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Saying Goodbye Properly

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Learn the essential Georgian farewells to sound polite and natural in any social situation.

  • Use 'ნახვამდის' (nakhvamdis) for a standard, neutral 'goodbye' in almost any situation.
  • Use 'კარგად' (kargad) for a friendly, informal 'take care' with friends or family.
  • Use 'მომავალ შეხვედრამდე' (momaval shekhvedramde) for a more formal 'until we meet again'.
Context + (Formal/Informal) = Correct Farewell

Meanings

These expressions are used to signal the end of a conversation or departure from a location.

1

Standard

General goodbye

“ნახვამდის!”

“ნახვამდის, მეგობარო!”

2

Informal

Take care / Be well

“კარგად!”

“კარგად იყავი!”

3

Formal

Until we meet again

“მომავალ შეხვედრამდე!”

“მომავალ შეხვედრამდე, ქალბატონო.”

Farewell Expressions

Expression Register Literal Meaning Usage
ნახვამდის Neutral Until seeing General
კარგად Informal Well Friends
კარგად იყავი Informal Be well (sing.) Close friend
კარგად იყავით Informal Be well (pl.) Group of friends
მომავალ შეხვედრამდე Formal Until next meeting Professional
დროებით Casual For a time Temporary

Reference Table

Reference table for Saying Goodbye Properly
Form Structure Example
Standard Fixed ნახვამდის
Informal Adverb კარგად
Informal (Singular) Adverb + Verb კარგად იყავი
Informal (Plural) Adverb + Verb კარგად იყავით
Formal Compound მომავალ შეხვედრამდე
Temporary Adverb დროებით

Spectre de formalité

Formel
მომავალ შეხვედრამდე

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე (Leaving a place)

Neutre
ნახვამდის

ნახვამდის (Leaving a place)

Informel
კარგად

კარგად (Leaving a place)

Argot
აბა, ჰე!

აბა, ჰე! (Leaving a place)

Georgian Farewell Map

Farewells

Neutral

  • ნახვამდის Goodbye

Informal

  • კარგად Take care

Formal

  • მომავალ შეხვედრამდე Until we meet again
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Exemples par niveau

1

ნახვამდის!

Goodbye!

2

კარგად, მეგობარო!

Take care, friend!

3

ნახვამდის, დედა!

Goodbye, Mom!

4

კარგად იყავი!

Be well!

1

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე!

Until we meet again!

2

ნახვამდის, ხვალამდე.

Goodbye, until tomorrow.

3

კარგად იყავით, ბავშვებო!

Be well, kids!

4

დროებით, მეგობრებო!

For now, friends!

1

ნახვამდის, ბატონო გიორგი.

Goodbye, Mr. Giorgi.

2

კარგად იყავი და მალე დაბრუნდი.

Take care and come back soon.

3

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე, კოლეგებო.

Until we meet again, colleagues.

4

ნახვამდის, მადლობა ყველაფრისთვის.

Goodbye, thanks for everything.

1

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე, იმედია მალე გნახავთ.

Until we meet again, I hope to see you soon.

2

ნახვამდის, სასიამოვნო იყო თქვენი გაცნობა.

Goodbye, it was nice meeting you.

3

კარგად იყავით, მადლობა სტუმარმასპინძლობისთვის.

Take care, thanks for the hospitality.

4

დროებით, შევხვდებით საღამოს.

For now, we will meet in the evening.

1

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე, პატივისცემით.

Until we meet again, with respect.

2

ნახვამდის, გისურვებთ წარმატებებს.

Goodbye, I wish you success.

3

კარგად იყავი, არ დაიკარგო!

Take care, don't be a stranger!

4

ნახვამდის, მადლობა საინტერესო საუბრისთვის.

Goodbye, thanks for the interesting talk.

1

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე, ღმერთმა დაგლოცოთ.

Until we meet again, may God bless you.

2

ნახვამდის, იმედია მალე ვიხილავთ ერთმანეთს.

Goodbye, I hope we see each other soon.

3

კარგად იყავით, მშვიდობიან გზას გისურვებთ.

Take care, I wish you a peaceful journey.

4

ნახვამდის, მადლობა ასეთი თბილი მიღებისთვის.

Goodbye, thanks for such a warm welcome.

Facile à confondre

Saying Goodbye Properly vs ნახვამდის vs კარგად

Learners mix up the formal and informal usage.

Saying Goodbye Properly vs კარგად vs კარგად იყავი

Learners don't know when to add the verb.

Saying Goodbye Properly vs მომავალ შეხვედრამდე vs ნახვამდის

Learners think they are interchangeable.

Erreurs courantes

✗

კარგად (in a job interview)

✓

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე

Too informal for a professional setting.
✗

ნახვამდის (to a close friend)

✓

კარგად

A bit stiff for close friends.
✗

კარგად იყავი (to a group)

✓

კარგად იყავით

Forgot the plural suffix.
✗

ნახვამდის (at the start of a call)

✓

გამარჯობა

Wrong context.
✗

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე (to a taxi driver)

✓

ნახვამდის

Overly formal.
✗

კარგად (to a teacher)

✓

ნახვამდის

Too casual.
✗

დროებით (to a stranger)

✓

ნახვამდის

A bit too familiar.
✗

ნახვამდის (in a very emotional family goodbye)

✓

კარგად იყავი

Lacks warmth.
✗

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე (when you won't meet again)

✓

ნახვამდის

Implies a future meeting.
✗

კარგად (in a formal email)

✓

პატივისცემით

Too casual for writing.
✗

Using formal phrases with a close friend

✓

Informal phrases

Creates unnecessary distance.
✗

Using informal phrases with an elder

✓

Formal phrases

Disrespectful.
✗

Misusing 'მომავალ შეხვედრამდე' in a casual text

✓

დროებით

Sounds robotic.

Structures de phrases

___, მეგობარო!

___, ბატონო გიორგი.

___ იყავი და მალე დაბრუნდი.

___, იმედია მალე გნახავთ.

Real World Usage

Social Media very common

კარგად!

Texting constant

დროებით!

Job Interview common

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე.

Ordering Food common

ნახვამდის.

Travel occasional

მშვიდობით!

Business Meeting common

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე.

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💡

Smile

Always smile when saying goodbye. It's part of the culture.
⚠️

Don't overthink

If you use the wrong one, people will still understand you.
🎯

Observe

Listen to how locals say goodbye to each other.
💬

Warmth

Georgian goodbyes are about warmth, not just leaving.

Smart Tips

Always default to 'ნახვამდის'.

Using 'კარგად' with a stranger. → Using 'ნახვამდის' with a stranger.

Add a small wish like 'ხვალამდე' (until tomorrow).

Just saying 'ნახვამდის'. → Saying 'ნახვამდის, ხვალამდე'.

Use the full phrase 'მომავალ შეხვედრამდე'.

Saying 'ნახვამდის' to a client. → Saying 'მომავალ შეხვედრამდე' to a client.

Use 'კარგად იყავი'.

Saying 'ნახვამდის' to a best friend. → Saying 'კარგად იყავი' to a best friend.

Prononciation

/nɑxˈvɑmdis/

ნახვამდის

Pronounced nakh-vam-dis. The 'kh' is a guttural sound.

Friendly

კარგად! (rising tone)

Warmth and friendliness

Mémorise-le

Moyen mnémotechnique

Think of 'Nakhvamdis' as 'Knock-on-door-dis' (when you leave, you knock on the door).

Association visuelle

Imagine waving goodbye to a friend in a beautiful Georgian mountain village.

Rhyme

Nakhvamdis, see you soon, under the bright Georgian moon.

Story

Giorgi leaves his friend's house. He says 'Kargad!' to his friend. Then he walks to the bus stop and says 'Nakhvamdis' to the driver. Finally, he emails his boss saying 'Momaval shekhvedramde'.

Word Web

ნახვამდისკარგადმომავალშეხვედრამდედროებითხვალამდე

Défi

Practice saying these three phrases in front of a mirror with a smile.

Notes culturelles

Georgians value hospitality. Saying goodbye often involves a wish for the other person's safety.

Georgian farewells are rooted in the language's focus on social relations and well-wishing.

Amorces de conversation

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How do you say goodbye to a friend?

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When do you use 'მომავალ შეხვედრამდე'?

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Why is 'კარგად' considered warm?

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How do you say goodbye if you are leaving for a long time?

Sujets d'écriture

Write about your last day in Georgia.
Describe a formal meeting and how you ended it.
Compare saying goodbye in your country and Georgia.
Write a dialogue between two friends saying goodbye.
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Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

___, მეგობარო!

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად
Used for friends.
Choose the formal goodbye. Choix multiple

Which is formal?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: მომავალ შეხვედრამდე
Used in professional settings.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

კარგად (to a judge)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ნახვამდის
Formal setting.
Make it plural. Sentence Transformation

კარგად იყავი -> ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად იყავით
Plural suffix.
Match the phrase to the register. Match Pairs

Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 1. Informal, 2. Neutral, 3. Formal
Correct register mapping.
Choose the best goodbye for a friend. Choix multiple

Goodbye to a friend?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად
Friendly.
Fill in the blank.

___, ხვალამდე.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ნახვამდის
Standard.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე (to a child)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად
Too formal.

Score: /8

Exercices pratiques

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

___, მეგობარო!

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად
Used for friends.
Choose the formal goodbye. Choix multiple

Which is formal?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: მომავალ შეხვედრამდე
Used in professional settings.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

კარგად (to a judge)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ნახვამდის
Formal setting.
Make it plural. Sentence Transformation

კარგად იყავი -> ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად იყავით
Plural suffix.
Match the phrase to the register. Match Pairs

Match: 1. კარგად, 2. ნახვამდის, 3. მომავალ შეხვედრამდე

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 1. Informal, 2. Neutral, 3. Formal
Correct register mapping.
Choose the best goodbye for a friend. Choix multiple

Goodbye to a friend?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად
Friendly.
Fill in the blank.

___, ხვალამდე.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ნახვამდის
Standard.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

მომავალ შეხვედრამდე (to a child)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: კარგად
Too formal.

Score: /8

FAQ (8)

Yes, it is the safest and most neutral option.

No, it is very friendly and common among friends.

Use it in professional or formal situations.

Just use 'ნახვამდის', it is always polite.

Only if you have a very close, friendly relationship.

It means 'for now' or 'temporarily'.

The phrases are standard across Georgia.

Use 'პატივისცემით' (with respect) before your name.

Scaffolded Practice

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

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In Other Languages

Spanish moderate

Adiós / Hasta luego

Georgian is more relational.

French moderate

Au revoir / À bientôt

French doesn't have the 'be well' adverbial usage like 'კარგად'.

German moderate

Auf Wiedersehen / Tschüss

German 'tschüss' is very common, unlike the more formal 'ნახვამდის'.

Japanese low

Sayōnara / Ja ne

Japanese is much more complex in register.

Arabic high

Ma'a as-salama

Arabic is more religious in origin.

Chinese moderate

Zàijiàn

Chinese is less focused on well-wishing adverbs.

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