Goodbye: it depends on who is leaving

The one who leaves and the one who stays do not say the same thing.

The one who leaves says “Mnas barov”: “stay with the good”. The one who stays answers “Gnas barov”: “go with the good”.

For several people, or to be polite, people say “mnak barov” and “gnak barov”.

Did you know? “Barov” comes from “bari”, good: the same word as in Bari luys, good morning.

Words to listen to

Romanization	Armenian	Meaning
Mnas barov	Մնաս բարով	goodbye (said by the one leaving)
Gnas barov	Գնաս բարով	goodbye (said by the one staying)
mnak barov	մնաք բարով	goodbye (plural, polite)
gnak barov	գնաք բարով	goodbye (reply, plural)

Tap a row’s button to hear the word. Romanization and audio come from the app (Eastern Armenian).