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Learn Georgian.

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Learn Georgian -- a language isolate with its own alphabet, a split-ergative case system, and a verb morphology so rich that a single word can be an entire sentence.

Start your Georgian course

Why Georgian

Georgian is spoken by about 4 million people in Georgia, a country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. It has its own unique alphabet -- one of only 14 scripts in active use worldwide -- and belongs to no known language family.

Georgian is a genuinely rare learning opportunity. Its grammar is complex and unlike anything in Indo-European languages, but its script is beautifully logical and its culture -- from polyphonic singing to wine-making traditions -- richly rewards engagement.

What makes Georgian challenging — and how Maia helps

The Mkhedruli script

Georgian's 33-letter alphabet looks like nothing else. But each letter maps to exactly one sound, with no exceptions. Maia teaches it phonetically -- once you know the letters, you can read any Georgian word.

Polypersonal verbs

Georgian verbs agree with both the subject and the object, and can pack in tense, aspect, mood, and direction. A single verb form can express what English needs an entire clause for. Maia builds verb morphology incrementally.

Split ergativity

Georgian marks sentence roles differently depending on the verb's tense. The subject of "I see" and "I saw" take different cases. Maia introduces this pattern gradually with clear explanations.

What your course includes

  • •Lessons covering the Mkhedruli script through conversation
  • •AI podcast episodes mixing Georgian and English
  • •Script, vocabulary, and grammar exercises
  • •Spaced repetition for characters and vocabulary
  • •Adaptive curriculum based on your progress

Sample lesson topics

  1. 1.The Mkhedruli alphabet: reading Georgian from day one
  2. 2.Greetings: gamarjoba, madloba, and Georgian hospitality
  3. 3.Basic sentences: subject, verb, and word order
  4. 4.Numbers, colors, and everyday vocabulary
  5. 5.Verbs: present tense and the concept of verb classes
  6. 6.At the supra: food, toasting, and Georgian dining culture
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