The easiest way to learn Georgian is to take the letters first, since each one has only one sound, and then ask for a lesson about something you plan to do this week, like buying bread. Bubblegum's Georgian Alphabet course teaches the 33 letters, and Poppy, your AI tutor, writes the lesson around what you ask, at your level.
| What You Need | How Bubblegum Helps |
|---|---|
| Georgian at your level | Poppy writes each lesson for the level you pick, from sounding out words up to long texts. |
| A topic you care about | Ask for a lesson about a taxi ride in Tbilisi or a metro ticket. |
| How each word sounds | Each lesson comes with AI audio that plays while you read. |
| Help with a line you can't follow | Tap a word to see what it means, or ask Poppy to explain the line. |
| Words that stay | Saved words come back in later lessons through Regenerative Review™. |
Poppy sometimes gets things wrong. For something important, like a form or a contract, ask a tutor or a Georgian-speaking friend first.
- One Sound for Each LetterGeorgian has 33 letters, and each letter has one sound. Once you know the letters, you can sound out a word on a sign.
- No Capital LettersIn everyday writing, Georgian has no capital letters, so there is only one shape to learn for each letter.
- A Few Familiar WordsGeorgian uses a few everyday words you may already know, like ტაქსი (taxi) and მეტრო (metro).
Your first word can be გამარჯობა (hello). Play a recording, repeat it, and then say it to a real person.
Give your first sessions to the letters. After that, each session can cover one short exchange in twenty to thirty minutes. The fastest way to learn Georgian shows how many hours the whole language takes.
- Start With the LettersWork through Bubblegum's Georgian Alphabet course, and say each sound aloud as it appears.
- Copy the Popping SoundsReplay a letter like კ until you can match the recording. Georgian has other popping consonants like it, and each one gets easier with practice.
- Choose What You Will SayThink of one thing you will say this week, like asking for bread at a bakery.
- Read a Short LessonTell Poppy you are new to Georgian, and ask for a few lines on that situation. Follow each word with your eyes while the recording plays.
- Save the Key WordSave the one word you expect to need most. It returns in a later lesson.
- Try It on SomeoneSay your reply aloud, then try it on a friend or tutor who asks the question another way.
End each session by choosing the next topic, so the following one starts with reading.
| What Feels Hard | The Easy Fix |
|---|---|
| Verbs change a lot | Meet each verb inside a sentence you can hear, and look up a form only when it puzzles you. |
| The doer gets a new ending in the past | When someone does something to something in the simple past, the doer gets the ending -მა: in ბავშვმა წიგნი წაიკითხა (the child read the book), ბავშვი (child) becomes ბავშვმა. After a few sentences it stops being a surprise. |
| Some sounds are new | The letter კ stands for a popping k, which is made with a sudden burst of air. Say it slowly after a recording, many times. |
| Course phrases can sound stiff | Ask a Georgian-speaking friend how they would say it, and watch the Georgian Stories videos, which use the words people say in a shop. |
| Almost every word is new | Pick a topic you know well in English and ask Poppy for a lesson on it, so each new word has something to attach to. |
| The audio goes too fast | Read what the line means first, then play only that line again. |
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| What | Why It's Easy | Where |
|---|---|---|
| A Bubblegum lesson about your week | You choose the topic, and Poppy writes it at your level. | Bubblegum |
| A picture book | The pictures show the story, and 6 of the 7 Georgian books are Level 1. | StoryWeaver |
| Short videos with captions | Each story plays first with English captions, then in Georgian only. | Georgian Stories |
| Alphabet videos | A video series on the Georgian alphabet. | Speak Georgian |
| Lessons with audio | Each lesson shows the Georgian text next to your language and plays the audio. | 50LANGUAGES |
| A patient tutor | A tutor can slow down, repeat a line and wait while you think. | Preply, italki, or a Georgian-speaking friend |
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Georgian. You learn from Georgian you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
- Poppy writes each lesson for your level, on topics you pick.
- Each lesson plays AI audio while you read.
- Tap a word to see what it means, or ask Poppy to explain a whole line.
- The Georgian Alphabet course teaches all 33 letters, each with a picture.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back in new lessons, and you can export them to Anki.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- You can't turn your own Georgian books into lessons. However, you can paste a page in the chat, and Poppy will explain it.
- Bubblegum has no practice tests for Georgia's citizenship exam.
- Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read.
- Regenerative Review™
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Do I Need to Learn the Letters First?
Yes. Signs and menus use the Georgian letters, and there are only 33 of them. Bubblegum's Georgian Alphabet course teaches them, so you can learn them before your first lesson.
Should I Learn a List of Common Georgian Words First?
Not first. A list tells you what a word means, but not how people use it. Write down each new word with its sentence, such as a request for წყალი (water), and read the sentence again at review time.
Which Georgian App Should a Beginner Choose?
If you are serious about learning Georgian, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like. For picture books and short videos, try StoryWeaver and Georgian Stories. More choices are in our comparison of Georgian apps.
Is Bubblegum Free?
Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Wiktionary: the modern Georgian script (33 letters)
- Bubblegum: Georgian and the Georgian Alphabet course
- Wiktionary: ტაქსი (taxi), a word Georgian borrowed from Russian
- Wiktionary: მეტრო (metro)
- Wiktionary: the Georgian form ბავშვმა (the child, in the form used for the doer in a past sentence)
- Wiktionary: ejective (a consonant released with a sudden burst of air)
- Wiktionary: the Georgian letter კ (an ejective k sound)
- StoryWeaver: Georgian picture books
- EasyGeorgian: Georgian Stories
- EasyGeorgian: free alphabet practice
- Speak Georgian: video lessons on YouTube
- 50LANGUAGES: Learn Georgian (100 lessons with MP3)
- Preply: online Georgian tutors
- italki: Georgian teachers
