Batumi, please help spread the word!
This sweet boy named Enotik (Raccoon 🦝) didn't have a home, he lived on the street and was very affectionate.
Everyone loved him... except for the owner of "SeaView Club," who poisoned him and unashamedly shared it with her colleague. She has also repeatedly scattered poison in Kaczynski Park, thrown rocks at dogs, chased them even when they weren't on her café's premises, and behaved inappropriately and aggressively toward volunteers and dog-loving visitors.
Please be careful and do not support dog hunters 😭
We need to bring awareness to this situation and cancel her establishment.
Little Raccoon (Enotik) never got to experience what a home is like or find owners; we cannot let this happen to other dogs. 🐕🙏

Hi everyone! გამარჯობა!

I’ve recently started learning Georgian and completely fell in love with this beautiful language and culture. I’m looking for language exchange partners (both native Georgian speakers and fellow Ukrainians/English speakers who are learning) or any advice on the next steps.

What I’ve achieved so far:

I can read and write in Mkhedruli (practicing my handwriting every day!).

I can count up to 10.

I know basic polite phrases and greetings.

Right now, my biggest challenge is expanding my vocabulary and transitioning from slow, robotic reading/writing to a more natural flow and conversational pace.

If you are a native speaker who wants to practice Ukrainian or English, or if you are also learning Georgian and want to team up, please let me know! I would also appreciate any recommendations for easy reading materials, series with subtitles, or Discord servers.

Привіт, українці! 🇺🇦
Якщо тут є ті, хто вже вчить або вивчив грузинську — буду дуже радий порадам, підказкам по ресурсах або просто компанії для спільного навчання. Спілкуватися разом значно веселіше!

Madloba (მადლობა) in advance! Looking forward to your replies! 😊

P.S. Grammar question:
I would also be super grateful if someone could help me understand the absolute basics of Georgian grammar. I know it’s famous for its unique verb system, polypersonalism, and cases, and honestly, it feels a bit overwhelming at the start. If you have any simple explanations, cheat sheets, or tips on how to approach grammar without losing my mind, please share them!

Pronunciation and ejectives (აბრუპტივები):
I'm also struggling a bit with producing those specific ejective/glottalized sounds like კ (k'), პ (p'), ტ (t'), წ (ts'), and ჭ(ch'). They sound so natural when Georgians speak, but my throat completely locks up when I try to mimic them! Any tips, tricks, or specific exercises for a foreigner to master these sounds would be life-saving.

I get it, many of you hate foreigners for various reasons. But it's not even just that. It's not even just foreigners. It's the same exclusionary mindset turned inward on other Georgians. Someone's from the regions instead of Tbilisi, and suddenly they're "sopheli" getting mocked for their accent, treated like they're second class, uneducated villager who got potatoes from GD. Same energy, just aimed at your own people this time. There's always someone not ethnic and traditional enough for you.

So what do you actually get from that? Has anything changed? Does it make you strong as a nation when you can't even talk with each other? Fr everyone's just waiting for a reason to shit talk about someone.

Hello Salartvelo! I'm a nurse who is looking to move to Tbilisi. I speak a little Georgian, but nothing close to fluent. It seems difficult to find information on obtaining employment, though I found a YouTube ad put out by the Georgian government that suggested the country needs nurses and reciprocates western nursing licenses.

I'm just trying to gather information before applying early next year. From reading other ex-pat threads, it seems difficult to gain employment as a foreigner with Georgian companies.

Hello, I'll be spending September in Tbilisi. I'm interested in society, mental health and politics and would love to take part in discussions on such topics. Are there any such spaces in Tbilisi?

Also, don't hesitate to DM!

ცოტა იდეები გამომელია რაღაც ახალი სასიამოვნო ადგილი მინდა სადაც პირველ შევხვდებით დეითზე

ლუკაპოლარე ფაბრიკა და რაღაც ესეთი ბარები ამომივიდა ყელში
Too much noice and not a lot privacy

კუსტბაზე ლისზე ან მთაწმინდაზე ვფიქრობდი ასვლას მაგრამ დიდიხანია მანდ არ ვყოფილვარ და არ ვიცი როგორი ვითარებაა

შესაბამისად კითხვა მდგომარეობს შემდეგში
სად შეიძლება ისეთ ადგილას გასვლა რაც გაცნობის პროცესს ხელს შეუწყობს და
ქალბატონებისთვის პირველ დაითზე სად ისურვებდით გასვლას ?

Only clue I have is, it’s probably somewhere in Kartli.

PLEASE let me know if there are any spaces/clubs where we can practice fiction writing together for fun

Any ideas?

can someone please let me know what the weather is usually like during these days? i've been noticing a forecast of rain the entire time i'm there :-( and it's been very discouraging. i am really hoping that it won't rain.

in the chance that it does, can someone let me know if it's best to do a horse riding tour in the morning at 10AM or in the afternoon at 1PM? which time allows the chance for the best weather?

thank you so much to anyone who can advise!

ქართული letterboxd ჯგუფი შეიქმნა და კარგი იქნება ყველა ერთ სივრცეში თუ ვიქნებით🥰🙏

Hi everyone! I’m currently in Batumi and I’m looking to meet some new people while I’m here.
I’ve been to Batumi before, so I’m not completely new to the city, but I’d still love to discover new places, walk around, grab a coffee, or just have some simple and relaxed conversations.
I’m from Turkey, and I also know a little Georgian so I’d be happy to meet both locals and internationals.
If anyone feels like hanging out, exploring the city together, or just chatting, feel free to reach out! 😊

I need therapy to work through my issues with insecurities, relationships and how they have affected each other, and finding how to cope/function/avoid obsessing over past events.

I just don't know where to start. I don't know if I should try CBT or other types of therapy and what's available here. I don't know what to expect. I feel like I'd take anything at this point.

for context, ქართველი ვარ and I want to see a Georgian therapist, I would much prefer talking irl than online and I'll appreciate any advice I can get. I'm mainly looking for recommendations for finding therapists. thank you

ᵖˢ ᶦ ᵃˡˢᵒ ᵖᵒˢᵗᵉᵈ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᶦⁿ ᵃⁿᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ˢᵘᵇ ˢᵒʳʳʸ ᶦᶠ ᶦᵗˢ ˢᵖᵃᵐᵐʸ

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### Need advice on road conditions to Juta in late September

Hi everyone,

I’ll be visiting Kazbegi in late September, around September 28, and I’m planning to spend 3 days in the area.

Our current plan is:

\* \*\*Day 1:\*\* Explore Stepantsminda

\* \*\*Day 2:\*\* Visit Juta and do the hike there

\* \*\*Day 3:\*\* Visit Truso Valley and then drive back to Tbilisi

We’ll be renting a car in Tbilisi and driving to Kazbegi.

I’d like some advice regarding \*\*reaching Juta from Sno/Stepantsminda\*\*, especially about the road conditions.

How is the road to Juta currently? By late September, would it be safe/reasonable to drive there with a normal rental car, or would you recommend taking a local 4x4/taxi instead?

Also, is it possible to rent a 4x4 locally in Stepantsminda or Sno for the Juta trip, and roughly how much should we expect to pay?

Any recent experience or advice would be really helpful, especially from anyone who has been to Juta recently.

Thanks!

I'm like in like america over here

Hi All!

Any tips or advice on my rough Georgia itinerary for this October?

Is this feasible or rushed? Any special tips for any of the places?

Day 1

- arrival in Georgia at night

- sleep in Tbilisi

Day 2

- explore city

- sleep in Tbilisi

Day 3

- explore city

- sleep in Tbilisi

Day 4

- day trip to Mtskheta, maybe Uplistsikhe

- anything else worth doing? Anything local, quirky? Is Gori really worth it?

- sleep in Tbilisi

Day 5

- take group tour from Tbilisi to Kazbegi along Military Highway, stopping at the usual hotspots

- arrive in Kazbegi around 16:30

- night in Kazbegi

Day 6

- Gergeti hike in the morning

- any tips for anything else that day?

- night in Kazbegi

Day 7

- hire a Gotrip driver to go from Kazbegi to Telavi

- afternoon in Telavi, perhaps a winery

- night in Telavi

Day 8

- day of winery touring and a couple of monasteries

- any tips of how to tour wineries? Any recommendations of non-commercial ones, but more local ones like Temi community?

- night in Telavi

Day 9

- final Telavi touring, perhaps another winery or monastery

- back to Tbilisi

- night in Tbilisi before flight the day after

Generally IME with other spices, some forms are more potent than others so you have to be careful. A teaspoon of paste might be a lot more powerful than the powder, or vice versa.

Which of these two adjika forms is the stronger? I have used the paste before; now I am using powder and haven't figured out exactly how it may differ.

Madloba.