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: 

1. Text version of the episode
2. Study with us
3. The episode about revisions

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: 

1. Text version of the episode
2. Study with us
3. The episode about revisions
4. Do's and don'ts  episode when learning

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: 

1. Text version of the episode
2. 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 revise and why a 10-minute revision often works better than a 30-minute one.

Useful links: 

1. Text version of the episode
2. Study with us
3. Join our November challenge and newsletter

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 common reasons. We're fortunate enough to know why people drop out in over 90% of cases, so I'll share the perspective of our students.

But I wouldn't be myself if I didn't add to these reasons for dropping out a remedy, how to prevent them – wherever possible. I think that when you sign up for a course and have to drop out, it's a rather sad situation, so I'll try to help you eliminate it.

Useful links: 

1. Text version of the episode
2. Study with us
3. Join our newsletter
4. Let's meet for 15-minute slot and discuss your study

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://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/the-caucasian-mail/

Study with us: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en

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-and-cats-in-georgia/
Study Georgian with us: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/learn-georgian-language/

Useful links
Zero Strays Georgia: https://www.zerostraysgeorgia.org 
Animal Project: https://www.facebook.com/animalprojectgeorgia
Dog Organization Georgia: https://dog.org.ge/
Animals Friends: https://www.facebook.com/TskhoveltaMegobrebi
Pet Rescue Georgia: https://www.facebook.com/people/Pet-Rescue-Georgia/61566471334047/ Tatebi: https://www.facebook.com/tatebisimedi

 Show notes:
00:00 – What is the episode about and what we talk about today? 
1:55 – Let’s meet our todays guest Natia Chikovani from Animal Project
2:30 – Having animals at home or in the yard – is this popular and how it’s changing?
5:00 – The shift of approach to animals as companion – from farm animal to pets.
6:30 – Situation of stray dogs and other animals - the statistics and governmental approach
11:30 – Why there are so many stray animals on the streets in Georgia?
15:30 – The reasons why there are many pure breed dogs on the streets of Georgian cities
17:15 – Why people buy pure breed dogs and then abandon them on the street and how the dogs “become trendy”
24:00 – Social campaigns showing and educating the stray animals are not “worse” than pure breed 25:50 – How the situation of stray animals is evolving – cities and rural areas comparison
28:50 – Animal shelters situation in Georgia and governmental approach to animals situation
33:40 – What do the ear tags mean when you see it on the animals and are there any differences? 36:50 – How to react when you see the stray dog in the city or in the mountains?
40:40 – Which food is the best and which is forbidden to give to stray animal?
43:15 – Adoption of strays among Georgians 
48:30 – How can you support the animal organizations in Georgia?  
53:20 – Situation of foreigners living in Georgia temporarily, adoption and taking the animals with you abroad.

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 with you today 5 things that even after 17 years I haven’t just got used to.

Join our webinar about work and moving to Georgia: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/en/lets-study-georgian-on-line-lessons/

The text and video version of the podcast: https://jezykikaukazu.pl/5-things-that-surprise-me-in-georgia/