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Its own alphabet.
Its own family.
Learn Georgian from real Georgians.
Georgian has been written for 1,500 years and is still spoken on every street in Tbilisi. Kakhi teaches it the way people really speak: real, short videos from Georgian creators, with Georgian subtitles, romanization and English.
Named after a proud Georgian grandpa.
Kakhi (კახი) is a Georgian name, and the app carries it for one. In the app he is a cheeky tamada: he pulls up a chair, pours a toast for your first hundred words and never lets you leave without one more.
გაუმარჯოს! gaumarjos: cheers, "to victory"
Tap any word.
This line is from a real video in Kakhi, about khinkali. Tap the words: each card is exactly what the app shows, and the voice is Kakhi's own.
- What it means right here, in this sentence
- Its dictionary form, and what the ending does
- Kakhi says it, slowly if you like
- Search any word and see every video that says it
If you love city-style khinkali,
ხინკალი
khink'aliLevel 1noun
khinkali dumplings
- Dictionary form
- ხინკალი khink'ali
How Kakhi works
Watch real Georgian
Short videos from Georgian creators: kitchens, markets, travel, everyday talk. Swipe like you would anyway.
Read it before you know it
Romanization over every word and English under every line, so the Mkhedruli alphabet stops being a wall.
Georgian glues words together
Kakhi takes them apart. Tap a word: what it means here, its dictionary form, and what the ending does (-ში = in).
Every word you tap is kept
Taps become flashcards, and review brings them back right before you forget. Small daily goals, nel-nela: little by little.
Inside Kakhi
The real app, straight from Google Play. Swipe through.
Why Georgian?
- Its own alphabet
- Mkhedruli, written for Georgian and its sister languages, and nowhere else.
- Its own family
- Kartvelian: Georgian, Megrelian, Svan and Laz. Not Indo-European, not Slavic, not Turkic.
- 1,500 years of writing
- The oldest dated Georgian inscriptions are from the 5th century.
- On UNESCO's list
- The living culture of its three scripts, inscribed in 2016. Georgian polyphonic singing and qvevri wine are on it too.
Who Kakhi is for
- Beginners who want Georgian as it's really spoken
- Heritage learners reconnecting with family and roots
- Travelers heading to Tbilisi, Batumi or the mountains
- Partners and friends of Georgians
Who it isn't for
- People who want grammar tables and drills first. Kakhi starts from real speech.
- Anyone who needs the app itself in Georgian or Russian. It's in English for now.
- iPhone users, for now. Kakhi is on Android (8.0 or newer).
Watching is free. Premium is for the learning tools.
Free
Forever, no account
- Every video, always
- 5 word look-ups a day
- Learning mode on 3 videos a day
- Widgets: a word of the day, a real line, your streak
Premium
€39.99 a year (€3.33 a month), or €6.99 a month
- Learning mode on every video
- Unlimited look-ups
- Flashcard review, right before you forget
- No ads
New subscribers try Premium free for 7 days. Or pay once: €99 for life. Cancel any time in Google Play.
Prices in euros. Prices are set locally, so Premium costs less in Georgia, and in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland and more. Google Play shows your price in your currency.
Questions
Is Kakhi free?
Yes. Watching is always free, with no account. Free also gives you 5 word look-ups a day, learning mode on 3 videos a day and the home-screen widgets, with ads. Premium removes the limits and the ads.
Do I need to read the Georgian alphabet first?
No. Every Georgian word has romanization over it (the official national system) and every line has English under it, so you can start today and read Mkhedruli on your own little by little.
Is it for complete beginners?
Yes. Videos have levels 1 to 3, set by how common their words are, so you can start with the easiest ones. They are real Georgians talking at real speed, so the English under every line does a lot of the work at first.
Where do the videos come from?
Short videos by Georgian YouTube creators: cooking, markets, travel, family and everyday talk. They play in YouTube's own player and belong to their creators. A creator can have a video removed at plyerstudios.com/kakhi/takedown.
Whose voice says the words?
Kakhi's voice is computer-generated: a Georgian voice that says every word in the library, slowly too if you like. The people in the videos are real.
What if a subtitle is wrong?
Tap Report a mistake, one tap away in the app. Fixes ship in the next update.
How much is Premium, and how do I cancel?
€39.99 a year (€3.33 a month), €6.99 a month, or €99 once for life. New subscribers get 7 days free. Prices are set locally: in Georgia and many nearby countries Premium costs less. Google Play shows your price in your currency, and you cancel any time in Google Play, before the trial ends if you don't want to pay.
Is there an iPhone version?
Not yet, but it's coming. Kakhi is on Android 8.0 or newer for now. Leave your email on this page and you'll get one email the day it's on iPhone. Videos stream, so it needs the internet.
გაუმარჯოს!
Pull up a chair.
Kakhi's pouring.
Your first Georgian words are one video away. Free, no account.
Videos play in YouTube's player and belong to their creators. Kakhi's voice is computer-generated. See a mistake in a subtitle? "Report a mistake" is one tap away in the app.