What do you get when buying the book?
Thanks to this book you can always look and verify how the verb conjugates. So no more wondering, if that is ok, searching through all your notes from the lessons or what is worse just guessing (and making mistakes) whether this verb is regular or not or which group is it part of. With our book you have a safe harbor for learning Georgian verbs and you will no longer make the same mistakes over and over. Of course just buying book will not solve it, you have to read it as well 😉
What is in the book?
In “50 Georgian verbs” book you’ll find two parts. The first is the grammar introduction. We do not snow you under the whole grammar, but only focus on what is crucial on A1-A2 levels. We give you the piece of grammar info that is helpful for you to use the verbs and to learn them as a result.
The second part is verbs conjugated in 5 forms aka screeves, in 3 tenses: present, imperfect (similar to past continuous), future, aorist (similar to past simple) and optative. Those forms are the basis for knowing Georgian on beginner and pre intermediate levels.
What is more, you receive the example sentences to each verb in each form (screeve), so 250 example sentences in total! We also get this stressful feeling when not being sure if we conjugated the verb correctly. If you only had an example sentences to learn from, didn’t you? You can study not only the verb itself, cases connected with it, but also the example sentences (with translations!).
How does „50 Georgian verbs” book look like?
The book consists of 118 pages. Here you can download the table of content of “50 Georgian verbs. Part 1”. The grammatical part is focused on describing you in a simple form the basics of verbs conjugation in Georgian. We give you several advices what to focus on. Also we show you how this part you learn now is connected with other forms of Georgian verbs. The verbs part is 100 pages of knowledge. Each verb is described on 2 pages, in a clear way, with a place for you notes, additions or thoughts.
At present, the book will be available in electronic format, e-book. Therefore no matter where you are, you can puchase it, dowload and learn from it. Also we are working on on-line self-paced course connected with the study material from the book. In future we would like to publish it also in hard copy. However we will first verify your needs for such a version and shipment options.
Whom is this book for?
This book was prepared just for you, if you have just started your journey with Georgian language. Maybe you already know that the verbs are quite crucial in Georgian sentences. So you want to learn them in a systematic, simple way. You also want to have one place to check what is the correct form – like a go-to book.
Maybe you have been learning Georgian already for quite some time, but see it as complicated and not really logical language. In that case our book will help you put that in a systematic order. You will have all the main conjugations of 50 verbs in one place. Then you can analyse it, check when studying or practicing speaking in Georgian. And stop using random forms of verbs that you found somewhere.
By buying this book you help others!
5% of the profit from the book and courses sold, we spend on supporting education of children from Azerbaijani and Armenian minorities living in Georgia.
There are many studies that show the some of the representatives of those minorities are being linguistically excluded. For example not knowing Georgian fluently enough to gain the good education and get well-paid job as a result. That is why also with your help we want to support their education and chances for better future.
Who prepared ’ 50 Georgian verbs. Part 1 ’?
Asia Dziuba – author of the book. Founder of Languages of the Caucasus – Języki Kaukazu. For over 10 years teaching Georgian during individual and group classes and self-paced courses. Then she has started creating own study materials which gained lots of positive freedback. The idea for the conjugated verbs series was her dream since the moment she has started learning Georgian in 2008 when studying at Ilia State University in Tbilisi.
Ketevan Kuljanishvili – editor, proofreader of the book. Professional Georgian language teacher and Georgian language philologist. She has vast experience in teaching Georgian to foreigners and minorities living in Georgia. Participant and proofreader of several study book projects. She conducts individual and group classes.