კარგად
“კარგად” (kargad) — bye in Georgian. Interjection, level A0, topic — greetings and goodbyes. The same kargad you know as 'well': short for kargad iqavi, 'be well'. The polite plural is kargad iqavith; nakhvamdis is more neutral. In a live sentence: “კარგად, ხვალ დაგირეკავ” — Bye, I'll call tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters კ, ა, რ, გ, ა, დ. One of 10 words in the set “greetings and goodbyes” in the Georgian course.
In short
| Written in Georgian | კარგად |
| Read in Latin letters | kargad |
| Translation | bye |
| Part of speech | interjection |
| Level | A0 |
- კარგადkargadbye
Why it looks that way
The same kargad you know as 'well': short for kargad iqavi, 'be well'. The polite plural is kargad iqavith; nakhvamdis is more neutral
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- კარგად, ხვალ დაგირეკავkargad, khval dagirekavBye, I'll call tomorrow
Nearby words: greetings and goodbyes
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.
- 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
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “greetings and goodbyes”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “bye” in Georgian?
The same kargad you know as 'well': short for kargad iqavi, 'be well'. The polite plural is kargad iqavith; nakhvamdis is more neutral
- How do you say “good afternoon” in Georgian?
Literally 'peace to the day'. The morning form only swaps the first word
- How do you say “how are you?” in Georgian?
Khar means 'you are': the linking verb stands as its own word here, not an ending
- 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 not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- 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.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “bye” in Georgian?
«კარგად», read “kargad”. In a live sentence: “კარგად, ხვალ დაგირეკავ” — Bye, I'll call tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Interjection, level A0, from the set “greetings and goodbyes”; written with the characters კ, ა, რ, გ, ა, დ.
How is “კარგად” written in Latin letters?
kargad. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
The same kargad you know as 'well': short for kargad iqavi, 'be well'. The polite plural is kargad iqavith; nakhvamdis is more neutral. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.