Georgian for Beginners

Based on Ukraine 2007
Verka Serduchka — Dancing Lasha Tumbai

Hello everybody!
My name is Sopho Sophshvili
You Georgian want to learn?!
I will teach!

Squiggle squiggle funny curl
Squiggle squiggle line line
Squiggle squiggle manic whirl
Line, sign, twine

Squiggle squiggle twisted curve
Squiggle squiggle fine line
Squiggle squiggle tangled swerve
Then line, sign, twine

Write it!

So easy, huh?
(Oh-oh oh-oh)

Squiggle squiggle drunken snake
Squiggle squiggle twined vine
Squiggle wiggle phallic shape
Entwined vine, line

Squiggle squiggle drunken snake
Scribble scribble line line
Squiggle squiggle shake and bake
Then line, sign, twine

Write it!

How much letters we got?
No no no
Thirty-three!

This one is called ani
This one is called bani
This one is called ghani
This one looks like… ჯ
A flower?

Now try to say: Q’vaviloba 🌺
Now try to say: Mzesumzira 🌻
Now try to say: Tskhvris para 🐑
Our alphabet’s…
Ancient!

La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la

Your dad is called mama
Your mum is called deda
Your sister’s called just da
This bird is called…

Plamingo 🦩

Now try to say: Gvprtskvni 🍌
Now try to say: Mtsvrtneli 🏋🏽
Now try to say: Gvbrdghvni 📆
Now learn to say…

Tsek’va! 💃🏽

Students, students
Listen now
Gather round

Are you ready for next step?
(Hmm, no?)
Now we move on to the next step!
(Wait, no!)

GEORGIAN GIRLS' NAMES!

Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!

Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!

Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!

Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-maryam!
Ma-ma-ma-ma-maryam!

OK, graduate