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

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
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