Drive Me Crazy Qartulad ⚡ Updated

(You climbed on my head, brother/sister.)

Put your hand on your chest, sigh deeply (as Georgians do), and say: drive me crazy qartulad

Context is everything. Momakvdine literally means “you killed me,” but it is used constantly for both good and bad things. If someone tells a hilarious joke, you say Momakvdine (I’m dead). But if you forget to buy shotis puri (bread) for the third time? Your mother will sigh and say Momakvdine – meaning you are driving her to an early grave. (You climbed on my head, brother/sister

A chaotic but cozy Georgian table filled with khinkali and wine, or a bustling Marjanishvili street scene. We’ve all been there. You love someone (or something) deeply, but in the very next moment, that same person or thing makes you want to pull your hair out. In English, we have the perfect phrase for this: “You drive me crazy.” But if you forget to buy shotis puri