Does Duolingo Have Georgian? What to Use Instead

Does Duolingo offer anything close to Georgian?

No. Georgian belongs to the Kartvelian family, together with Mingrelian, Svan and Laz, and Duolingo teaches none of them. It isn't Indo-European or Turkic, so it's unrelated to Russian and Turkish, the Duolingo courses for Georgia's two big neighbours. Plenty of Georgians speak Russian, but a Russian course won't teach you Georgian words, grammar or script. Babbel and Busuu don't offer Georgian either (checked November 2026).

How to learn Georgian with Qlango

Qlango teaches Georgian at four CEFR levels, from A1 to B2. At A1 and A2 you introduce yourself, talk about daily life in simple sentences and get through everyday exchanges. At B1 you handle most everyday situations and talk about your experiences and plans, and at B2 you hold real conversations on familiar topics and follow the main points of articles.

A lesson works like this. You get a set of short example sentences in Georgian script with the translation in the language you learn from, and you answer them in different ways, such as flashcards, picking one of two answers, matching pairs, putting scrambled words in order, writing what you hear and writing the translation yourself, typed in Georgian letters from the first lesson. Each example is read aloud by an AI voice, and you can slow it down until ქარი and კარი stop sounding like the same word. When you finish a lesson, it comes back after one, two, four and eight days and then once more, and any example you needed a hint for returns in harder questions later.

You also choose the language you learn from, so it can be English or your own native language.

Three kinds of k, and eight consonants in a row

Georgian is written in Mkhedruli, an alphabet of 33 letters with no upper and lower case in ordinary writing. Spelling follows pronunciation closely, so the real work is in the sounds.

Where English has g and k, Georgian has three sounds: g, an aspirated k with a puff of air, as in "kit", and an ejective k', made with the throat closed and released with a small pop. The same three-way split runs through five sets of consonants:

The difference changes meaning: ქარი (kari) is wind, კარი (k'ari) is a door.

Then come the clusters. გვფრცქვნი (gvprtskvni), "you're peeling us", has eight consonants before its only vowel, and მწვრთნელი (mts'vrtneli), "coach", starts with six. Don't slip extra vowels between them: said quickly, they hold together.

Your first Georgian words

Read the last two again: in Georgian, mama is your father and deda is your mother. Learn them the right way round before you meet anyone's parents. Our full guide to learning Georgian covers the script, the sounds, the famous verbs and a plan for your first month.

FAQ

Is Georgian on Duolingo?

No. As of November 2026, Duolingo has no Georgian course from English or from any other language.

What is the best app to learn Georgian?

It depends on what you want. If you want a course organised by CEFR level, in Georgian script from the first lesson and with a fixed review schedule, Qlango teaches Georgian from A1 to B2. Duolingo, Babbel and Busuu don't offer Georgian (checked November 2026).

Is there a free app to learn Georgian?

Qlango is free to download on iPhone and Android, and you can start your first Georgian lesson without creating an account. It also works in your browser.

How should I start learning Georgian?

Script first: the 33 letters take about a week at five or six a day. Then the sounds, then verbs, learned as whole phrases such as მინდა ყავა (minda q'ava, I want coffee) long before you open a verb table.

Will Duolingo add Georgian?

We can't say. Duolingo adds and removes courses over time, so check its catalogue if you're reading this much later.

Weighing up Armenian instead? It isn't on Duolingo either: see does Duolingo have Armenian. Or browse every language Duolingo doesn't teach and compare Qlango and Duolingo side by side. Your first Georgian lesson takes about five minutes.