The Caucasus podcast

Welcome to our new podcast series – 5-Minute Quick Revisions. Today we have a way for revising vocab in Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijani What is a quick revision? It's a very short exercise for consolidating Georgian, Armenian, or Azerbaijani that you can do anywhere. Often, without having to pull out your notes, books, etc. Useful links:  Text version of the episode Study with us The episode ab...

Another year of learning Georgian, Armenian, and Azerbaijani is behind us. It's behind us because I'm also learning all three of these languages. And today, as you asked us to do  at the beginning of the year, I'll share with you my TOP 5 – what helps you learn Georgian, Armenian, and Azerbaijani and worked best for me in 2025. Useful links:  Text version of the episode Study with us The episode a...

The documentary about Georgia named "Stolen Children" is just being released worldwide on HBO MAX. So, in today's episode of the Caucasus podcast, we'll be discussing this film directed by Martyna Wojciechowska and Jowita Baraniecka, the initial reactions to its cinema premiere, and briefly discussing the topic itself. Useful links:  Text version of the episode Study with us

Did you know that there's one thing that always helps when learning Georgian, Armenian, or Azerbaijani? It's consistency and regular 10-minute revision. And today on the Caucasus podcast, we'll talk about why it’s crucial and how to do these 10-minute revisions. No, this isn't a podcast in the series "create your study plan, master the magic revision system." Today, we'll talk about quick ways to...

I asked on social and our newsletter, and you said you were very interested in reasons for dropping out of the Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijani courses. So today we'll talk about what are the 3 most common reasons for dropping out! And some remedies as well. I've collected data from the last three years of Jezyki Kaukazu courses – both group and individual – and we'll discuss the three most comm...

Georgian is a difficult language - you can't learn Georgian. These are not true. And in today's episode, I'll tell you why I think so. Read the episode: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/why-they-say-georgian-is-a-difficult-language/ Study with us: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/learn-georgian-language/ Join our newsletter: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/the-caucasian-mail/

Our podcast about Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan is undergoing some changes - The Caucasus podcast is changing of the better. I didn't know if it would be an interesting topic for you, but our newsletter community decided it would. But we are making some changes. Text version of the episode: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/the-caucasus-podcast-is-changing-for-the-better/ Joj our newsletter: https://jez...

Stray dogs is not a view in Georgian cities you may omit. Why there are so many? How the local organizations and Georgians deal with their situation? How you can help them when in Georgia? These and many more questions we asked Natia, our today’s guest who works in one of the biggest organizations – The Animal Project – in Georgia. The episode on our website: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/stray-dogs...

Top 5 questions many have about Armenia – that’s what we’ll be talking about today. We have analysed which phrases you look for most often in the browsers and prepared a short set of the answers. Everything you need to know a bit more about Armenia. By the way we have added a bonus question so stay till the end! Learn Armenian with us: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/learn-armenian-language/

5 things that surprise me in Georgia still, even 17 years? First time I went to Georgia in January 2008, last time as we are recording today’s podcast I came back from Georgia 2 months ago. After  all these years, when I was living in Georgia, working, studying at university, still there are several things that surprise me. As you’re often asking how the life in Georgia looks like let me share wit...

What are the main DOs and DON’Ts  when learning Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani? This we’ll discuss in the newest episode of the Caucasus Podcast. I’ll share with you my experience as a student of these 3 languages and also as a teacher. Often if you struggle with learning Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani this is one of the items that you should either start doing or stop doing. So let’s chec...

How to look for work in Georgia? How does the jobs market look like in Georgia form foreigners perspective? Can you find work with no knowledge of Georgian language? And how big the salary you may expect? All these questions we’ll cover in today’s episode of the Caucasus Podcast. The questions about finding work in Georgia and jobs market in Georgia you ask us a lot so we’ve decided to prepare a d...

Georgian wine traditions – what do you know about one of the oldest winery traditions? Today we’ll talk with the expert from Tsereteli Wine, Nikoloz Tsirgvava who explained us the main Georgian traditions, qvevri wine production, makes of the Georgian wines and how the Georgian wine is being produced nowadays. Our today’s guest is Nikoloz Tsirgvava, working in the wine making industry in Georgia,...

Thinking about moving to Georgia? Or maybe you already live there and it’s not going as planned? In today’s episode we’ll be discussing 3 things to help you successfully move to Georgia. Podcast article on our website: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/3-things-to-help-you-with-moving-to-georgia/ Course about Georgia: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/course-about-georgia/ Study Georgian with us:  https://jez...

Do you know that the influx of foreigners impacts not only how Georgian economy looks like but also how Georgian language is being taught? So let’s talk today about teaching Georgian as a foreign language in the context of changes that we encountered in Georgia for the last 16 years. I am sure it will be interesting for you even of you are not education specialist. And in the end I will prove that...

Glorious Georgia at Euro 2024, remarkable debut run, fearless Georgia – these are just few of the headlines about Georgian national football team during Euro 2024. So let’s look at what was going on the stadiums, in Georgia and how will it impact Georgia in the long run. Podcast article on our website: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/georgia-at-euro-2024/ Study Georgian with us:  https://jezykikaukazu.pl...

This episode we share how to learn the Georgian language based on two success stories and the experienced of our students. We talk about how our paths in learning the Georgian language, sharing our stories and how we are proceeding with Georgian language. Also we about how to find motivation to proceed with learning the Georgian language.   My guest today is Mr Smith, English language teacher who...

Workation in Georgia – how to organize it, what to plan and what to prepare. That’s what we’ll cover in this episode of the Caucasus Podcast. I will talk from my own experience and will answer the questions I got from our Caucasian Mail newsletter subscribers. So if you consider going to Georgia for workation or to work and travel this episode is for you. The article on our website: https://jezyki...

Linguistic minorities in Georgia? Imagine two Georgian citizens, girls, one born and raised in Javakheti, the other in Kvemo Kartli, who meet in Russia and... talk in Russian because neither of them knows Georgian that well. One is Armenian and one is Azerbaijani. And this is what we’ll  talk about today - the situation of linguistic minorities in Georgia in today's episode of the Caucasus podcast...

The question we get quite often so is it possible to be vegan or vegetarian in Georgia? Are you doomed for starving? Or the opposite, will you find lots of dishes to eat in each and every restaurant and bar? Today I will cover that for you from my perspective, being vegetarian for over 19 years now with some episodes of being on vegan diet. The article: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/the-caucasus-pod...

How are Georgian landslides connected with the trees in Racha? Should we be even bothered by this as tourists in countries in the Caucasus? Today we focus on Georgian forests and why in some time Georgian mountain slopes may look totally different. Link to the article: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/the-caucasusu-podcast-12/ Link to our study books and courses: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/learn-georg...

When I say I work as a Georgian teacher, the next question is am I Georgian? So no, I am not. So how it happened that I learned Georgian in the first place? What helped me when learning Georgian? And how I ended up as a not only Georgian teacher, but also author of Georgian study books? Link to the article: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/the-caucasus-podcast-11/ Study Georgian with us: https://jezyki...

You come back home after your holidays in Georgia and want to get to know this country better? Maybe you just need to keep a piece of Caucasus with you at home? One of the ways to have Caucasus atmosphere with you is to read Georgian literature. That is why today we have prepared Georgian books worth reading after coming home from your first holidays to Georgia or when you are preparing for the ne...

We have chosen for you 3 war films about Caucasus, which in our opinion are worth to watch. About which war? 3 different wars that happened in the Caucasus since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Link to the article on website: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/the-caucasus-podcast-9/ Study Georgian with us:  https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/learn-georgian-language/ Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee....

A trip to Azerbaijan – that’s my offer for you for today. To be more precise we’ll follow Banine and her childhood depicted in the book “Days in the Caucasus”. So let’s see together Baku and Azerbaijan as it was 100 years ago together with this French-Azerbaijani author. Link to the podcast in text form on our website: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/the-caucasus-podcast-8/ Study Georgian with us:  ht...