native speakers.

We have a network of teachers who work with our app. Ask us on WhatsApp, email team@lingophant.com, or text us on Instagram @lingophant_geo and we’ll connect you to a suitable teacher.

You can also find your own teacher, or ask a friend for 45 minutes each week. Explain to them how to help you with this link: https://lingophant.com/for-teachers/

Also, join our WhatsApp group to benefit from reminders and speaking sessions a few times a week.

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๐ŸŽฌ Bonus: Recommended Georgian movies with subtitles

Sadly, there are barely any movies with official Georgian subtitles. We have selected movies where at least English subtitles are available. Still enjoyable โ€” and you can connect sounds and meanings! In general, we can recommend a subscription to Cavea Plus. You might need a VPN if you live abroad.

  • Monanieba / Repentance (1987) โ€” YouTube | RareFilmm | Censored by Soviet authorities, then released. A despotic mayor dies and his body is repeatedly unearthed and buried again.
  • Pirosmani (1969) โ€” YouTube | The story of self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani.
  • Grdzeli nateli dgheebi / In Bloom (2013) โ€” Cavea+ | Two teenage girls in early 90s Tbilisi, amid the collapse of the Soviet Union.
  • Mandarinebi / Tangerines (2013) โ€” Apple TV | Oscar-nominated. An Estonian farmer shelters two enemy soldiers who each vow to kill the other.
  • Chemi bednieri ojakhi / My Happy Family (2017) โ€” Netflix | A middle-aged woman decides to leave her family, challenging social expectations in modern Georgia.
  • Da chven vitsek’vet / And Then We Danced (2019) โ€” Cavea+ | A passionate story of love and liberation set in Georgian dance culture.
  • Meotkhe brait’oni / Brighton 4th (2021) โ€” Amazon Prime | A Georgian wrestler travels to Brooklyn to help his son pay off a gambling debt.