Greetings and goodbyes in Georgian
10 words Georgian words on the topic “greetings and goodbyes”: გამარჯობა — hello, გაგიმარჯოს — hi to you too, ნახვამდის — goodbye, როგორ ხარ? — how are you? 10 words can be played from recordings.
10 words on the topic
- გამარჯობაgamarjobahelloLiterally 'victory': Georgians wish you victory rather than health. One greeting serves both formal and friendly situations
- გაგიმარჯოსgagimarjoshi to you tooOnly said in reply to gamarjoba, never first. The same 'victory' root turned back: 'may victory be yours'
- ნახვამდისnakhvamdisgoodbyeFrom nakhva, seeing: literally 'until we see each other again'. Works at any hour, with anyone
- როგორ ხარ?rogor khar?how are you?Khar means 'you are': the linking verb stands as its own word here, not an ending
- როგორ ხართ?rogor khart?how do you do?The same -t on the end as in the polite thank-you: politeness and plurality in one letter
- დილა მშვიდობისაdila mshvidobisagood morningLiterally 'peace to the morning'. In the evening only the first word changes: saghamo mshvidobisa
- დღე მშვიდობისაdghe mshvidobisagood afternoonLiterally 'peace to the day'. The morning form only swaps the first word
- საღამო მშვიდობისაsaghamo mshvidobisagood eveningSaid when meeting in the evening. Parting for the night is already ghame mshvidobisa — a different wish
- ღამე მშვიდობისაghame mshvidobisagood nightLiterally 'peace to the night'. Only for parting and before sleep; meeting in the evening takes saghamo mshvidobisa
- კარგადkargadbyeThe same kargad you know as 'well': short for kargad iqavi, 'be well'. The polite plural is kargad iqavith; nakhvamdis is more neutral
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- გამარჯობა, მე მქვია ნინოgamarjoba, me mkvia NinoHello, my name is Nino
- გაგიმარჯოს, მეგობარო!gagimarjos, megobaro!Hi to you too, friend!
- ნახვამდის, ხვალამდე!nakhvamdis, khvalamde!Goodbye, see you tomorrow!
- გამარჯობა, როგორ ხარ?gamarjoba, rogor khar?Hi, how are you?
- გამარჯობა, როგორ ხართ?gamarjoba, rogor khart?Hello, how do you do?
- დილა მშვიდობისა, ყავა გნებავთ?dila mshvidobisa, qava gnebavt?Good morning, would you like coffee?
What is worth knowing about these words
გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) — hello. Literally 'victory': Georgians wish you victory rather than health. One greeting serves both formal and friendly situations
გაგიმარჯოს (gagimarjos) — hi to you too. Only said in reply to gamarjoba, never first. The same 'victory' root turned back: 'may victory be yours'
ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis) — goodbye. From nakhva, seeing: literally 'until we see each other again'. Works at any hour, with anyone
როგორ ხარ? (rogor khar?) — how are you?. Khar means 'you are': the linking verb stands as its own word here, not an ending
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) — hello.
- What is this word?
It is საღამო მშვიდობისა (saghamo mshvidobisa) — good evening.
- What is this word?
It is როგორ ხართ? (rogor khart?) — how do you do?.
- What is this word?
It is გაგიმარჯოს (gagimarjos) — hi to you too.
- What is this word?
It is ღამე მშვიდობისა (ghame mshvidobisa) — good night.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “hello” in Georgian?
Literally 'victory': Georgians wish you victory rather than health. One greeting serves both formal and friendly situations
- How do you say “good evening” in Georgian?
Said when meeting in the evening. Parting for the night is already ghame mshvidobisa — a different wish
- How do you say “how do you do?” in Georgian?
The same -t on the end as in the polite thank-you: politeness and plurality in one letter
- How do you say “hi to you too” in Georgian?
Only said in reply to gamarjoba, never first. The same 'victory' root turned back: 'may victory be yours'
- How do you say “good night” in Georgian?
Literally 'peace to the night'. Only for parting and before sleep; meeting in the evening takes saghamo mshvidobisa
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Every conversation starts here, and so does every first impression: say hello in the local language and you stop being a stranger in about a second.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “hello” in Georgian?
«გამარჯობა», read “gamarjoba”. Literally 'victory': Georgians wish you victory rather than health. One greeting serves both formal and friendly situations. It is one of 10 words in the set “greetings and goodbyes” — the rest are in the table above.
How many greetings do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 10 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.
Is there audio?
Yes, 10 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.