viso gero / iki
Saying Goodbye
Viso gero! is the everyday goodbye. Iki! is a casual bye for friends. Iki pasimatymo! means goodbye, until we meet again.
How It Works
Viso gero. This is a common everyday goodbye. It is a wish for all good things, so it fits a shop, an office and a friend alike. People also say Viso labo!, built on the same labas as the greetings, and Viso geriausio! (all the best), which sounds a little more familiar.
Iki. Iki! alone is a short, casual Bye! for friends and family. The word means until, and it takes the genitive after it, just like iki with the genitive:
- Iki pasimatymo! Goodbye! (until we meet again; polite)
- Iki rytojaus! See you tomorrow!
- Iki vakaro! See you tonight!
- Iki pirmadienio! See you on Monday!
Other goodbyes you will hear. Ate! is a very casual bye between friends. Sudie! is an old native goodbye that still suits everyone. Lik sveikas! (to a man) and Lik sveika! (to a woman) mean Take care! See sveikas, sveika, sveiki. At night, say Labanakt! (good night).
Choosing one. With people you call jūs, say Viso gero! or Iki pasimatymo! Iki! and Ate! are more informal.
Examples (5)
- Viso gero! Iki rytojaus.
Goodbye! See you tomorrow.
Word by Word: All good! Until tomorrow.
Rytojaus is the genitive of rytojus (tomorrow).
- Iki, Tomai!
Bye, Tomas!
A quick, casual bye to a friend.
- Ačiū, iki pasimatymo!
Thank you, goodbye!
Word by Word: Thanks, until meeting!
A polite goodbye, for example to a doctor or a teacher.
- Iki pirmadienio!
See you on Monday!
Word by Word: Until Monday!
Pirmadienis (Monday) changes to pirmadienio after iki.
- Ate, Rūta!
Bye, Rūta!
Ate is an informal goodbye.
Common Mistakes
Leaving the word after iki in its basic form.
Iki rytojus!Iki rytojaus!Iki means until, and the word after it takes the genitive: rytojus becomes rytojaus.
Turning viso gero into the shape of labą dieną.
Visą gerą!Viso gero!Viso gero is a fixed wish in the genitive. It does not change to visą gerą.
Related Patterns
- labasInformal Hi with Labas
The casual hello that goes with iki.
Level 1 - labas rytas / laba diena / labas vakarasTime-of-Day Greetings
The polite hellos that go with viso gero.
Level 1 - iki + genitiveUntil and as Far as with Iki
Iki governs the genitive when followed by a noun naming an endpoint.
Level 2 - sveikas / sveika / sveikiHello That Agrees
Lik sveikas is a warm goodbye built from it.
Level 1 - ačiūThanking
People often say thanks just before goodbye.
Level 1 - tu / jūsInformal Tu and Polite Jūs
Iki and ate are informal; viso gero also suits formal conversations.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
Practice viso gero / iki in Bubblegum
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Lithuanian lessons at your level. Tap any grammar point in a lesson to see its full explanation.
