mach's gut

German

Alternative forms

• machs gut (nonstandard spelling)

Etymology

Literally, "do it well", that is "be fine", "be okay". Compare English farewell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maxs ɡuːt/

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Interjection

mach's gut

1. take care; bye-bye

   Synonyms: tschüss, tschö, tschau; bis bald, bis dann

Usage notes

• The answer can be du auch (“you too!”) or sometimes mach's besser (literally “do it [even] better”).

Synonyms

• (auf) Wiedersehen

Coordinate terms

• macht's gut (with plural pronoun)
• machen Sie's gut (with formal pronoun)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German mach's gut

Phrase

mach's gut

1. good bye