LingoflyGreetings and goodbyes in Georgian
10 words in Georgian on the topic “greetings and goodbyes”: გამარჯობა (gamarjoba) — hello, გაგიმარჯოს (gagimarjos) — hi to you too, ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis) — goodbye, როგორ ხარ? (rogor khar) — 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 that means 'well': short for kargad iqavi, 'be well'. The polite plural is kargad iqavit; nakhvamdis is more neutral
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How it sounds in a sentence
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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.
- Study spread over days wins 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» (gamarjoba), 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?
The whole set on this page is 10 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
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.