გამარჯობა
gamarǯoba[ɡ̊ämäɾd͡ʒo̞bä]
Good afternoon in Georgian can be expressed as შუადღე მშვიდობისა, though the standard greeting გამარჯობა (gamarǯoba) is often used.
Meaning: greeting said in the afternoon (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Georgian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| გამარჯობა | gamarǯoba | [ɡ̊ämäɾd͡ʒo̞bä] (narrow) |
| შუადღე მშვიდობისა | šuadɣe mšvidobisa | [ʃuädʁe̞ mʃʷido̞bisä] (narrow) |
While შუადღე მშვიდობისა is a specific greeting for the afternoon, the word გამარჯობა is equivalent to the English "hello" and can be used at any time of the day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase შუადღე მშვიდობისა is composed of შუადღე meaning "midday" or "afternoon" and მშვიდობისა meaning "of peace".
Which one should you use?
გამარჯობა is the standard, neutral way to say hello regardless of the time, whereas შუადღე მშვიდობისა is a more specific greeting used specifically for the afternoon.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
შუადღე მშვიდობისა is a formal greeting and is used less commonly in casual daily conversation than the standard გამარჯობა.
How do you pronounce it?
gamarǯoba
Did you know?
- When you say გამარჯობა to greet someone, you are actually wishing them 'victory'.
Example sentences for Georgian are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Elene and Davit meet at a cafe in the afternoon.
- ელენე Eleneგამარჯობა, დავით!gamarjoba, davit!Good afternoon, Davit!
- დავით Davidგამარჯობა, ელენე, როგორ ხარ?gamarjoba, elene, rogor khar?Good afternoon, Elene, how are you?
- ელენე Eleneკარგად, გმადლობ.kargad, gmadlob.I am well, thank you.
- დავით Davidმეც კარგად ვარ.mets kargad var.I am well too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “good afternoon” translations and entries გამარჯობა, შუადღე მშვიდობისა, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries გამარჯობა, შუადღე, შუადღე მშვიდობისა, CC BY-SA 4.0.
